Christmas, December 25th every year, is a day when Christians commemorate the birth of Jesus, called Christmas. Christmas is next week. Have you thought about how to spend Christmas? What is the origin of Christmas?
The Christmas holiday starts from December 24th to January 6th of the following year. During the festival, Christians from all over the world hold grand commemorative ceremonies. Christmas was originally a Christian festival. Because people pay special attention to it, it has become a national festival. It is the most grand festival of the year in the country and can be compared with the New Year. It’s similar to my country’s Spring Festival.
Westerners use red, green and white as Christmas colors. When Christmas comes, every household must be decorated with Christmas colors. The red ones have Christmas flowers and Christmas candles, and the green ones have Christmas trees. It is the main decoration of Christmas and is decorated with tower-shaped evergreen trees such as felled fir and cypress. Colorful lights, gifts and paper flowers are hung above, and Christmas candles are lit.
The red and white contrast is Santa Claus, who is the most popular figure in Christmas activities. Before going to bed on Christmas Eve, Western children put a sock in front of the fireplace or next to the pillow, and wait for Santa Claus to put gifts in the sock after they fall asleep. In the West, playing Santa Claus is also a custom.
Christmas Eve: Christmas Eve is also commonly known as Christmas Eve. That night, the whole family will gather in the living room, sing Christmas songs around the Christmas tree, exchange gifts with each other and share the joys, sorrows and joys of life. , to express inner blessings and love. On this night, you will see a group of cute little boys or girls, holding poems and playing guitar, and each family sings poems to report good news.
Christmas PARTY: An indispensable program for Christmas, including family-style, friend-style, and lover-style parties. A good time for friendship, family, and love gathering. Wearing Santa hats, singing Christmas songs, and telling everyone’s Christmas wishes.
Christmas dinner: As a grand celebration of Christmas, delicious food is indispensable. Christmas turkey dinner is a regular main course. In the past, people may use microwave ovens to cook it themselves. People spend the holidays eating out in restaurants. Merchants will also take advantage of the opportunity to make money from customers. Of course, there are many more Christmas food, gingerbread, candies and more.
Santa hat: It is a red hat. It is said that when you wear it at night, you will not only sleep peacefully and warmly, but you will also find some gifts from your loved ones in the hat the next day. . It is the protagonist of the carnival night. No matter where you go, you will see all kinds of red hats, some with shiny tips, and some with glittering gold.
Christmas socks: They used to be a pair of big red socks. They can be any size, because Christmas socks are used to hold gifts. They are children’s favorite things. They will hang their socks on the Beside the bed, waiting for the gift to be received the next morning. What if someone gives you a car for Christmas? It's better to ask him to write a check and put it in a stocking.
Christmas card: It is a greeting card to congratulate Christmas and New Year. It is printed with pictures about the story of the birth of Jesus, as well as wishes such as "Celebrate Christmas and Happy New Year."
Carol: Christmas There are many Christmas carols sung during the festival, and the music scores are often taken from famous musicians' masterpieces, such as "Joy to the World!" and "Hear the Savior Descends." "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing", "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day", etc. Among them, "Silent Night" is the most famous.
Christmas tree: It is said that around the 16th century, the Germans were the first to bring evergreen pine and cypress branches into their houses to display them. Later, the German missionary Martin Luther placed candles on the fir branches in the woods, and then Lit it to make it look like the starlight that leads people to Bethlehem, just like the three Magi from the East found Jesus according to the stars in the sky two thousand years ago. Today, people have switched to using small light bulbs instead of candles. It is said that a farmer was walking in the wind. On a snowy Christmas Eve, we received a hungry and cold child and gave him a sumptuous Christmas dinner. When saying goodbye, the child broke off a fir branch and stuck it in the ground and blessed: "On this day every year, the branch is full of gifts." , leave this beautiful fir village to repay your kindness.
"After the child left, the farmer discovered that the branch had turned into a small tree. Only then did he realize that he was receiving a messenger from God. This story became the origin of the Christmas tree. In the West, whether Christians or not, people celebrate Christmas A Christmas tree is prepared during the festival to increase the joyful atmosphere of the festival. The Christmas tree is usually made of evergreen trees such as fir and cypress, which symbolizes the longevity of life. The tree is decorated with various lights, colorful flowers, toys, and stars. , hang all kinds of Christmas gifts. On Christmas night, people sing and dance around the Christmas tree.