西方节日介绍（中英文版ppt）.pptx

Western Traditional Festivals;圣诞节 Christmas; The name Christmas is short for Christ’s Mass.Christmas is a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.The word Christmas comes from Cristes maesse, an early English phrase that means Mass or festival of Christ.Scholars believe the frequently used shortened form of Christmas － Xmas － may have come into use in the 13th century.In Greek, X is the first letter of Christs name, and also represents the cross on which Jesus was crucified.In the 4th century the Roman Catholic Church chose December 25 as the day for the Feast of the N