教你get最正宗的英国过圣诞的方法
<p>在美国，很多圣诞节的习俗来源于英国，比如<span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>, <span word="exchanging">exchanging</span> <span word="presents">presents</span>以及<span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>。不过有些英国传统并没有流传到美国，这也造就了如今独特的英式圣诞节。<span word="Anglophenia">Anglophenia</span>在一期节目中介绍了10条英国特色圣诞习俗，我们逐一来看一下吧!</p><p>1. <span word="Letters">Letters</span></p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brits">Brits</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fireplace">fireplace</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ashes">ashes</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chimney">chimney</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Father">Father</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span>. <span word="If">If</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="many">many</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fireplace">fireplace</span>/<span word="chimney">chimney</span> … <span word="surely">surely</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="means">means</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>!</p><p>给圣诞老人写信是很平常的事情，不过不去邮局寄信，而是把信烧掉，就是英国特色了。他们觉得这样信件就会直达北极圣诞老人的住所，可以省不少邮费呢!</p><p>2. <span word="Stockings">Stockings</span></p><p><span word="Rather">Rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="stockings">stockings</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fireplace">fireplace</span>, <span word="British">British</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> “<span word="Santa">Santa</span>” <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="waking">waking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wee">wee</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>.</p><p>在美国，大部分人家会把用来装礼物的<span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="stocking">stocking</span>挂在壁炉上，等着圣诞老人送来礼物。不过在英国，人们会把它们挂在床边，这样一醒来就被礼物环绕的感觉会超爽，但是他们完全没有考虑过“圣诞老人”的感受啊，如何在不吵醒小孩子的同时把礼物塞进袜子真是个技术活儿呢!</p>
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