圣诞节夜景美丽的描写
Christmas is a Christian holiday held on December 25 which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. Eastern Orthodox Churches, which use the Julian Calendar to determine feast days, celebrate on January 7 by the Gregorian Calendar. Both dates are merely traditional and neither is thought to be the actual birthdate of Jesus. Christ's birth, or nativity, is said to fulfill Old Testament prophecies concerning the coming of a messiah, or savior.
The word Christmas is derived Middle English Christemasse and from Old English Cristes m?sse.[1] It is a contraction meaning "Christ's mass". The name of the holiday is often shortened to Xmas because Roman letter "X" resembles the Greek letter Χ (chi), an abbreviation for Christ (Χριστ??).
In Western countries, Christmas has become the most economically significant holiday of the year. The popularity of Christmas can be traced in part to its status as a winter festival. Many cultures have their most important holiday in winter because there is less agricultural work to do at this time. Examples of winter festivals that are believed by some to have influenced Christmas include the pre-Christian festivals of Yule and Saturnalia.
In Western culture, the holiday is characterized by the exchange of gifts among friends and family members, some of the gifts being attributed to Santa Claus (also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, and Father Frost). However, various local and regional Christmas traditions are still practiced, despite the widespread influence of American, British and Australian Christmas motifs disseminated by film, popular literature, television, and other media.
今天我和好朋友去参加了阿斯顿的圣诞Party。
老师给我们讲了一个关于圣诞节的故事，耶稣在成年的时候经常帮助穷人，地主都很恨他，终于有一天，耶稣被钉在了十字架上，活活地让大火烧死。老师还跟我们说，耶稣在出生的时候是12月25日，人们为了纪念他，就把这天定为圣诞节。
老师说这次活动的主要内容有两项，一项是做游戏，里面包括推赛车、雪地寻宝和充满了礼物的屋子。另一项是做食物，主要是做水果沙拉和三明治。
最热闹的就是雪地寻宝了，游戏规则是：每位同学轮流用眼睛蒙上布，后面的几位同学就喊：“钻，往右点，往左点……。”哪个组在“棉花”堆里找到的积木最多，哪个组就胜利。这个过程进行的非常激烈。我们笑哈哈的你推我，我挤你，有说有笑的，玩的很开心。
接着，我们又品尝了水果沙拉和三明治。三明治的制作其实很简单，只要拿两片面包，再加上一些番茄酱、火腿就可以了。
最后，我们收到了圣诞老人的礼物，高兴极了。这次的圣诞Party可真好玩。
山东济南天桥区新苑小学二年级:常懿敏