关于圣诞节的小短文【篇一：有关圣诞节的英语小短文christmas】有关圣诞节的英语小短文christmasthefeastofchristmasitisnoteasytopin-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.fatherchristmasitissaidthatintheyearof300ad,therewasakindoldmanandhisnamewassaintnicholas.hewasalwaysreadytohelpthepoorandoftengavepresentstothem.today,fatherchristmasisanimaginaryfigure,butnearlyallyoungchildrenbelieveinhim.theythinkheisahappyoldmanwithalongwhitebeardandalongredrobe.onthenightofthetwenty-fourthofdecembereveryyear,fatherchristmasfromsomecoldnorthernlandcomesdownthechimneyofthefireplacetoputpresentsbythebedsofchildrenortofilltheirstockings.sowhenchildrengotobedthatnight,theyhanguptheirstockings,andonchristmasmorningtheywaketofindthemfullofpresents.ofcourse,itsreallytheirparentswhofillthestockings.anothernameforfatherchristmasissantaclaus.fortodayschristian,theoriginofchristmasis,andshouldbe,thebirthofjesuschristasrecordedinthebible.nothingmoreandnothingless.however,mostofwhatwewitnessondecember25theachyearhasabsolutelynothingtodowiththatblessedday,whichprobablyoccurredinlatesummerorearlyfallabout2,000yearsago.infact,mostofthecustomsandtraditionsofchristmasactuallypre-datethebirthofjesus,andmanyofthemaredowightdeceptiveintheirmeaningandorigin.anyway,whocareswhenchristwasborn?christmasday,the25thofdecember,isthebiggestfestival(节日)celebratedinthechristiancountriesoftheworld.althougheveryoneenjoyschristmasday,itisparticularlyenjoyedbychildren,whogetveryexcitedbecauseofthepresentstheyknowtheyaregoingtoreceive.smallchildrenbelievethattheirpresentsarebroughtbyfatherchristmas(圣诞老人).fatherchristmasisakindofoldmanwho,thechildrenaretold,livesatthenorthpole.hetravelsthroughtheskyonasleigh(雪撬)whichispulledbyreindeers(驯鹿)andloadedwith(装满)presents.stoppingontheroofofhouses,heentersbyclimbingthechimney(烟囱).whensmallchildrengotobedonchristmaseve,theyhangastockingattheendoftheirbeds.theirparentswarnthemnottotrytolookatfatherchristmas,orhewillnotleavethemanything.whentheywake,theyfindtheirstockingsfilledwithpresents.childrenareveryexcitedonchristmasmorningandalwayswakeupearly.christmasisalsoafamilycelebration.asanym...
