什么是圣诞节?

Do you know what does the western festifval Christmas really mean? How did it come to true?

It is said in the Bible(圣经)that it had been very dark before the birth of Jesus Christ(耶稣基督).He wasborn on the eve(除夕) of December 24,Virgin Mary(圣母玛利亚),Jesus's mother.After this, the world has its own time. Later people called that Eve as Christmas Eve(平安夜)，and December 25th is call Christmas Day.People began to celebrate a new start of the world,saying "Merry Christmas" to each other. The westerners regard Christmas as the first day of a new year.

This also means that if Jesus Christ lives up to now, he is 2015 years old!

圣诞节(christmas)是基督教的一个重要的节日，定于每年12月25日，纪念耶稣基督的诞生，同时也是普遍庆祝的世俗节日。 西方人以红、绿、白三色为圣诞色，圣诞节来临时家家户户都要用圣诞色来装饰。红色的有圣诞花和圣诞蜡烛。绿色的是圣诞树。它是圣诞节的主要装饰品，用砍伐来的杉、柏一类呈塔形的常青树装饰而成。上面悬挂着五颜六色的彩灯、礼物和纸花，还点燃着圣诞蜡烛

圣诞节这个名称是基督彌撒的缩写。彌撒是教会的一种礼拜仪式。耶诞节是一个宗教节。我们把它当作耶稣的诞辰來庆祝，因而又名耶诞节。这一天，世界所有的基督教会都举行特別的礼拜仪式。但是有很多圣诞节的欢庆活动和宗教并无半点关联。交换礼物，寄圣诞卡，这都使圣诞节成为一个普天同庆的日子。