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Outline:ChristmasNewyear’sDayValentine’sDayAprilFool’sDayWashington’sBirthdayThanksgivingDayEveSundayMother’sDayFather’sDayIndependence’sDayLaborDayClumbusDayMyoutlineOriginofChristmasChristmastreeChristmashatSantaClausChristmassongThesignificanceofChristmasThespiritsTraditionalChristmascolorsanddinnerChristmasEveTheOriginofChristmasInNazareth,acityofGalilee.Thevirgin'snamewasMarywasbetrothedtoJoseph.Beforetheycametogether,shewasfoundwithchildoftheHolySpirit.Josephherhusbandwasmindedtoputherawaysecretly.Whilehethoughtaboutthesethings,Gabriel,anangeloftheLordappearedtohiminadreamandtoldhimdidnotbeafraidtotakeMaryaswife.AndMarywillbringforthaSon,andheshallcallhisname,Jesus,forhewillsavehispeoplefromtheirsins.BeforeJesusbirths,JosephandMarycametoQuirniuswasgoverningSyria.Soallwenttoberegistered,everyonetohisowncity.JosephalsowentupoutofGalilee,outofthecityofNazareth,intoJudea,tothecityofDavid,whichiscalledBethlehem,becausehewasofthehouseandofthelineageofDavid,toberegisteredwithMary,hisbetrothedwife,whowaswithchild.Soitwasthatwhiletheywerethere,thedayswerecompletedforhertobedelivered.AndshebroughtforthherfirstbornSon,andwrappedhiminswaddlingcloths,andlaidhiminamanger,becausetherewasnoroomforthemintheinn.Andthat,ChristmasisthefeastofthenativityofJesus,ison25th,Decembereveryyear.ButnobodyknowstheactualbirthdayofJesus.AndtheChristmashasbecomepopularwhenChristmascardsappearedin1846andtheconceptofajollySantaClauswasfirstmadepopularinnineteenthCentury.ThecustomofgivinggiftstorelativesandfriendsonaspecialdayinwinterprobablybeganinancientRomeandnorthernEurope.Intheseregions,peoplegaveeachothersmallpresentsaspartoftheiryear-endcelebrations.Inthe1800's,twomoreChristmascustomsbecamepopular--decoratingChristmastreesandsendingChristmascardstorelativesandfriends.Manywell-knownChristmascarols,includingSilentNightandHark!TheHeraldAngelsSing,werecomposedduringthisperiod.IntheUnitedStatesandothercountries,SantaClausreplacedSaintNicholasasthesymbolofgiftgiving.ThewordXmasissometimesusedinsteadofChristmas.ThistraditionbeganintheearlyChristianchurch.InGreek,XisthefirstletterofChrist'sname.Itwasfrequentlyusedasaholysymbol.ChristmascardsAndmayyourkindandgentleways,beblessedwithhappy,peacefuldays,Becomingmorebeautifulwitheverythought,likeeveryflaketheearthhascaught.Maypeaceandjoywrapyouinblanketsoflove,wherehopehasbeenChristmasGreetingsAndmayyourkindandgentleways,beblessedwithhappy,peacefuldays,Becomingmorebeautifulwitheverythought,likeeveryflaketheearthhascaught.Maypeaceandjoywrapyouinblanketsoflove,wherehopehasbeen.ChristmastreeItissaidthattherewasafarmerservedapoorboyonacoldwindyChristmasEveandgavehimabigChristmasmeal.TheboycutaFirtree'sbranchandinserteditintotheEarth.Hesaid,Everyyearthistime.therewillbemanypresentsinthisbranch.IwishIcanpaybacktoyourfavorbythisbeautifulFirtree.Aftertheboyleft,thefarmerdiscoveredthatthebranchhadgrowupasabigtree.Thenherealizedthattheboywasanenvoyofthegod.ThisistheoriginoftheChristmastree.Inwesterncountries,Whateveryyouare,everyonewillprepareaChristmastreetoincreasethehappinessoftheChristmasday.ChristmastreesaremadeofevergreentreelikeFirtreesandtheyrepresentthelonglives.Peopleputcandles,flowers,toys,starsonthetreeandtheyputChristmaspresentonthetree.OnChristmasEverypeoplesinganddancehappilyandtheyenjoythemselvesaroundthetree.FartherChristmasSantaChristmasFatherChristmas--圣诞老人Itissaidthatintheyearof300AD,therewasakindoldmanandhisnamewasSaintNicholas.Hewasalwaysreadytohelpthepoorandoftengavepresentstothem.Today,FatherChristmasisanimaginaryfigure,butnearlyallyoungchildrenbelieveinhim.Theythinkheisahappyoldmanwithalongwhitebeardandalongredrobe.Onthenightofthetwenty-fourthofDecembereveryyear,FatherChristmasfromsomecoldnorthernlandcomesdownthechimneyofthefireplacetoputpresentsbythebedsofchildrenortofilltheirstockings.Sowhenchildrengotobedthatnight,theyhanguptheirstockings,andonChristmasmorningtheywaketofindthemfullofpresents.Ofcourse,it'sreallytheirparentswhofillthestockings.AnothernameforFatherChristmasisSantaClaus.SantaClausSantaNicholasImaginaryfigure–SantaClaus,alsoknownasSaintNicholas,FatherChristmas,orsimplySanta“.inWesterncultures,isdescribedasbringinggiftsonChristmasEveorChristmasDayItissaidthattherewasagoodnessmanwentbrokehisdomain.Helivedahardlifeandhehasthreedaughters.Thethreedaughterswerebeingmarriedbuthedidn'thavemoneytobuydowerforhisdaughters.OnthehappyChristmasEvethreegirlswenttobedearly.Theydidn'tknowthattheirfatherwassoworried.AtlasttheChristmasfatherdecidedtohelpthem.Hebesprinkledgoldthroughthestackandthegoldfellintothesocksoftheman'sdaughters.Theylivedahappylifefromthenon...Christmassockswasoriginedbythis.ChristmascarolsSilentnight--------《平安夜》Jinglebellsring----《铃儿响叮当》Listen,anglecaroling--《听天使报佳音》JinglebellsDashingthroughthesnow.inaone-horseopensleigh.Overthefieldswego.Laughingalltheway.Bellsonbob-tailring.Makingspiritsbright.Whatfunitistorideandsing.Asleighingsongtonight.Jinglebells,jinglebell.Jinglealltheway!Owhatfunitistoride.Inaonehorseopensleigh.ChristmasgiftsWhensmallchildrengotobe