Christmas Day is the biggest festival in the western countries.It is on December 25, the birthday of Jesus Christ. Before the festival, every family will buy a Christmas tree, and put i t in the middle of the living-room. And their houses look more soft and beautiful. On Christmas Eve, children always hang up their Christmas stockings and hope Father Christmas will come to put presents in them. In fact, their parents put the presents in their stockings. How interesting it is! On Christmas Day, people say "Merry Christmas" to each other.
on christmas day, shops are red and green. there are so many christmas card s, christmas hats, christmas dolls and many colourful things. so shops look very b eautiful. we can give a card or a doll to our friends and say "merry christmas." by the way, i think studying can also become much more interesting.
On the twenty-fourth of December, all children are very excited. Usually they are sent to bed early so that their parents can get the presents ready. The younger children think that Father Christmas will come down the chimney or fireplace, so they hang up a sock for him to put presents in. The greedy ones even hang up a pillow-case or a sack to try to get more presents. Later that night, father or mother will put presents in the sock, and leave others at the side of the bed.
圣诞节Christmas is a Christian holiday held on December 25 which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. Eastern Orthodox Churches, which use the Julian Calendar to determine feast days, celebrate on January 7 by the Gregorian Calendar. Both dates are merely traditional and neither is thought to be the actual birthdate of Jesus. Christ's birth, or nativity, is said to fulfill Old Testament prophecies concerning the coming of a messiah, or savior.The word Christmas is derived Middle English Christemasse and from Old English Cristes mæsse.[1] It is a contraction meaning "Christ's mass". The name of the holiday is often shortened to Xmas because Roman letter "X" resembles the Greek letter Χ (chi), an abbreviation for Christ (Χριστός).In Western countries, Christmas has become the most economically significant holiday of the year. The popularity of Christmas can be traced in part to its status as a winter festival. Many cultures have their most important holiday in winter because there is less agricultural work to do at this time. Examples of winter festivals that are believed by some to have influenced Christmas include the pre-Christian festivals of Yule and Saturnalia.In Western culture, the holiday is characterized by the exchange of gifts among friends and family members, some of the gifts being attributed to Santa Claus (also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, and Father Frost). However, various local and regional Christmas traditions are still practiced, despite the widespread influence of American, British and Australian Christmas motifs disseminated by film, popular literature, television, and other media.
When I was very small, I always looked forward to the coming of Christmas Day, because it meant that I would have presents early in the morning. It was such an exciting thing for me. My mother told me that if I was doing well in the year, the Santa Claus would give me bonus.
I believed in it and I acted politely. I got my present every Christmas morning and I was so proud of myself. Now I have grown up and realize the truth of Santa Claus. I am so thankful of my parents, as they make up the story and help me to be an excellent kid.