跪求圣诞节的来历、怎么过、谁过！ 来历：（用英文回答）

跪求圣诞节的来历、怎么过、谁过！ 来历：（用英文回答）~

　　Origin of Christmas
　　圣诞节的由来

　　The name Christmas is short for 'Christ's Mass'. A Mass is a kind of Church service. Christmas is a religious festival. It is the day we celebrate as the birthday of Jesus.
　　“圣诞节”这个名称是“基督弥撒”的缩写。弥撒是教会的一种礼拜仪式。圣诞节是一个宗教节日我们把它当作耶稣的诞辰来庆祝，因而又名耶诞节。

　　There are special Christmas services in Christian churches all over the world. But many of the festivities of Christmas do not have anything to do with religion. Exchanging gifts and sending Christmas cards are the modern ways of celebrating the Christmas in the world.
　　这一天，世界所有的基督教会都举行特别的礼拜仪式。但是有很多圣诞节的欢庆活动和宗教并无半点关联。交换礼物，寄圣诞卡，这都使圣诞节成为一个普天同庆的日子。

　　The birth of Jesus had a story: In Nazareth, a city of Galilee. The virgin's name was Mary was betrothed to Joseph. Before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband was minded to put her away secretly. While he thought about these things, Gabriel, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him did not be afraid to take Mary as wife. And Mary will bring forth a Son, and he shall call his name, Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.
　　耶稣的出生是有一段故事的，耶稣是因着圣灵成孕，由童女马利亚所生的。神更派遣使者加伯列在梦中晓谕约瑟，叫他不要因为马利亚未婚怀孕而不要她，反而要与她成亲，把那孩子起名为“耶稣”，意思是要他把百姓从罪恶中救出来。

　　Before Jesus births, Joseph and Mary came to Quintus was governing Syria. So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. Joseph also went up out of Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and of the lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. So it was that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
　　当马利亚快要临盆的时候，罗马政府下了命令，全部人民到伯利恒务必申报户籍。约瑟和马利亚只好遵命。他们到达伯利恒时，天色已昏，无奈两人未能找到旅馆渡宿，只有一个马棚可以暂住。就在这时，耶苏要出生了！於是马利亚唯有在马槽上，生下耶苏。
　　And that, Christmas is the feast of the nativity of Jesus, is on 25th, December every year. But nobody know the actual birthday of Jesus. And the Christmas has become popular when Christmas cards appeared in 1846 and the concept of a jolly Santa Claus was first made popular in nineteenth Century.
　　圣诞节便始于十二月二十五日纪念耶苏的诞生，但真实的诞生日就没有人知道了。十九世纪，圣诞卡的流行、圣诞老人的出现，圣诞节也开始流行起来了。

Christmas is a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. No one knows the exact date of Christ's birth, but most Christians observe Christmas on December 25. On this day, many go to church, where they take part in special religious services. During the Christmas season, they also exchange gifts and decorate their homes with holly, mistletoe, and Christmas trees. The word Christmas comes from Cristes maesse, an early English phrase that means Mass of Christ. The story of Christmas comes chiefly from the Gospels of Saint Luke and Saint Matthew in the New Testament.

The history of Christmas dates back over 4000 years. Many of our Christmas traditions were celebrated centuries before the Christ child was born. The 12 days of Christmas, the bright fires, the yule log, the giving of gifts, carnivals(parades) with floats, carolers who sing while going from house to house, the holiday feasts, and the church processions can all be traced back to the early Mesopotamians.

Many of these traditions began with the Mesopotamian celebration of New Years. The Mesopotamians believed in many gods, and as their chief god-Marduk. Each year as winter arrived it was believed that Marduk would do battle with the monsters of chaos. To assist Marduk in his struggle the Mesopotamians held a festival for the New Year. This was Zagmuk, the New Year's festival that lasted for 12 days.

The Persians and the Babylonians celebrated a similar festival called the Sacaea. Part of that celebration included the exchanging of places, the slaves would become the masters and the masters were to obey. The ancient Greeks held a festival similar to that of the Zagmuk/Sacaea festivals to assist their god Kronos who would battle the god Zeus and his Titans.

The Roman's celebrated their god Saturn. Their festival was called Saturnalia which began the middle of December and ended January 1st. With cries of "Jo Saturnalia!" the celebration would include masquerades in the streets, big festive meals, visiting friends, and the exchange of good-luck gifts called Strenae (lucky fruits). The Romans decked their halls with garlands of laurel and green trees lit with candles. Again the masters and slaves would exchange places.

"Jo Saturnalia!" was a fun and festive time for the Romans, but the Christians thought it an abomination to honor the pagan god. The early Christians wanted to keep the birthday of their Christ child a solemn and religious holiday, not one of cheer and merriment as was the pagan Saturnalia.

Some legends claim that the Christian "Christmas" celebration was invented to compete against the pagan celebrations of December. The 25th was not only sacred to the Romans but also the Persians whose religion Mithraism was one of Christianity's main rivals at that time. The Church eventually was successful in taking the merriment, lights, and gifts from the Saturanilia festival and bringing them to the celebration of Christmas.

The exact day of the Christ child's birth has never been pinpointed. Traditions say that it has been celebrated since the year 98 AD. In 137 AD the Bishop of Rome ordered the birthday of the Christ Child celebrated as a solemn feast. In 350 AD another Bishop of Rome, Julius I, choose December 25th as the observance of Christmas.

The birth of Jesus had a story: In Nazareth, a city of Galilee. The virgin's name was Mary was betrothed to Joseph. Before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband was minded to put her away secretly. While he thought about these things, Gabriel, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him did not be afraid to take Mary as wife. And Mary will bring forth a Son, and he shall call his name, Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.

Before Jesus births, Joseph and Mary came to Quirnius was governing Syria. So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. Joseph also went up out of Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and of the lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. So it was that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

And that, Christmas is the feast of the nativity of Jesus, is on 25th, December every year. But nobody knows the actual birthday of Jesus. And the Christmas has become popular when Christmas cards appeared in 1846 and the concept of a jolly Santa Claus was first made popular in nineteenth Century.

The custom of giving gifts to relatives and friends on a special day in winter probably began in ancient Rome and northern Europe. In these regions, people gave each other small presents as part of their year-end celebrations.

In the 1800's, two more Christmas customs became popular--decorating Christmas trees and sending Christmas cards to relatives and friends. Many well-known Christmas carols, including ``Silent Night" and ``Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," were composed during this period. In the United States and other countries, Santa Claus replaced Saint Nicholas as the symbol of gift giving.

The word Xmas is sometimes used instead of Christmas. This tradition began in the early Christian church. In Greek, X is the first letter of Christ's name. It was frequently used as a holy symbol.

“圣诞节”这个名称是“基督弥撒”的缩写。弥撒是教会的一种礼拜仪式。耶诞节是一个宗教节。我们把它当作耶稣的诞辰来庆祝，因而又名耶诞节。这一天，世界所有的基督教会都举行特别的礼拜仪式。但是有很多圣诞节的欢庆活动和宗教并无半点关联。交换礼物，寄圣诞卡，这都使圣诞节成为一个普天同庆的日子。

圣诞节是基督教世界最大的节日。4世纪初，1月6日是罗马帝国东部各教会纪念耶稣降生和受洗的双重节日、称为“主显节”Epiphany，亦称“显现节”即上帝通过耶稣向世人显示自己。当时只有耶路撒冷的教会例外，那里只纪念耶稣的诞生而不纪念耶稣的受洗。

后来历史学家们在罗马基督徒习用的日历中发现公元 354年12月25日页内记录着：“基督降生在犹大的伯利恒。”经过研究，一般认为12月25日作为圣诞节可能开始于公元336年的罗马教会。12月25日原来是波斯太阳神（即光明之神）密特拉（Mithra）的诞辰，是一个异教徒节日，同时太阳神也是罗马国教众神之一。这一天又是罗马历书的冬至节，崇拜太阳神的异教徒都把这一天当作春天的希望，万物复苏的开始。可能由于这个原因，罗马教会才选择这一天作为圣诞节。这是教会初期力图把异教徒的风俗习惯基督教化的措施之一。后来，虽然大多数教会都接受12月25日为圣诞节，但又因为各地教会使用的历书不同，具体日期不能统一，于是就把12月24日到第二年的1月6日定为圣诞节节期（Christmas Tide），各地教会可以根据当地具体情况在这段节期之内庆祝圣诞节。

随着基督教的广泛传播，圣诞节已成为各教派基督徒，甚至广大非基督徒群众的一个重要节日。在欧美许多国家里，人们非常重视这个节日，把它和新年连在一起，而庆祝活动之热闹与隆重大大超过了新年，成为一个全民的节日。

12月25日的主要纪念活动都与耶稣降生的传说有关。耶稣的出生是有一段故事的，耶稣是因着圣灵成孕，由童女马利亚所生的。神更派遣使者加伯列在梦中晓谕约瑟，叫他不要因为马利亚未婚怀孕而不要她，反而要与她成亲，把那孩子起名为“耶稣”，意思是要他把百姓从罪恶中救出来。当马利亚快要临盆的时候，罗马政府下了命令，全部人民到伯利恒务必申报户籍。约瑟和马利亚只好遵命。他们到达伯利恒时，天色已昏，无奈两人未能找到旅馆借宿，只有一个马棚可以暂住。就在这时，耶稣要出生了！於是马利亚唯有在马槽上，生下耶稣。

后人为纪念耶稣的诞生，便把十二月二十五日定为圣诞节，纪念耶稣的出世。但真实的诞生日就没有人知道了。十九世纪，圣诞卡的流行、圣诞老人的出现，圣诞节也开始流行起来了。

Christmas, also known as Christmas, originated from the celebration of the New Year by the ancient Romans.It is the day Christians commemorate the birth of Jesus. Every year, on December 25, western countries hold grand commemorative ceremonies, which are also their major festivals.

There is a story about the birth of Jesus. It is said that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and was born by the virgin Mary. God sent a messenger, Gabriel, to tell Joseph in his dream that instead of rejecting Mary because she was unmarried and pregnant, he would marry her and call the child Jesus, meaning that he would save the people from their sins. In order to commemorate the birth of Jesus, the following generations set December 25 as Christmas, and celebrated the birth of Jesus with annual mass.

They write Christmas cards, and almost all the people of the country send cards to each other to send good wishes. Cooking Christmas dinner, such as roast turkey, will also bring good news. "From the evening of 24 to the morning of 25, the church organized a choir to sing Christmas hymns in the streets and alleys, to send blessings to everyone. Finally, there's a happy gift-taking process. In most areas, family members dress up as Santa Claus to prepare Christmas gifts for their relatives.

来历：
Ngày 25 tháng 12 là các hoàng đế La Mã Aurelius trong 274 AD để chào mừng tốt được việc cử chính thức của Đế quốc La Mã và Iran, Syria thần mặt trời Ra Su Liye Giáng sinh
Người cộng tác kỳ nghỉ sanh Solis Invicti (có nghĩa là "Unconquered Sun" sinh nhật), kỳ nghỉ này tiếp tục được chỉ định là quốc giáo của Kitô giáo sau khi bị cấm. Syria tôn thờ thần mặt trời của Nhà nước đầu La Mã sáng tạo như Ninu Si (Marcus Antoninus) trích dẫn Ruguluoma Đế cũng thay thế các vị thần chính của sao Mộc, vua của thời gian tốt đẹp trong Ole trở thành một ngày lễ quốc gia. Ngày này là để kỷ niệm sự hồi sinh, hoặc trả lại của mặt trời, bởi vì ngày đó là ngày ngắn nhất và ngày tháng năm, với quan điểm cho rằng Trung Quốc là lịch La Mã mùa đông Solstice Festival. Sau ngày đó, trong ngày sẽ bắt đầu để có được lâu hơn, mặt trời ngoại giáo thờ thần là ngày này như là mùa xuân của hy vọng, sự khởi đầu của sự phục hồi của tất cả mọi thứ. Chào mừng sự trở lại của mặt trời ngày hôm đó trên thế giới là như lễ hội quan trọng của nền văn hóa khác nhau ăn mừng. Văn hóa của thần mặt trời tồn tại, ngày này đã trở thành hiện thân của mặt trời được sinh ra vào ngày hôm sau. Để tận dụng lợi thế của ngày lễ Thiên chúa giáo đầu ngày hôm đó, nhưng cũng đã cố gắng cải đạo Cơ đốc Hải ngoại giáo, đưa sinh nhật của Chúa Giêsu quy định trong ngày. Vì vậy, loại bỏ việc áp đặt ý nghĩa tôn giáo, Giáng sinh thực sự là một phương Tây "mùa đông" ngày. Ngay từ giai đoạn hậu kỳ đá mới, ngày đó sẽ được để ăn mừng một vụ thu hoạch tốt cho vật nuôi của con người và giết chết ban đầu, và rượu là ngày của lớp. Sami người bản xứ Bắc Âu trong ngày thờ tự của thần CN của mình, Bắc Westchester (Beiwe). Sumer, Babylon cổ đại và khu vực khác Lưỡng Hà vào ngày này để chào mừng mặt trời đánh bại Marduk thần bóng tối. Hindu tôn thờ trong ngày thần mặt trời Surya (Surya). Các quốc gia Iran và mặt trời chỉ Zoroastrian thần vào ngày này để mừng lễ hội Mitra qua bóng tối, "Ye Erda Festival (Yalda)", cũng là lịch Iran đầu tiên trong ngày đầu tiên của tháng Mười, đánh dấu sự khởi đầu của mùa đông. Slavơ cổ đại thần mặt trời là Halls cũ (Hors) trong đêm dài nhất trong năm vào ngày 22 tháng 12 sau thất bại của thần bóng tối của sự chết, do đó, Slavs nhảy múa này (Horo / Khorovod) rỗng, một ngày sau khi , đó là, thần mặt trời Halls trở lại từ cõi chết 23, một mặt trời mới thần của các trường hợp cổ lớn (Koleda). Trong các nền văn minh Aegean, ngày này được gọi là trường hợp thỏa mãn phần (Lenaia), là ngày đầu tiên của lịch Delian Hy Lạp, kỷ niệm tu của Dionysus bị xé và ăn thịt một lượt U. S. bé Na tạo . Tác động của lễ hội này để tưởng niệm Cộng hòa La Mã và trở thành Mary Bruce Dionysus Festival (Brumalia, chữ Latin cho ngày ngắn nhất). Trong khi đó, La Mã cũng Tháng 12 Ngày 17-23 trong tuần để tưởng nhớ La Mã thần của nông nghiệp Đức Chúa Trời 萨图尔努斯 (Saturnus) trong tên của bữa ăn tối. Do đó, những huyền thoại Ấn-Âu về mặt trời của các học giả hiện đại tin rằng Chúa Giêsu là nguồn gốc của tôn giáo. Thiên Chúa không chỉ là kỷ niệm nông nghiệp và bữa ăn tối sinh nhật của thần mặt trời, mà còn hình ảnh được vay mượn từ Tượng Chúa Giêsu Kitô hữu đầu Mitra và cũng sinh ra trong một trinh nữ, và rút ra những huyền thoại khác của câu chuyện phục sinh. Giáng sinh Đó không phải là chỉ Newton xác định bởi đông chí, và các nước Pháp thế kỷ 16, Giáo sư Hùng biện và triết học Đỗ Park Ernie Adams chỉ ra rằng cuộc đời của Chúa Giêsu là làm theo mặt trời thông qua các hình dạng của quỹ đạo của mặt phẳng hoàng đạo, đó là với Syria, CN Đức Chúa Trời của Ai Cập và Ba Tư đã đồng ý, được sinh ra trong đông chí, với Virgo tăng cao, và sau đó cho đến ngày xuân phân như Aries xuất hiện tại sự sống lại, mà sẽ được gắn Virgo Maria dụ ngôn của Chúa Giê-xu con cừu sau khi mặt trời thực sự là một gợi ý Aries
怎么过：
In Western countries, Christmas is a festival of family reunion and celebration, usually a Christmas tree in the home furnishings. In the West, whether Christian, had a Christmas tree at Christmas must be prepared to increase the festive atmosphere. Fir Christmas trees are generally evergreen cypress and the like made of a symbol of life forever. Candles decorated with a variety of trees, flowers, toys, stars, put up all kinds of Christmas gifts. Christmas Eve, people around the Christmas tree singing and dancing.
Greeting cards (Christmas cards) are very popular in the United States and Europe, but also to maintain the distance between one of the ways friends and family. Many families with annual family photo greeting cards or home to bring news, including family members of the general advantage of expertise over the past year, and so on.
Christmas stocking is a gift to be used to install, so is the kids favorite things in the evening they would hang their socks in bed, waiting for the next morning gifts.
Generally include Advent carols, this time using the calendar to celebrate Advent, the period will be sent to the children candy and chocolate. Just before Christmas, the church will be arranged in the church with many Christmas activities, the choir will sing in the church Christmas songs. On Christmas Eve and Christmas, special events, including the midnight mass.
谁过：
European countries, American countries, Russia, Australia and New Zealand, South Korea, Singapore and Timor-Leste

Chrismas comes from God,it comes from Christian religions.and most of the foriegners are Christians,so Christmas is's like Chinese new year to them,and thats why the Chritmas song sings like"We wish you a Merry Chritamas and a happy new year."
when it's chritmas,they'll put a christmas tree in there living room,decorate there home,and eat alot of food that day.it's the most important festival in foriegn countries.

Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity. It is traditionally celebrated on December 25 by most Western Christian churches. Although dating to probably as early as a.d. 200, the feast of Christmas did not become widespread until the Middle Ages. Aspects of celebration may include gift-giving, Christmas trees, display of Nativity sets, church attendance, the Father Christmas/Santa Claus myth, and family gatherings. The word Christmas is derived from Middle English Christemasse. It is a contraction meaning "Christ's mass".

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