1、Christmas?,Christ,Jesus,耶稣诞生,Merry Christmas,Many legends exist about the origin of the Christmas tree. One legend tells of a poor woodsman who long ago met a lost and hungry child on Christmas Eve.Though very poor himself, the woodsman gave the child food and shelter for the night. The woodsman wok
2、e the next morning to find a beautiful glittering tree outside his door. The hungry child was really the Christ Child in disguise. He created the tree to reward the good man for his charity.,圣诞树的来历,这个故事就成为圣诞树的来源。在西方,不论是否基督徒,过圣诞节时都要准备一棵圣诞树,以增加节日的欢乐气氛。圣诞树一般是用杉柏之类的常绿树做成,象征生命长存。树上装饰着各种灯烛、彩花、玩具、星星,挂上各种圣诞
3、礼物。圣诞之夜,人们围着圣诞树唱歌跳舞,尽情欢乐。,圣诞袜的传说 从前有一个心地善良的贵族,他的妻子因病去逝,抛下他和他的三个女儿。 这个贵族尝试了不少发明,都失败了,但也因此耗尽了钱财,所以他们不得不搬 到一家农舍里生活,他的女儿们也只得亲自烧煮、缝纫和打扫。一晃几年过去,女儿们陆续到了出嫁的年龄,父亲却变得更加沮丧,因为他 没钱给女儿们买嫁妆。,一天晚上,女儿们洗完衣服后将长统袜挂在壁炉前烘干。圣人Nicholas知道 了她们父亲的境况后,就在那天晚上,来到她们的家门前。他从窗口看到一家人 都已睡着了,同时也注意到了女孩们的长统袜。随即,他从口袋里掏出三小包黄 金从烟囱上一个个投下去,刚好
4、掉在女孩们的长统袜里。 第二天早上,女儿们醒来发现她们的长统袜里装满了金子,足够供她们买嫁 妆了。这个贵族也因此能亲眼看到他的女儿们结婚,从此便过上了幸福快乐的生 活。,后来,世界各地的孩子们都继承了悬挂圣诞袜的传统。有些国家的孩子则有 其它类似的风俗,如在法国,孩子们将鞋子放在壁炉旁等等。,搞笑的圣诞袜,Where does he come from?,Santa Clause,圣诞老人的来历,圣诞老人的传说在数千年前的斯堪的纳维亚半岛即出现。北欧神话中司智慧,艺术,诗词,战争的奥丁神,寒冬时节,骑上他那八脚马坐骑驰骋于天涯海角,惩恶扬善,分发礼物。这些故事大多弘扬基督精神,其出处,故事情节
5、大多被淡忘,然而圣诞老人却永驻人们精神世界。,每年圣诞日,圣诞老人骑在白羊星座上,圣童手持圣诞树降临人间,随着世事变迁,作家和艺术家开始把圣诞老人描述成我们今日熟悉的着红装,留白胡子的形象。他赶着驯鹿,拉着装满玩具和礼物的雪橇挨家挨户给每个孩子送礼物的快乐老精灵的形象已深深地留在人们的记忆中。,圣诞送好礼,游戏大比拼-圣诞送礼,Christmas song Jingle Bells,Jingle bells, Jingle bells,Jingle all the way!Oh! What fun it is to rideIn a one-horse open sleigh .Jingle
6、bells, Jingle bells,Jingle all the way!Oh! What fun it is to rideIn a one-horse open sleigh .,Dashing through the snow,In a one-house open sleigh,Oer the fields we go,Laughing all the way .Bells on bobtail ring,Making spirits bright .What fun it is to ride and singA sleighing song tonight .,Dashing
7、through the snow,In a one-house open sleigh,Oer the fields we go,Laughing all the way .Bells on bobtail ring,Making spirits bright .What fun it is to ride and singA sleighing song tonight .,A day or two ago,I thought Id take a ride,And soon Miss Fannie BrightWas seated by my side.The horse was lean and lank,Misfortune seemed his lot,He got into a drifted bank,And we, we got upset.,Jingle bells(1),Jingle bells(2),