圣诞树的英文作文

　　圣诞树的英文作文
　　TonightisChristmaseve。HuangPeixinmysteriouslygavemeagiftafterschool。It39；stheChristmastree！Shesaidwithasmile，yougobackanddoit，youwillhaveanunexpectedsurprise！Really？I39；mlookingforwardtotheevening。
　　Ireturnedhome，can39；twaittoopenthebag：whataChristmastree？Onlytwopiecesofcardboardandasmallplate，abagofwater。Idoubtedputtogetherwelltwopiecesofcardboard，thisisnotthetrunk？Ifeltajoyinmyheart。HuangPeixindidn39；tcheatme。Iputthetrunkontheplate，andthewaterpouredintotheplate。Atthistime，Isawthewaterquicklyintothetree，alleyesonmytrunk。Afterabout30minutes，Ifoundthetrunkonthelongalittlewhite，Irubbedmyeyes，makesurenowrong，jumpedupanddownwithexcitement，Ijumpedtenfeethighandsaid：Mom，grow，grow！
　　Mothersmiledandsaid：sillygirl，whatlongcameout！IcontinuedtolookattheChristmastreewithacuriousmood，atthismoment，mymothercalledouttoeat，andIwaved，andthenputintothemagicoftheChristmastreeonthe。Idonotknowhowlong，alittlewhiteflowersdisappeared，theChristmastreeoftheleaveslongcameout，Iholdmybreath，staringeyes，ablink，forfearthatinmyblinkoftimetherewillbesomesecretsneakaway。Unconsciously，Ifellasleep。。。。。。
　　Iwokeupfromthedimlight，andIwenttoseemyChristmastree。Wow！Great，great！Iwassurprised，Christmastreegrew！Itiscolorful，inthelightofthebackgroundismorebeautiful，Icarefullylookedatit：asmallplateonatraceofwhitesilk，suchastheground，Christmastreecolorful。Toobeautiful！Icannothelpbutlikeaponylikedanceandskipwithjoy。
　　IreallyappreciateHuangPeixin，becauseitishertobringmethisspecial，beautifulgift，shemademeahappychristmas！圣诞树的英文作文
　　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。Thiswasdurablebuttarnishedquicklyandmanyexperimentstookplacetotryandfindanalternativeincludingamixofleadandtin，whichwastooheavyandkeptbreaking。Itwasonlyinthemid20thcenturythataviablealternativewasfound。
　　Artificialtreeswereinventedinthe188039；sinabidtotryandstopsomeofthedamagebeingcausedtorealtreesduetopeopleloppingthetipofflargetrees，thuspreventingthetreesfromgrowinganyfurther。ItgotsobadinGermanythatlawshadtobebroughtintopreventpeoplehavingmorethanonetree。
　　PrinceAlbert，husbandofQueenVictoria，iscreditedwithbeingresponsibleforintroducingthecustomoftheChristmastreetotheBritishpublicbydecoratingthefirstEnglishChristmastreeatWindsorCastlein1841usingcandles，sweets，fruitandgingerbread。
　　ThepopularityoftheChristmastreegrewinBritainduringthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury，withtreesbecomingbiggerandmoreelaboratelydecoratedwithbells，baublesandtinsel。However，theonsetoftheSecondWorldWarresultedinabanoncuttingdowntreesfordecorationandpeopleresortedtohavingsmall，artificialtabletoptreesbearinghomemadedecorations。ThesewereoftentakendownintotheairraidshelterswhenthesirenssoundedtoprovideabitofChristmascheer！
　　Thisallchangedfollowingthewar，andlargetreeswereerectedinmanypublicplacestocelebrateChristmas。ThemostfamousoftheseisthetreeinTrafalgarSquare，LondonwhichisanannualgiftfromtheNorwegiangovernmenttogivethanksforthehelptheyreceivedfromBritainduringthewar。