初三英语作文：圣诞树的故事The Christmas Tree
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Tree">Tree</span>圣诞树的故事</p><p> <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="decorating">decorating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decorate">decorate</span> <span word="evergreen">evergreen</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="Saturnalia">Saturnalia</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="medieval">medieval</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Paradise">Paradise</span> <span word="Play">Play</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> 24 <span word="December">December</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="depicted">depicted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Man">Man</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Adam">Adam</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Garden">Garden</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Eden">Eden</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="evergreen">evergreen</span> <span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="apples">apples</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apple">apple</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="temptation">temptation</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Boniface">Boniface</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="monk">monk</span>, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pagans">pagans</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oak">oak</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="Thor">Thor</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="childs">childs</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Boniface">Boniface</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="felled">felled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fist">fist</span>. <span word="Later">Later</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fir">fir</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oak">oak</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Boniface">Boniface</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pagans">pagans</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tree">Tree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span> <span word="Child">Child</span>.</p><p> <span word="Legend">Legend</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 16<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="Luther">Luther</span> (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Protestant">Protestant</span> <span word="religion">religion</span>) <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decorate">decorate</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="indoor">indoor</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="candles">candles</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="attempted">attempted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recreate">recreate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="shining">shining</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="evergreens">evergreens</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="decorated">decorated</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="indoors">indoors</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1605 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="history">history</span>! <span word="The">The</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="decorated">decorated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sweets">sweets</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="objects">objects</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="quilled">quilled</span> <span word="snowflakes">snowflakes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stars">stars</span>. <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Markets">Markets</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="gingerbreads">gingerbreads</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wax">wax</span> <span word="ornaments">ornaments</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="souvenirs">souvenirs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>.</p>
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