雅思口语素材：Christmas(圣诞节)
<p> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span></p><p> <span word="December">December</span> 25</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="over">over</span> 4000 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 12 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="fires">fires</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="yule">yule</span> <span word="log">log</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span>, <span word="carnivals">carnivals</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="floats">floats</span>, <span word="carolers">carolers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="sing">sing</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="feasts">feasts</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="processions">processions</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="traced">traced</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="Mesopotamians">Mesopotamians</span>.</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mesopotamian">Mesopotamian</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Years">Years</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mesopotamians">Mesopotamians</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="gods">gods</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="god">god</span> - <span word="Marduk">Marduk</span> . <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Marduk">Marduk</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monsters">monsters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chaos">chaos</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="Marduk">Marduk</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mesopotamians">Mesopotamians</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Zagmuk">Zagmuk</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Years">Years</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lasted">lasted</span> <span word="for">for</span> 12 <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mesopotamian">Mesopotamian</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temple">temple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Marduk">Marduk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="swear">swear</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="faithfulness">faithfulness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="god">god</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Marduk">Marduk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="side">side</span>.</p><p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="spare">spare</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="king">king</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mesopotamians">Mesopotamians</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mock">mock</span> <span word="king">king</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="privileges">privileges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="king">king</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mock">mock</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stripped">stripped</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slain">slain</span>, <span word="sparing">sparing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="king">king</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Romans">Romans</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="Saturn">Saturn</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Saturnalia">Saturnalia</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="January">January</span> 1<span word="st">st</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="cries">cries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jo">Jo</span> <span word="Saturnalia">Saturnalia</span>! <span word="the">the</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="masquerades">masquerades</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span>, <span word="big">big</span> <span word="festive">festive</span> <span word="meals">meals</span>, <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span>-<span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Strenae">Strenae</span> .</p>
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