第1个回答 2012-12-21
Cultural Background
"Christmas" is the abbreviation of"Christ Mass" .In the West,it is the country's most important holiday ,which is originally to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, founder of Christianity, which also known as Christmas. With the widespread dissemination of Christianity in Western countries, Christmas holiday the entire Western countries. On this day, all the world's Christian churches have held a special worship services. However, there are many Christmas festivities and religious do not have the slightest relevance. The exchange of gifts, send Christmas cards, which are to make Christmas as a time for celebration. Its meaning is to share the joy and love to the loved ones.
(Christmas tree legend) is said to have a farmer in a Christmas Eve blizzard Cross Lane received a cold and hunger of the child, let him eat a sumptuous Christmas dinner, the child good-bye off of a fir tree when inserted in on the ground and blessing, said: "every year this day, gift Manzhi to stay in this beautiful cedar village, repay your kindness." kids gone, the farmers found that it was turned into a small tree branch, he would understand their own reception The original was a messenger of God. This story has become a source of Christmas trees. In the West, whether Christian, one must be prepared when Christmas tree, in order to enhance the festive atmosphere of joy.
Christmas tree in general is sort of evergreen fir Bo made a symbol of life forever. A tree decorated with a variety of Deng Zhu, color flowers, toys, stars, hang all kinds of Christmas gifts. Christmas Eve, people singing and dancing around the Christmas tree, enjoy happiness.
(Christmas stocking tradition) a noble bankruptcy has three daughters, then their parents died, had to take care of the family by his daughter. To the three daughters married one after another, but they have no money to buy a dowry. That night, their eldest daughter in the hearth baking stockings, God heard their dialogue. In the evening, taking advantage of all asleep, on the chimney into the gold, just landed inside socks. The next day, his daughter up and found a sock inside the gold, delighted. From then on, people will put in the bed or elsewhere socks.