ChristmasintheUK英式圣诞节
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="continuity">continuity</span>. <span word="Preparations">Preparations</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="installation">installation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decorated">decorated</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prominent">prominent</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="firmly">firmly</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="popularised">popularised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="Victoria">Victoria</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>, <span word="Prince">Prince</span> <span word="Albert">Albert</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1840.</p><p> 在英国，圣诞节往往在家和家人一起过，且被视为对家庭和睦的一种庆祝。准备工作很早就开始了，大家寄贺卡且在家最显眼的地方装饰圣诞树。尽管这已经成为了根深蒂固的传统，圣诞树最早是由维多利亚女王的丈夫，阿尔伯特王子在1840年从德国引入这一风俗，且开始流行起来。</p><p> <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="decorated">decorated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="evergreens">evergreens</span> (<span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>); <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wreath">wreath</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="holly">holly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="garlands">garlands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="holly">holly</span>, <span word="ivy">ivy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fir">fir</span> <span word="indoors">indoors</span>. <span word="Bunches">Bunches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mistletoe">mistletoe</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="doorways">doorways</span> - <span word="any">any</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="underneath">underneath</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="kisses">kisses</span>! <span word="Traditional">Traditional</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span>: <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="mince">mince</span> <span word="pies">pies</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="pudding">pudding</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="favourite">favourite</span> <span word="recipe">recipe</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spices">spices</span>, <span word="nuts">nuts</span>, <span word="dried">dried</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brandy">brandy</span>. </p><p> <span word="Presents">Presents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span>. <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secular">secular</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>. </p>
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