初中生圣诞节英语作文：圣诞节夜景
<p> 圣诞节夜景美丽的描写</p><p> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="December">December</span> 25 <span word="which">which</span> <span word="celebrates">celebrates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span>. <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Orthodox">Orthodox</span> <span word="Churches">Churches</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Julian">Julian</span> <span word="Calendar">Calendar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="January">January</span> 7 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gregorian">Gregorian</span> <span word="Calendar">Calendar</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="birthdate">birthdate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span>. <span word="Christs">Christs</span> <span word="birth">birth</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="nativity">nativity</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fulfill">fulfill</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Testament">Testament</span> <span word="prophecies">prophecies</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="messiah">messiah</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="savior">savior</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Christemasse">Christemasse</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Cristes">Cristes</span> <span word="m">m</span>?<span word="sse">sse</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contraction">contraction</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="Christs">Christs</span> <span word="mass">mass</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="shortened">shortened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Xmas">Xmas</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="X">X</span> <span word="resembles">resembles</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="letter">letter</span>(<span word="chi">chi</span>), <span word="an">an</span> <span word="abbreviation">abbreviation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span> (??).</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="economically">economically</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="traced">traced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Examples">Examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="festivals">festivals</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="festivals">festivals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yule">Yule</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Saturnalia">Saturnalia</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="characterized">characterized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span> (<span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Father">Father</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>, <span word="Saint">Saint</span> <span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Father">Father</span> <span word="Frost">Frost</span>). <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="various">various</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="practiced">practiced</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span>, <span word="British">British</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="motifs">motifs</span> <span word="disseminated">disseminated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="film">film</span>, <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="literature">literature</span>, <span word="television">television</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="media">media</span>.</p>
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