圣诞节的英文简介【篇一：圣诞节中英文介绍】圣诞节中英文介绍：“圣诞节”这个名称是“基督彌撒”的缩写。thename christmas is short for christ’s mass.圣诞节是个基督教节日，庆祝耶稣基督诞生。christmas is a christian holiday thatcelebrates the birth of jesus christ.英文圣诞一词源于古英语，意思是基督的弥撒，或基督的节日。the word christmas comesfrom cristes maesse, an early english phrase that means massor festival of christ.至于频繁使用的圣诞节的简写形式“ xmas ”，学者们认为也许是始于 13 世纪。scholars believe the frequentlyused shortened form of christmas － xmas － may have comeinto use in the 13th century. 在希腊语里，“ x ” 是“基督”的首字母，同时“ x ”也象征耶稣受难的十字架。in greek, x is the first letterof christs name, and also represents the cross on which jesuswas crucified公元 4 世纪，罗马天主教会将耶稣的诞辰定在 12 月 25 日。in the4th century the roman catholic church chose december 25 asthe day for the feast of the nativity 圣诞节便是于十二月二十五日纪念耶苏的诞生，and that, christmas is the feast of the nativityof jesus, is on 25th, december every year.但真实的诞生日就沒有人知道了。but nobody know the actual birthday of jesus.教会将12 月 25 日定为基督教节日是为了给当时异教的冬至庆祝活动注入基督教的含义。the church chose december 25 for a christianholy day in the hope of giving christian meaning to existingpagan celebrations of the winter solstice。结果，很多异教习俗逐渐融入圣诞节的庆祝活动。as a result, many pagan customsgradually became part of the christmas celebration.到了 12 世纪，圣诞节已成为欧洲最重要的宗教节日。by the 12thcentury, christmas had become the most important religiousfestival in europe. 19 世纪，两个圣诞节习俗，即装饰圣诞树和向亲友赠送圣诞卡，变得流行起来。in the 19th century, twochristmas customs became popular － decorating christmastrees andsending...
