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
;afterwardsthefeastwascelebratedinotherchristianchurchesthroughouttheworld
whyitwascelebratedondecember25thisanotherquestion
nodateforthebirthofjesuscanbefoundinthenewtestament,whichisconcernedmorewiththequestionwhoisjesus
thanthedateofhisbirth
earlychristianspeculationabouthisbirthdatewasinfluencedbythesymbolismofthechangingseasons,thenpopularinreligiousthought,whichpaidcarefulattentiontotheequinoxesandsolsticesofthesun
christianscholarsspeculatedthatjesuswasconceivedatthespringequinox(march25th)andthere