第1个回答 2009-12-16
On December 25th every year, the entire Western world celebrates Christmas. This day marks the birth of Jesus Christ, who was the founder of Christianity. He was born in Bethlehem, Israel. One of the familiar scenes associated with Christmas is the crib scene with the shepherds and the animals. This scene recalls the birth of Jesus. The feast of Christmas is both a religious and a national holiday. It’s the time that the religious followers go to a ceremony to worship the day that Christ was born and also pray for peace and joy to the world. Everybody exchanges greetings by saying “Merry Christmas” and also exchanges presents. Santa Claus is the main attraction for the kids, as Christmas is mainly a joyful day for them. He’s the fat man dressed in red garments and has a big white beard. There’s also the Christmas tree and the decorations that build up the atmosphere. This is the time for most Western families to unite and have a traditional lunch or dinner which is roast turkey in cold areas like Europe and America and sea foods for hot areas such as Australia and New Zealand. The holiday period is usually from Christmas Eve December 24th to New Year’s Day which is January 1st. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year is the chant that’s on everybody’s lips at that time of the year. Here are some beautiful pictures about Christmas. You may copy them and make a beautiful Power Point, then send it to you best friends.
第2个回答 2009-12-26
Father Christmas
It is said that in the year of 300 AD, there was a kind old man and his name was Saint Nicholas. He was always ready to help the poor and often gave presents to them.
Today, Father Christmas is an imaginary figure, but nearly all young children believe in him. They think he is a happy old man with a long white beard and a long red robe.
On the night of the twenty-fourth of December every year, Father Christmas from some cold northern land comes down the chimney of the fireplace to put presents by the beds of children or to fill their stockings. So when children go to bed that night, they hang up their stockings, and on Christmas morning they wake to find them full of presents. Of course, it's really their parents who fill the stockings.
Another name for Father Christmas is Santa Claus.