L63圣诞节来了.ppt

* * Christmas 12 . 25 Birth of Jesus Christ Mary Joseph Jesus Christ church services Origin of Christmas Origin of Christmas Christmas Day-December 25th-which Celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, the founder of the Christian religion, is the biggest and best- loved holiday in the United States. 圣 诞 阅 读 欣 赏 Shop owners like Christmas because it is a time when people exchange presents .This means more goods are bought than at any other time of the year. In larger towns decorations are put up in the main street two or three weeks before Christmas ------usually these decorations are lit up at night . Christmas Day , the 25th of December , is the biggest festival celebrated in the Christian countries of the world . Christians regard this day as the birthday of Jesus Christ. Preparations are also made at home . Two or three days before Christmas , people decorate their houses with paper decorations and leaves and branches . People also like to have a Christmas tree in the living room . This is a very small fir tree (冷杉树) decorated with silver paper and colored lights . Small children believe that their presents are brought by Father Christmas . Father Christmas is a kind old man who , the children are told , lives at the North Pole .He travels through the sky on a sledge which is pulled by reindeer and loaded with presents . Stopping on the roofs of houses ,he enters by climbing down the chimney .When small children go to bed on Christmas Eve,they hang a stocking at the end of their beds . When they wake up , they find their stocking filled with presents . Children are very excited on Christmas morning and always wake up early . Every family has its own traditions at Christmas . But all families have a huge Christmas dinner ---usually at midday . / Father Christmas Everyone gets two or three days off work for Christmas .In Britain the day after Christmas is called Boxing Day .This is a great da