AnAmericanChristmas美式圣诞节
<p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="merry">merry</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="merry">merry</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>…"<span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="song">song</span>? <span word="Yup">Yup</span>! <span word="It">It</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="time">time</span>! <span word="This">This</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> "<span word="host">host</span> <span word="family">family</span>"1. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>. <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="December">December</span> 25, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span>--<span word="the">the</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="God">God</span>. <span word="That">That</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="emphasized">emphasized</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="reunion">reunion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>-<span word="exciting">exciting</span> <span word="present">present</span>-<span word="giving">giving</span>.</p><p> <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="December">December</span> 11. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>, <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Stapczynski">Stapczynski</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="house">house</span>--<span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="my">my</span> "<span word="host">host</span> <span word="family">family</span>". <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festive">festive</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="teeming">teeming</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="windowsill">windowsill</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="lights">lights</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="Mrs">Mrs</span>. <span word="Stapczynski">Stapczynski</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="decorations">decorations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="ornaments">ornaments</span> <span word="dangling">dangling</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="branches">branches</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="closer">closer</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>, <span word="inviting">inviting</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="parked">parked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="house">house</span>--<span word="a">a</span> <span word="party">party</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="on">on</span>!</p>
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