关于圣诞的那些典故(1):耶稣降临
从最临近11月30日的星期天开始的耶稣降临是为庆祝耶稣诞生做准备的一段时间。降临起源于拉丁语词汇“<span word="adventus">adventus</span>”意义为来临。按照传统，这是基督教徒忏悔的时间，但现在基督教徒们已经不需要严格遵守这一规矩。<span word="Advent">Advent</span> <span word="wreaths">wreaths</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="churches">churches</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fir">fir</span> <span word="branches">branches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="candles">candles</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lit">lit</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="Advent">Advent</span>.降临节花环是非常流行的一个装饰物，特别是在教堂里。它是由杉树树枝和四根蜡烛组成。在降临节的这个月里，每周星期日人们就会点亮一只蜡烛。<span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="churchgoers">churchgoers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="churches">churches</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span>.圣诞节是基督教的节日中最广泛被非基督教徒庆祝的节日，而平安夜教堂中也会挤满了来做礼拜的人。</p>
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