关于圣诞节的作文：关于圣诞节的英语小短文

christmas

thefeastofchristmas

itisnoteasytopin-pointtheoriginsofthechristmasfeast,todaythemoreimportantfeastofthechristmasseasoninmostwesternchristianchurches.onecanonlysayforcertainthatthebirthofjesuschristwasbeingcelebratedinromebytheyear336a.d.;afterwardsthefeastwascelebratedinotherchristianchurchesthroughouttheworld.

　　whyitwascelebratedondecember25thisanotherquestion.nodateforthebirthofjesuscanbefoundinthenewtestament,whichisconcernedmorewiththequestionwhoisjesus?thanthedateofhisbirth.earlychristianspeculationabouthisbirthdatewasinfluencedbythesymbolismofthechangingseasons,thenpopularinreligiousthought,whichpaidcarefulattentiontotheequinoxesandsolsticesofthesun.christianscholarsspeculatedthatjesuswasconceivedatthespringequinox(march25th)andthereforewasbornondecember25th,thedateofthewintersolstice.

　　inmanyofthechristianchurches,march25thisstillthefeastoftheannunciation,whentheangelgabrielannouncedtomarythatshewastobethemotherofjesus.

　　possibleimpluseforthefeastofchristmasmayhavecametoofromtheestablishmentofthepaganfeastoftheunconqueredsun-godbytheemperoraurelianin274a.d.tobecelebratedondecember25,thedayofthewintersolsticeinromeandthroughouttheempire.inresponse,christianscouldcelebratethefeastofthesunofrighteousness(malachi4,2),jesuschrist,whocalledhimselfthelightoftheworld.

fatherchristmas

　　itissaidthatintheyearof300ad,therewasakindoldmanandhisnamewassaintnicholas.hewasalwaysreadytohelpthepoorandoftengavepresentstothem.

　　today,fatherchristmasisanimaginaryfigure,butnearlyallyoungchildrenbelieveinhim.theythinkheisahappyoldmanwithalongwhitebeardandalongredrobe.

onthenightofthetwenty-fourthofdecembereveryyear,fatherchristmasfromsomecoldnorthernlandcomesdownthechimneyofthefireplacetoputpresentsbythebedsofchildrenortofilltheirstockings.sowhenchildrengotobedthatnight,theyhanguptheirstockings,andonchristmasmorningtheywaketofindthemfullofpresents.ofcourse,it‘sreallytheirparentswhofillthestockings.

anothernameforfatherchristmasissantaclaus.