此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。教师圣诞节英语演讲稿thefeastofchristmasitisnoteasytopin-pointtheoriginsofthechristmasfeast,todaythemoreimportantfeastofthechristmasseasoninmostwesternchristianchurches.onecanonlysayforcertainthatthebirthofjesuschristwasbeingcelebratedinromebytheyear336a.d.;afterwardsthefeastwascelebratedinotherchristianchurchesthroughouttheworld.whyitwascelebratedondecember25thisanotherquestion.nodateforthebirthofjesuscanbefoundinthenewtestament,whichisconcernedmorewiththequestion"whoisjesus?"thanthedateofhisbirth.earlychristianspeculationabouthisbirthdatewasinfluencedbythesymbolismofthechangingseasons,thenpopularinreligiousthought,whichpaidcarefulattentiontotheequinoxesandsolsticesofthesun.christianscholarsspeculatedthatjesuswasconceivedatthespringequinox(march25th)andthereforewasbornondecember25th,thedateofthewintersolstice.inmanyofthechristianchurches,march25thisstillthefeastoftheannunciation,whentheangelgabrielannouncedtomarythatshewastobethemotherofjesus.possibleimpluseforthefeastofchristmasmayhavecametoofromtheestablishmentofthepaganfeastofthe"unconqueredsun-god"bytheemperoraurelianin274a.d.tobecelebratedondecember25,thedayofthewintersolsticeinromeandthroughouttheempire.inresponse,christianscouldcelebratethefeastofthe"sunofrighteousness"(malachi4,2),jesuschrist,whocalledhimself"thelightoftheworld."
