Origin of Christmas圣诞由来英语
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="Mass">Mass</span> . <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Mass">Mass</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Church">Church</span> <span word="service">service</span>. <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="churches">churches</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festivities">festivities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="religion">religion</span>. <span word="Exchanging">Exchanging</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span>: <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Nazareth">Nazareth</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Galilee">Galilee</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="virgin">virgin</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="betrothed">betrothed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Holy">Holy</span> <span word="Spirit">Spirit</span>. <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="minded">minded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="secretly">secretly</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="Gabriel">Gabriel</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="angel">angel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lord">Lord</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="forth">forth</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Son">Son</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sins">sins</span>.</p><p> <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="births">births</span>, <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Quintus">Quintus</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="registered">registered</span>, <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Galilee">Galilee</span>, <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nazareth">Nazareth</span>, <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Judea">Judea</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="David">David</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Bethlehem">Bethlehem</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lineage">lineage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="David">David</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="betrothed">betrothed</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="child">child</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="forth">forth</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="firstborn">firstborn</span> <span word="Son">Son</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="swaddling">swaddling</span> <span word="cloths">cloths</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="manger">manger</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inn">inn</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nativity">nativity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> 25<span word="th">th</span>, <span word="December">December</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1846 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jolly">jolly</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nineteenth">nineteenth</span> <span word="Century">Century</span>.</p>
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