圣诞节(英文介绍）.ppt

Christmas day is a joyful religious holiday when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. To people all over the world, Christmas is a season of giving and receiving presents. Another important custom is to send and receive Christmas card, which are meant to help express the sentiment of the season. They begin sending Christmas card early in December to friends, acquaintances and co-workers. There is a important people called Santa Claus. Most children believe that Santa Claus lives at the North Pole. He entered down the chimney and left candy and presents inside the socks for the children. Christmas Dinner The Christmas dinner is the main Christmas meal and is traditionally eaten at mid-day or early afternoon. A traditionally Christmas dinner includes roast turkey, roast potatoes, brussels sprout, cranberry sauce and Christmas pudding. Usually, a silver coin was hidden inside the pudding. The silver coin brought good fortune to whomever find it when the pudding was cut. Interesting Fact In accordance with native custom, when eating Christmas dinner, they often set up a multi-seat and multi-release of a tableware. These are prepared for ‘‘God’s messenger’’. Also someone says that they are prepared for passers-by who are in need of help. * *