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ChristmasChristmas•Silentnight(Dec24)•Decoration•WhatDoesChristmasCommemorate•Christmastraditions•StoriesaboutChristmasChristmasChristmasChristmasChristmasChristmasChristmas•ChristmasisaChristianholidaythatcommemoratesthebirthof___________morethan2,000yearsago.JesusChristChristmas•‘Christ’means‘Messiah’(弥赛亚，犹太人盼望的复国救主)or‘AnointedOne’（基督，救世主）—thetitlegiventoJesus.•AtmidnightonChristmasEve,mostchurchesholdspecialcandlelightservicesthatfeaturedecorations,candles,andsinging.ChristmasChristmasChristmasTraditions◆ChristmasCards◆ExchangingGifts◆ChristmasTrees◆MistletoeandHolly◆SantaClaus◆SharingChristmasCookies◆OrnamentsofStarsandLights◆CandyCanes◆Song◆ChristmasCards•“PennyPost”:anyoneofseveralpostalsystemsinwhichnormalletterscouldbesentforonepenny.•Traditionally,Christmascardsshowedreligiouspictures－Mary,JosephandbabyJesus,orotherpartsoftheChristmasstory.Today,picturesareoftenjokes,winterpictures,FatherChristmas,orromanticscenesoflifeinpasttimes.◆ChristmasCards◆ChristmasCards◆ChristmasCards◆ChristmasCards◆ExchangingGifts◆ExchangingGifts•ThreeWiseMen东方三博士(Magi)，是西方节庆圣经中的人物。由于波斯原文（Magus）乃占星术士（法师）之义，他们可能是古波斯祭司。据圣经马太福音记载，耶稣出生三位博士在东方看见伯利恒方向的天空上有一颗大星，于是便跟着它来到了耶稣基督的出生地。因为他们带来黄金、乳香、没药，所以有人称他们为“东方三博士”：但在有提到这几位学者的马太福音，只是写了有几位来自东方的博士，而从没有提到博士的数目。黄金表征神圣的性情，乳香表征复活的馨香，没药表征死的馨香。星象家献上这些礼物，无疑是受了神的灵感动，来指明基督神圣性情的价值，以及他复活与受死的宝贵。◆ExchangingGifts◆ExchangingGifts◆ChristmasTrees•Before,ancientpeopleusedevergreensfordecorationandreligiousceremonies.Becauseevergreensdonotdieinthewinter,theycametosymbolizeeternallife(永生).ManyfeaturesofthemodernAmericanChristmasdidnotbecomefamiliaruntilthe3419thcentury,whenthenewlyemergedmiddleclassusedtheoccasiontodrawfamiliestogetherandlavish(慷慨给予)giftsonchildren.◆ChristmasTreesThis1870illustrationshowsanAmericanfamilygatheredaroundaChristmastree,thenarelativelynewsymboloftheholiday.GermanimmigrantstotheUnitedStatesbroughtthecustomofChristmastreeswiththeminthe1800s.◆ChristmasTrees◆ChristmasTreesWhiteHouseTreeThetraditionofplacingadecoratedtreeintheWhiteHousebeganin1889onChristmasmorningduringthePresidencyofBenjaminHarrison(本杰明·哈里森).◆ChristmasTrees◆ChristmasTrees◆ChristmasTrees◆ChristmasTreesThe1986Reagantree◆ChristmasTreesThe1998ClintontreewasbasedonthethemeAWinterWonderland(仙境).Thetreefeaturedfabricsnowmenornaments,knittedmittens（棒球手套）andhats,andpaintedwoodenornaments.◆ChristmasTrees◆ChristmasTreesChristmasTreeatRockefellerCenter,NewYork,Dec.2004◆MistletoeandHolly◆MistletoeandHolly•Mistletoeisawidespreadfloweringplantparasite(寄生植物)thatgrowsonoak,apple,juniper(刺柏属树木),pine,andothertrees.Theirleaves,foundonthesurfaceofbranchesandtrunks,producesugarthroughphotosynthesis(光合作用),buttheirrootspenetrateintothetree’stissueandabsorbitsnutrients.Somespeciesofmistletoe(槲寄生)lackleavesaltogetherandrelysolelyontheirhosttreetoprovidealltheirnourishment.◆MistletoeandHolly◆MistletoeandHolly•ThecustomofdecoratingwithmistletoeatChristmastimedatestotheRomans.Theythoughtofmistletoeasasymbolofpeace.Theybelievedenemieswouldresolvetheirdifferenceswhentheymetbeneathit.TheChristmascustomofkissingunderthemistletoeisthoughttocomefromthisancientbelief.◆MistletoeandHolly•NorthernEuropeansassociatedtheplantwiththeNorse（挪威的）goddessoflove,Freya（司爱与美的女神）,anddevelopedthecustomofkissingunderneathmistletoebranches.ChristiansincorporatedthiscustomintotheirChristmascelebrations,andkissingunderamistletoebrancheventuallybecameapartofsecular（非宗教的）Christmastradition.◆MistletoeandHollyHolly(冬青)◆MistletoeandHolly•WhatDoesHollySymbolizeHollyisalsoapopularChristmasdecoration.Itssharp,pointedleavesareconsideredasymbolofChrist’scrownofthorns（荆棘冠冕）.Christworethecrownwhenhewascrucified(nailedtoacross).◆MistletoeandHolly◆SantaClausFatherChristmas(orSantaClaus)hasbecomethehumanfaceofChristmas.Pictureswillbeseeneverywhereoftheoldmanwithlongwhitebeard,redcoat,andbagoftoys.ChildrenaretaughtthathebringsthempresentsthenightbeforeChristmas.Inmostcountries,itissaidthathelivesneartheNorthPole,andarrivesthroughtheskyonasledge(雪橇)pulledbyreindeer(驯鹿).◆SantaClaus◆SantaClaus◆SantaClaus◆SantaClaus◆SantaClaus•HecomesintohousesdownthechimneyatmidnightandplacespresentsforthechildreninsocksorbagsbytheirbedsorinfrontofthefamilyChristmastree.PresentsareusuallyopenedonChristmasEveorChristmasDay.◆SantaClaus◆SantaClausSantaClausdowntheChimneywithToysforEveryChildWho’sTriedtoDoTheirBest◆SantaClaus◆SantaClausInshopsoratchildren'sparties,someonewilldressupasFatherChristmasandgivesmallpresentstochildren,oraskthemwhatgiftstheywantforChristmas.Christmascanbeatimeofmagicandexcitementforchildren.◆SantaClausAtChristmastime,SantaClauscanoftenbefoundatmajorshoppingmalls.Santainviteschildrentositonhislapandhavetheirpicturetakenwithhim.◆SharingChristmasCookiesMince(肉)PiesonaCoolingRack（架）◆SharingChristmasCookies◆OrnamentsofStarsandLights◇StarofBethlehemThestarthatguidedtheWiseMentoBethlehemontheholynightwhenChristwasborn◆OrnamentsofStarsandLights◇ChristmasStar◆OrnamentsofStarsandLights◆OrnamentsofStarsandLights◇ChristmasLights•Today,mostpeopledecoratetheirhomesandyardswithelectriclightsinplac