圣诞节英文介绍

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edayChristianscelebrate

respecialchristmasrvicesinchristian

yofthefestivitiesofchristmasdo

ginggiftsandnding

christmascardsarethemodernwaysofcelebratingthechristmasinthe

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ChristmasCards

AnotherimportantcustomofChristmasistondandreceiveChristmascards,

ansbeginnding

ChristmascardarlyinDecembertofriends,acquaintances,andco-workers.

Thepostofficeadviscustomerstomailearlyintheasonandavoid

opleheedtheadvice;otherswaituntilthe

lastminuteandthenareuptwhentheirlovedoneshavenotreceived

thegreetingcardortheprentwhichtheynt。

TheOriginsofChristmasCustoms

masTrees

JustaarlyChristiansrecruitedRomanpagansbyassociatingChristmaswiththe

Saturnalia,sotooworshippersoftheAsheiracultanditsoffshootswererecruited

bytheChurchsanctioning“ChristmasTrees”.[7]Paganshadlongworshippedtrees

intheforest,orbroughtthemintotheirhomesanddecoratedthem,andthis

obrvancewasadoptedandpaintedwithaChristianveneerbytheChurch.

masPrents

Inpre-ChristianRome,theemperorscompelledtheirmostdespidcitizenstobring

offeringsandgiftsduringtheSaturnalia(inDecember)andKalends(inJanuary).

Later,

CatholicChurchgavethiscustomaChristianflavorbyre-rootingitinthesuppod

gift-givingofSaintNicholas(ebelow).[10]

ThanksgivingDayisaharvestfestivalcelebratedprimarilyintheUnited

ionally,itisatimetogivethanksfortheharvestand

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tmayhavebeenreligiousinorigin,Thanksgivingis

nowprimarilyidentifiedasacularholiday.[1]

IntheUnitedStates,

CanadaitiscelebratedonthecondMondayinOctober.

ghAmericanscommonly

believethatthefirstThanksgivinghappenedin1621,atPlymouthPlantation,Thanksgiving

rentholidaywhichusthesamenameis

celebratedatasimilartimeofyearintheislandofGrenada.