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圣诞节中英文介绍：“圣诞节”这个名称是“基督彌撒”的缩写。The name Christmas is short for Christ’s Mass.圣诞节是个基督教节日，庆祝耶稣基督诞生。Christmas is a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.英文圣诞一词源于古英语，意思是基督的弥撒，或基督的节日。The word Christmas comes from Cristes maesse, an early English phrase that means Mass? or festival of Christ.至于频繁使用的圣诞节的简写形式“ Xmas ”，学者们认为也许是始于 13 世纪。Scholars believe the frequently used shortened form of Christmas － Xmas － may have come into use in the 13th century.在希腊语里，“ X ”是“基督”的首字母，同时“ X ”也象征耶稣受难的十字架。In Greek, X is the first letter of Christs name, and also represents the cross on which Jesus was crucified公元 4 世纪，罗马天主教会将耶稣的诞辰定在 12 月 25 日。In the 4th century the Roman Catholic Church chose December 25 as the day for the Feast of the Nativity圣诞节便是于十二月二十五日纪念耶苏的诞生，And that, Christmas is the feast of the nativity of Jesus, is on 25th, December every year.但真实的诞生日就沒有人知道了。But nobody know the actual birthday of Jesus.教会将 12 月 25 日定为基督教节日是为了给当时异教的冬至庆祝活动注入基督教的含义。The church chose December 25 for a Christian holy day in the hope of giving Christian meaning to existing pagan celebrations of the winter solstice。结果，很多异教习俗逐渐融入圣诞节的庆祝活动。As a result, many pagan customs gradually became part of the Christmas celebration.到了 12 世纪，圣诞节已成为欧洲最重要的宗教节日。By the 12th century, Christmas had become the most important religious festival in Europe.? 19 世纪，两个圣诞节习俗，即装饰圣诞树和向亲友赠送圣诞卡，变得流行起来。In the 19th century, two Christmas customs became popular － decorating Christmas trees and sending Christmas cards to relatives and friends.许多著名的圣诞颂歌也是在这一时期创作的。Many well-known Christmas carols were composed during this period.对于大多数过圣诞节的人来说，这个节日是家庭、朋友聚会的日子，享用美酒佳肴的日子，互赠礼物的日子。For most people who celebrate Christmas, the holiday season is an occasion for gatherings? of family and friends, feasting, and giving gifts.圣诞节的庆祝活动对许多工商企业也变得日益重要了。The celebration of Christmas became increasingly important to many kinds of businesses.圣诞节的重要传统之一是接受圣诞老人赠送的礼物。One of the most important Christmas traditions is receiving gifts from Santa Cl