有关圣诞节的英语介绍要初一学生能看懂的 就写一下人们的活动, 日期 越多越好还要有翻译 快快快!!

有关圣诞节的英语介绍
要初一学生能看懂的 就写一下人们的活动, 日期 越多越好
还要有翻译 快快快!!

the name christmas is short for christ's mass. a mass is a kind of church service. christmas is a religious festival. it is the day we celebrate as the birthday of jesus. there are special christmas services in christian churches all over the world. but many of the festivities of christmas do not have anything to do with religion. exchanging gifts and sending christmas cards are the modern ways of celebrating the christmas in the world.
the birth of jesus had a story: in nazareth, a city of galilee. the virgin's name was mary was betrothed to joseph. before they came together, she was found with child of the holy spirit. joseph her husband was minded to put her away secretly. while he thought about these things, gabriel, an angel of the lord appeared to him in a dream and told him did not be afraid to take mary as wife. and mary will bring forth a son, and he shall call his name, jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.
before jesus births, joseph and mary came to quirnius was governing syria. so all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. joseph also went up out of galilee, out of the city of nazareth, into judea, to the city of david, which is called bethlehem, because he was of the house and of the lineage of david, to be registered with mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. so it was that while they were there, the days were completed for her to bedelivered. and she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
and that, christmas is the feast of the nativity of jesus, is on 25th, december every year. but nobody know the actual birthday of jesus. and the christmas has become popular when christmas cards appeared in 1846 and the concept of a jolly santa claus was first made popular in nineteenth century.
每年的12月25日，是基督教徒纪念耶稣诞生的日子，称为圣诞节。
从12月24日于翌年1月6日为圣诞节节期。节日期间，各国基督教徒都举行隆重的纪念仪式。圣诞节本来是基督教徒的节日，由于人们格外重视，它便成为一个全民性的节日，是西方国家一年中最盛大的节日，可以和新年相提并论，类似我国过春节。
西方人以红、绿、白三色为圣诞色，圣诞节来临时家家户户都要用圣诞色来装饰。红色的有圣诞花和圣诞蜡烛。绿色的是圣诞树。它是圣诞节的主要装饰品，用砍伐来的杉、柏一类呈塔形的常青树装饰而成。上面悬挂着五颜六色的彩灯、礼物和纸花，还点燃着圣诞蜡烛。
红色与白色相映成趣的是圣诞老人，他是圣诞节活动中最受欢迎的人物。西方儿童在圣诞夜临睡之前，要在壁炉前或枕头旁放上一只袜子，等候圣诞老人在他们入睡后把礼物放在袜子内。在西方，扮演圣诞老人也是一种习俗。
圣诞节在19世纪由国外传教士引入中囯。圣诞节几乎巳家喻户晓。许多人在自己的住所里用漂亮的金属小饰片，纸花，纸环，纸灯笼点缀着圣诞树，晚上吃上他们的火鸡大餐。商家们也会不失时机，大作商品促销策划，商店店员扮成圣诞老人散发精美小礼品和糖果，一些西餐厅更以节日作为卖点，以此招揽生意。
基督教堂在圣诞夜时就会门庭若市。尽管在中国信奉基督教的人为数不多，但仍有一千万受过洗礼的基督教徒。一到圣诞节，这些教徒即前往教堂同庆耶稣诞辰。午夜时分的礼拜，备受非基督教徒青睐，纷纷前往教堂满足其好奇心。当然，教士也不失时机地向来者讲述基督降生于伯利恒--马槽的故事。
Merry Christmas, my best friend.
祝我的挚友圣诞快乐。
给你的情侣
A Christmas greeting to cheer you, my good friend.
希望圣诞祝福给你带来欢乐，我的好朋友。
We will be having Christmas at Wang Ping's this year. You are welcome to join us!
今年我们要在王平家过圣诞，欢迎你也来！
Take your passion and make it come true.
发挥你的热情，让理想变为现实。
I hope we can spend the holidays together.
希望我们能一起过圣诞节。
To Hong from your good friends at Peking U.
送给红——北大的一群好友。
Best of luck in the year to come.
愿你在未来的一年里，吉星高照。
Wish all the best wishes for you.
献上最美好的祝愿。
Wish many good wishes for the holidays and the coming year.
新的一年，向你献上最诚挚的祝福。
Wishing you all the blessings of a beautiful Christmas season.
愿你拥有美丽的圣诞所有的祝福。
May its blessings lead into a wonderful year for you and all whom you hold dear.
祝福你及你所爱的人新的一年中万事如意。
To wish you special joy at the holidays and all year.
祝你在节日和新的一年中享有无限的快乐。
给你的情侣
To Mr. Claus from Mrs. Claus.
圣诞老奶奶祝福圣诞老爷爷。
Don't stand under the mistletoe with anyone else but me.
除了我，不要和任何人站在槲寄生上。
To my dearest love on this joyous Christmas.
值此欢乐佳节，献给我的心上人。
For this and many Christmas to come.
为了这一个，也为了更多即将来临的圣诞节。
On this Christmas I have but one thing to say: I love you.
值此圣诞佳节，我只有一句话要告诉你：我爱你
You're the best Christmas present I ever received.
你是我所收到的最好的圣诞礼物。
I only want you for Christmas!
我只要你作为我的圣诞礼物！
I give all my love to you this Christmas.
值此圣诞佳节，献上我对你所有的爱。
Even though we are apart, you are in my heart this Christmas.
千山万水，隔不断我在佳节对你的思念。
I want you stuffed in my stocking.
我只要你塞在我的袜子里。
I want to be in your arms this Christmas.
我要在你的怀抱里度过今年的圣诞节。
My heart is my Christmas present to you.
我的心就是我奉献给你的圣诞礼物。
You are the one for me this Christmas and for many Christmas to come.
在此圣诞节和未来的每个圣诞节里，你都是我唯一的爱！
I will be yours forever!
我永远属于你！
Let's never spend our Christmas apart.
让我们永不独享圣诞节。
My arms are wide open for you this Christmas.
我张开双臂，盼与你共度圣诞佳节。
Here's a tender Christmas kiss from you know who.
你的心上人献给你一个温柔的圣诞之吻。
I'm only thinking of you this Christmas.
在此圣诞佳节，唯有你在心中。
I hope all of our Christmases are this bright!
愿我们所有的圣诞节都如此欢快明亮！
I want to wish you longevity and health.
愿您福寿安康。
Wishing you a long life.
愿您长命百岁。
I hope that this next year will be as healthy as the last.
我希望您今年跟去年一样健康。
May you both live a long and healthy life.
愿二老福寿安康。
May good health follow you throughout the year.Happy New Year.
愿您今年健健康康。新年愉快。
I hope this year is as happy as the last.
我希望您今年跟去年一样快乐。
You have been healthy for so many years. I hope you have just as many more.
这些年来，您的身体一直非常好。我愿您更加健康。
I know that you have many more happy years to come.
我知道您还有许多更快乐的日子。
Live long and prosper!
多福多寿!
Mom and Dad: Thank you for everything this holiday season!
爸爸妈妈：值此佳节，感谢您们所给予的一切。
I'll be home to enjoy this Christmas with you.
我将回家与你们共度佳节。
A present from me is on the way. Hope you'll like it.
寄上一份礼物，希望你们会喜欢。
I wish I were home for the holidays.
但愿我能回家共度佳节。
Thinking of you at Christmas time.
圣诞佳节，我想念你们。
Warmest thoughts and best wishes from your daughter.
寄上无限的思念和最美好的祝愿，你们的女儿。
Season's greetings from XXX.
献上XXX的节日问候。
A holiday wish from your son XX.
寄上佳节的祝福，你们的儿子 敬上。
May you have the best Christmas ever.
愿你过个最愉快的圣诞节。
A Christmas greeting to cheer you from your daughter.
愿女儿的祝福带给您欢乐。
Merry Christmas to the world's best parents!
祝世界上最好的父母圣诞快乐！
Season's greetings to my dearest parents!
祝我最亲爱的父母节日愉快！
Christmas is a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. No one knows the exact date of Christ's birth, but most Christians observe Christmas on December 25. On this day, many go to church, where they take part in special religious services. During the Christmas season, they also exchange gifts and decorate their homes with holly, mistletoe, and Christmas trees. The word Christmas comes from Cristes maesse, an early English phrase that means Mass of Christ. The story of Christmas comes chiefly from the Gospels of Saint Luke and Saint Matthew in the New Testament.
The history of Christmas dates back over 4000 years. Many of our Christmas traditions were celebrated centuries before the Christ child was born. The 12 days of Christmas, the bright fires, the yule log, the giving of gifts, carnivals(parades) with floats, carolers who sing while going from house to house, the holiday feasts, and the church processions can all be traced back to the early Mesopotamians.
Many of these traditions began with the Mesopotamian celebration of New Years. The Mesopotamians believed in many gods, and as their chief god-Marduk. Each year as winter arrived it was believed that Marduk would do battle with the monsters of chaos. To assist Marduk in his struggle the Mesopotamians held a festival for the New Year. This was Zagmuk, the New Year's festival that lasted for 12 days.
The Persians and the Babylonians celebrated a similar festival called the Sacaea. Part of that celebration included the exchanging of places, the slaves would become the masters and the masters were to obey. The ancient Greeks held a festival similar to that of the Zagmuk/Sacaea festivals to assist their god Kronos who would battle the god Zeus and his Titans.
The Roman's celebrated their god Saturn. Their festival was called Saturnalia which began the middle of December and ended January 1st. With cries of "Jo Saturnalia!" the celebration would include masquerades in the streets, big festive meals, visiting friends, and the exchange of good-luck gifts called Strenae (lucky fruits). The Romans decked their halls with garlands of laurel and green trees lit with candles. Again the masters and slaves would exchange places.
"Jo Saturnalia!" was a fun and festive time for the Romans, but the Christians thought it an abomination to honor the pagan god. The early Christians wanted to keep the birthday of their Christ child a solemn and religious holiday, not one of cheer and merriment as was the pagan Saturnalia.
Some legends claim that the Christian "Christmas" celebration was invented to compete against the pagan celebrations of December. The 25th was not only sacred to the Romans but also the Persians whose religion Mithraism was one of Christianity's main rivals at that time. The Church eventually was successful in taking the merriment, lights, and gifts from the Saturanilia festival and bringing them to the celebration of Christmas.
The exact day of the Christ child's birth has never been pinpointed. Traditions say that it has been celebrated since the year 98 AD. In 137 AD the Bishop of Rome ordered the birthday of the Christ Child celebrated as a solemn feast. In 350 AD another Bishop of Rome, Julius I, choose December 25th as the observance of Christmas.
The birth of Jesus had a story: In Nazareth, a city of Galilee. The virgin's name was Mary was betrothed to Joseph. Before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband was minded to put her away secretly. While he thought about these things, Gabriel, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him did not be afraid to take Mary as wife. And Mary will bring forth a Son, and he shall call his name, Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.
Before Jesus births, Joseph and Mary came to Quirnius was governing Syria. So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. Joseph also went up out of Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and of the lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. So it was that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
And that, Christmas is the feast of the nativity of Jesus, is on 25th, December every year. But nobody knows the actual birthday of Jesus. And the Christmas has become popular when Christmas cards appeared in 1846 and the concept of a jolly Santa Claus was first made popular in nineteenth Century.
The custom of giving gifts to relatives and friends on a special day in winter probably began in ancient Rome and northern Europe. In these regions, people gave each other small presents as part of their year-end celebrations.
In the 1800's, two more Christmas customs became popular--decorating Christmas trees and sending Christmas cards to relatives and friends. Many well-known Christmas carols, including ``Silent Night" and ``Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," were composed during this period. In the United States and other countries, Santa Claus replaced Saint Nicholas as the symbol of gift giving.
The word Xmas is sometimes used instead of Christmas. This tradition began in the early Christian church. In Greek, X is the first letter of Christ's name. It was frequently used as a holy symbol.
“圣诞节”这个名称是“基督弥撒”的缩写。弥撒是教会的一种礼拜仪式。耶诞节是一个宗教节。我们把它当作耶稣的诞辰来庆祝，因而又名耶诞节。这一天，世界所有的基督教会都举行特别的礼拜仪式。但是有很多圣诞节的欢庆活动和宗教并无半点关联。交换礼物，寄圣诞卡，这都使圣诞节成为一个普天同庆的日子。
圣诞节是基督教世界最大的节日。4世纪初，1月6日是罗马帝国东部各教会纪念耶稣降生和受洗的双重节日、称为“主显节”Epiphany，亦称“显现节”即上帝通过耶稣向世人显示自己。当时只有耶路撒冷的教会例外，那里只纪念耶稣的诞生而不纪念耶稣的受洗。
后来历史学家们在罗马基督徒习用的日历中发现公元 354年12月25日页内记录着：“基督降生在犹大的伯利恒。”经过研究，一般认为12月25日作为圣诞节可能开始于公元336年的罗马教会。12月25日原来是波斯太阳神（即光明之神）密特拉（Mithra）的诞辰，是一个异教徒节日，同时太阳神也是罗马国教众神之一。这一天又是罗马历书的冬至节，崇拜太阳神的异教徒都把这一天当作春天的希望，万物复苏的开始。可能由于这个原因，罗马教会才选择这一天作为圣诞节。这是教会初期力图把异教徒的风俗习惯基督教化的措施之一。后来，虽然大多数教会都接受12月25日为圣诞节，但又因为各地教会使用的历书不同，具体日期不能统一，于是就把12月24日到第二年的1月6日定为圣诞节节期（Christmas Tide），各地教会可以根据当地具体情况在这段节期之内庆祝圣诞节。
随着基督教的广泛传播，圣诞节已成为各教派基督徒，甚至广大非基督徒群众的一个重要节日。在欧美许多国家里，人们非常重视这个节日，把它和新年连在一起，而庆祝活动之热闹与隆重大大超过了新年，成为一个全民的节日。
12月25日的主要纪念活动都与耶稣降生的传说有关。耶稣的出生是有一段故事的，耶稣是因着圣灵成孕，由童女马利亚所生的。神更派遣使者加伯列在梦中晓谕约瑟，叫他不要因为马利亚未婚怀孕而不要她，反而要与她成亲，把那孩子起名为“耶稣”，意思是要他把百姓从罪恶中救出来。当马利亚快要临盆的时候，罗马政府下了命令，全部人民到伯利恒务必申报户籍。约瑟和马利亚只好遵命。他们到达伯利恒时，天色已昏，无奈两人未能找到旅馆借宿，只有一个马棚可以暂住。就在这时，耶稣要出生了！於是马利亚唯有在马槽上，生下耶稣。
后人为纪念耶稣的诞生，便把十二月二十五日定为圣诞节，纪念耶稣的出世。但真实的诞生日就没有人知道了。十九世纪，圣诞卡的流行、圣诞老人的出现，圣诞节也开始流行起来了。