西方节日介绍（中英文版ppt）.pptx

Western Traditional Festivals;圣诞节 Christmas; The name Christmas is short for Christ’s Mass.Christmas is a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.The word Christmas comes from Cristes maesse, an early English phrase that means Mass or festival of Christ.Scholars believe the frequently used shortened form of Christmas － Xmas － may have come into use in the 13th century.In Greek, X is the first letter of Christs name, and also represents the cross on which Jesus was crucified.In the 4th century the Roman Catholic Church chose December 25 as the day for the Feast of the Nativity，And that, Christmas is the feast of the nativity of Jesus, is on 25th, December every year.; The church chose December 25 for a Christian holy day in the hope of giving Christian meaning to existing pagan异教 celebrations of the winter solstice.As a result, many pagan customs gradually became part of the Christmas celebration. By the 12th century, Christmas had become the most important religious festival in Europe.In the 19th century, two Christmas customs became popular－decorating Christmas trees and sending Christmas cards to relatives and friends.; 圣诞节”这个名称稣基督诞生。英文圣诞一词源于古英语，意思是基督的弥是“基督弥撒”的缩写。圣诞节是个基督教节日，庆祝耶撒，或基督的节日。至于频繁使用的圣诞节的简写形式“ Xmas ”，学者们认为也许是始于 13 世纪。在希腊语里，“ X ”是“基督”的首字母，同时“ X ”也象征耶稣受难的十字架。公元 4 世纪，罗马天主教会将耶稣的诞辰定在 12 月 25 日。圣诞节便是于十二月二十五日纪念耶苏的诞生，但真实的诞生日就沒有人知道了。教会将 12 月 25 日定为基督教节日是为了给当时异教的冬至庆祝活动注入基督教的含义。结果，很多异教习俗逐渐融入圣诞节的庆祝活动。到了 12 世纪，圣诞节已成为欧洲最重要的宗教节日。19 世纪，两个圣诞节习俗，即装饰圣诞树和向亲友赠送圣诞卡，变得流行起来。;Traditional food;蛋奶酒 Egg Nog ;圣诞节的传统活动;中国人怎么过圣诞节; Easter day;Easter;复活节彩蛋; 复活节前夕，孩子们为朋友和家人给鸡蛋着色打扮一番。这些蛋有的煮得很老，有的只是空空的蛋壳。复活节那天早上，孩子们会发现床前的复活节篮子里装满了巧克力彩蛋、复活节小兔子、有绒毛的小鸡及娃娃玩具等。据说复活节兔子会将彩蛋藏在室内或是草地里让孩子们去寻找。一年一度的美国白宫滚彩蛋活动经常被电视台实况转播。在多数西方国家里，复活节一般要举行盛大的宗教游行。游行者身穿长袍，手持十字架，赤足前进。他们打扮成基督教历史人物，唱着颂歌欢庆耶稣复活。; Origin of Halloween ;Traditions of Halloween ; They watch scary movies. They wear costumes. They play trick-o’-treat. They play pin