英语翻译圣诞节的来历 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、

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圣诞节的来历
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”（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日为圣诞节,可能开始于公元336年的罗马教会,约在公元375年传到小亚细亚的安提阿,公元430年传到埃及的亚历山大里亚,耶路撒冷的教会接受得最晚,而亚美尼亚的教会则仍然坚持1月6日主显节是耶稣的诞辰.
12月25日原来是波斯太阳神（即光明之神）密特拉的诞辰,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,但又固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,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.自从12月25日被大多数教会公认为圣诞节后,原来1月6日的主显节就只纪念耶稣受洗了,但天主教会又把1月6日定为“三王来朝节”,以纪念耶稣生时东方三王（即三位博士）来朝拜的故事.
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.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.

The origins of Christmas
Christmas is the world's largest Christian festival.4 beginning of the century,January 6 is the eastern part of the Roman Empire Memorial Church of the Nativity and the Church baptized the double festival,known as the "Main significant Festival" (also known as "Shows Festival") that is the world of God through Jesus showed himself.Jerusalem church was the only one exception,where only commemorate the birth of Jesus rather than the commemoration of Jesus baptized.Later historians using prescriptive Christians in Rome found in the calendar year 354,December 25 pages in the record:"Christ the Nativity in Bethlehem Judas."
After the study,generally considered on December 25 for Christmas,may start to the year 336,the Roman church,about AD 375,spread in Asia Minor of安提阿,AD 430,spread to the Adriatic in Alexandria,Egypt,Jerusalem Church accepted in the latest,and the Armenian Church is still insists on January 6 main festival is marked the birth of Jesus.
December 25 originally Persian Ra (bright god) Mithra's birthday is a holiday infidels,Titan is the state religion of Rome one of gods,goddesses.This is the day the Roman calendar of the Winter Solstice Festival,the pagans worship Ra day as this spring are the hope of reviving everything start.Probably for this reason,the Roman Church before choosing this day as Christmas.This is the church early Christian try to turn the customs of the infidels one of the measures.Later,while most churches have accepted December 25 for Christmas,but throughout the church-the different calendar used by a specific date can not be uniform,so put December 24 to the second year of January 6 as a Christmas Festival period can According to the local church around the specific circumstances in this period of the festival to celebrate Christmas.Since December 25 was recognized as the majority of the church after Christmas,the original January 6 of the main section was baptized just a commemoration of Jesus,but the Catholic Church again on January 6 as a "three - to North Korea festival" to Memorial Health,the East Third Jesus Wang (that is,three Ph.D.) pilgrimage to the story.
With the widespread Christian,Christmas has become all Christian denominations,and the masses of the masses of non-Christians an important festival.Many countries in Europe and the United States,people attach great importance to this festival,New Year and it is linked,and the festive celebrations with a grand greatly exceeding the New Year,become a national holiday.On December 25 the main commemoration with the legend of the Church of the Nativity.From December 24 in the following year on January 6 for the Christmas holiday season.During the holiday season,all the Christians have held a grand memorial ceremony.Christmas was originally a Christian holiday,because of people's attention,it has become a national holiday,is the most Western countries grand a year,the festival,and New Year's analogy,a similar Chinese Spring Festival.Westerners in red,green and white color color for Christmas,Christmas comes every household should use color to Christmas decorations.Red Christmas with Christmas flowers and candles.Green is the Christmas tree.It is the main Christmas decorations,felling to use the fir,Parker was a decorated evergreen from the pyramid,hoisted above a colorful lanterns,gifts and paper flowers,and also lit a Christmas candle.Red and white matched is Santa Claus,he is the most popular activities of the Christmas characters.Just before going to sleep Christmas Eve children in the West prior to the fireplace before or placed next to a pillow socks,waiting for Santa Claus after falling asleep in their socks on the gifts within.In the West,playing Santa Claus is also a custom