篇一:MerryChristmas ItwasoneofthelastdaysbeforeChristmas,andtheassistantsinthelargestorehadtheirhandsfullservingeagerChristmasshoppers。 Atonecounteranoldladywaschoosingglovesredonesforherdaugherinlaw,lightblueonesforherniece,pinkonesforhergranddaughter,greenonesforhersisterandbythetimeshehadfoundwhatshewanted,thecounterwascoveredwithpairsofallcolorsandsizes。 Whenthesalesgirlhadfinallywrittenoutthebillandwasabouttoturntothenextcustomerwithatiredvoice。Thankyouverymuch,madam,theoldladysuddenlycriedout,Oh,Ialmostforgot。。。Anythingelse,madam?saidthegirl,Yes,begantheoldlady,I39;dliketobuyanotherpair,butI39;mnotquitesureaboutwhatexactlyIshouldcloose。Iwonderifyoucouldhelpme。Certainly,madam,wasthegirl39;sreply。Theoldladythenwentontoexplainthatwhatshewaslookingforwasapairofglovesforagirlofherage。Shewasnotatailsurewhatcolortochoose,andthedesignwasaproblemtoo。 Thetiredgirldidherbesttohelptheoldladymakeuphermind,showingherailkindsofgloves。 Atlastthechosenpairofgloveswerewrappedupandpaidforaswell,andasthegirlwasabouttoturntothenextcustomer,theoldladyhandedheralittleparcelandsaid,Thesenow,dear,theseareforyouandthankyouforbeingsopatient。IdohopeyouhaveamerryChristmas! 篇二:TheChristmasTree AlthoughitisgenerallyagreedthattheChristmastreeinitscurrentformcamefromGermanyintheearly19thcentury,thetraditionofdecoratingatreetomarkwintercelebrationsdatesbackhundredsofyearstoRomantimes,whentheyusedtodecorateevergreentreeswithsmallpiecesofmetaltocelebrateSaturnalia。 Inmedievaltimesthe39;ParadisePlay39;wasperformedeveryyearon24December。ThisdepictedthecreationofManandthefallofAdamandEvefromtheGardenofEdenandalwaysincludedanevergreenhungwithappleswhichrepresentedtheappletreeoftemptation。 ThereisalegendthatStBoniface,anEnglishmonk,cameuponagroupofpagansgatheredaroundanoaktreewhowerepreparingtosacrificeachildtotheGodThor。Inordertostopthesacrifice,andsavethechild39;slife,StBonifaceissaidtohavefelledthetreewithoneblowofhisfist。Lateron,afirtreegrewinplaceoftheoakandthis,StBonifacetoldthepagans,wastheTreeofLifeandrepresentedtheChristChild。 Legendalsosuggeststhat,inthelate16thcentury,MartinLuther(thefounderoftheProtestantreligion)wasthefirsttodecorateanindoortreewithcandleswhenheattemptedtorecreatethestarsshiningoveraforestofevergreens。 Thefirstmentionofdecoratedtreesbeingtakenindoorscamein1605inGermanyacountrywithalongChristmastreehistory!Thetreeswereinitiallydecoratedwithfruitandsweetstogetherwithhandmadeobjectssuchasquilledsnowflakesandstars。GermanChristmasMarketsbegantosellshapedgingerbreadsandwaxornamentswhichpeopleboughtassouvenirsofthefairandtookhometohangontheirtree。 TinselwasalsoinventedinGermanyinabout1610。Upuntilfairlyrecentlyrealsilverwasused,whichwaspulledintowaferthinstripsbyspecialmachines。Thiswasdurablebuttarnishedquicklyandmmanyexperimentstookplaacetotryandfindanalternativeincludingamixofleadandtin,whichwastooheavyandkeptbreaking。Itwasonlyinthemid20thcenturythataviablealternativewasfound。 Artificialtreeswereinventedinthe188039;sinabidtotryandstopsomeofthedamagebeingcausedtorealtreesduetopeopleloppingthetipofflargetrees,thuspreventingthetreesfromgrowinganyfurther。ItgotsobadinGermanythatlawshadtobebroughtintopreventpeoplehavingmorethanonetree。 PrinceAlbert,husbandofQueenVictoria,iscreditedwithbeingresponsibleforintroducingthecustomoftheChristmastreetotheBritishpublicbydecoratingthefirstEnglishChristmastreeatWindsorCastlein1841usingcandles,sweets,fruitandgingerbread。 ThepopularityoftheChristmastreegrewinBritainduringthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury,withtreesbecomingbiggerandmoreelaboratelydecoratedwithbells,baublesandtinsel。However,theonsetoftheSecondWorldWarresultedinabanoncuttingdowntreesfordecorationandpeopleresortedtohavingsmall,artificialtabletoptreesbearinghomemadedecorations。ThesewereoftentakendownintotheairraidshelterswhenthesirenssoundedtoprovideabitofChristmascheer! Thisallchangedfollowingthewar,andlargetreeswereerectedinmanypublicplacestocelebrateChristmas。ThemostfamousoftheseisthetreeinTrafalgarSquare,LondonwhichisanannualgiftfromtheNorwegiangovernmenttogivethanksforthehelptheyreceivedfromBritainduringthewar。 篇三:Christmas Verylonghasnotrelated!Recentlyfortunately?Howstudied?Thesuchlongtimenotandyourelateveryarereallyembarrassed!WhenareyoucomingChina?Myfather,mymotherandIallverymuchthinkofyou!Christmasdayisdrawingnear,hasnotflutteredinthesnowandice, TheChristmastreenotlongisalsohigh, TheChristmascoloredlanternhasnotshone, Theturkeyhasnotbeenbaked, Thesockhasnothungupthewindow, Thegifthasnotpreparedbefore, WishesyourMerryChristmas AgaincomesChinatimerecordscomesmyfamilyplaceguestwetowelcomeyouverymuchthearrival。 Yours 篇四:ChristmasIsComing IlikeChristmas,itisjustlikeourSpringFestival。 MaybetheSpringFestivalismuchmoreimportantandinterestingthanChristmas,butIlikeChristmasDaybetter。BecausewecanspendtimewithourfriendsandclassmatesduringChristmas。Whenitissnowy,Christmasbecomesmuchmorelovely,justlikeinfairytales。IcanimagineIaminafairytale,thegirlwhosoldthematchesismyfriend,theuglyduckbecomingmoreandmorebeautifulandsoon。Whatabeautifulplace!SowecanalsocallChristmasSnowyLovelyDay。 OnChristmasDay,shopsareredandgreen。TherearesomanyChristmascards,Christmashats,Christmasdollsandmanycolourfulthings。Soshopslookverybeautiful。WecangiveacardoradolltoourfriendsandsayMerryChristmas。Bytheway,Ithinkstudyingcanalsobecomemuchmoreinteresting。 Christmasiscoming,italsomeansanewyearwillcome。Let’sstudyhardertowelcomethenewyear! 篇五:ChristmasinUnitedStatesofAmerica SantaClauswasborninUSinthe186039;shewasnamedthisashehadawhitebeardandabelly,sohewasnamedSantaClausasthiswastheDutchwordforStNicholas,Sintaklaas。AlthoughtheDutchhadboughthimwiththeminthe17thcentury,hedidnotbecomeanimportantpersonatChristmasuntiltheNovelistWashingtonIrvingputhiminanovelthathewrotein1809。ThisfirstSantaClauswasstillknownasSt。Nicholas,hedidsmokeapipe,andflyaroundinawagonwithoutanyreindeer,buthedidnothavehisredsuitorliveattheNorthPole,hedidhoweverbringpresentstochildreneveryyear。 In1863HewasgiventhenameSantaClausandboretheredsuit,pipe,andhisreindeerandsleigh。 篇六:Christmas ThenameChristmasisshortforChrist’sMass,’’AMassisakindofchurchservice。Christmasisareligiousfestival。ItisthedaywecelebrateasthebirthdayofJesus。 TherearespecialChristmasservicesinChristianchurchesallovertheworld。ButmanyofthefestivitiesofChristmasdonothaveanythingtodowithreligion。 ExchanginggiftsandsendingChristmascardsaremodernwaysofmakingtheChristmasseasonmerry。