美国圣诞节文化简介
关美国圣诞节文化简介
we wish you a merry christmas we wish you a merry christmas…have you heard that song yup it＇s christmas time this christmas i stayed with my host family1 it was an amazing experience to see how a typical american family would celebrate the biggest western festival of the year
christmas like our spring festival has a meaning in itself christmas day which is on december 25 is the birthday of jesus christthe son of god that＇s why it is called christmas on that day christians would get together with their families to celebrate the birthday of jesus but nowadays the religious meaning of christmas has become less emphasized to many families it is just a time of family reunion and the everexciting presentgiving
our school had been on winter vacation since december 11 i stayed at my friend stephen stapczynski＇s househis family was my host family although christmas was still more than ten days ahead the festive spirit had already been teeming everywhere the christmas tree had already been set up and on every windowsill there were christmas lights on the first day i arrived at their house stephen and i helped mrs stapczynski put decorations on the christmas tree the tree looked so nice with all the lights on and the beautiful ornaments dangling from its branches
as christmas came closer the whole neighborhood had made preparations too some people would hold parties at their houses inviting all their neighbors to come so every night if you went out you would see a long line of cars parked in front of some housea party＇s on
what＇s more the christmas decorations that some people put on their windows and in gardens were just amazing on one night we went out in our car for a tour of lights there was one street that was so famous for its lights that it got its way into the local paper we had a hard time finding the wellhidden street but it turned out to be worth the effort lights shone brightly in front of nearly every house on trees bushes doors windows…everywhere taking different shapes making it seem almost like daytime huge inflatable figures in the front gardens were waving to us there were santa clauses2 of course chuckling merrily away and there were also other christmas figures like rudolph3the rednosed reindeerwith his red nose gleaming ever so brightly even bart simpsona character in the famous comedy the simpsonshad joined the jolly party wearing a santa＇s hat the street set off a lot of oohs and aahs inside the car4 when we left there was a line of cars in the street all there to see the lights
christmas is the time for exchanging presents stephen and niko had been thinking about their christmas lists (a list of things they wish santato give them for christmas) for a long time i didn＇t want to ask for anything but the stapczynskis were so kind to forceme make one list as well (mr stapczynski told me if i didn＇t make one he would chop off my legs) so i wrote down a couple of things that i would like to have and gave the list to themsorry my mistaketo santa
finally christmas eve came there was a special christmas service at the church at 6 pm it was certainly a very interesting experience for me the priest started the service reading and sang out extractions from a holy bookthe divine liturgy for several times we would stand up and pray
sometimes the church choir would start singing the atmosphere was very quiet and holy then there was a ceremony called the receiving communion people waited in line to receivea spoonful of food from the priest it was a very special christmas tradition the food was made from bread and wine the bread represents the body of jesus and the wine represents his blood after this ceremony the priest had a speech he reminded us not to forget the true meaning of christmas and let jesus really live inside usthat is to love the people around us wholeheartedly i think that no matter if you are a christian or not this principle should be part of our lives after the priest finished his speech the part that i enjoyed most came christmas carols5 christmas carols are songs that people sing at christmas such as jingle bells we wish you a merry christmas silent nightand so on some were very merry others sounded quite holy but all of them were beautiful i closed my eyes and let all the peacefulness and happiness that were in the songs flow through me what a feeling it was
we went to sleep earlier that day for we had to get up early on christmas day to open our presents sure enough when i was still halfway during a sweet dream stephen burst into my room and told me to get up and open presents there were a huge pile of presents under the christmas tree and there was such a mysterious mist shrouding them that made me eager to see what they all were so one by one we went through all the presents mr and mrs stapczynski had bought me everything i had written on my christmas listand a lot more i got music cds film dvds clothes books… i was very happy and i didn＇t know how to express my appreciation for what they had done for me
stephen and niko had gotten a lot of presents too and they had already been trying out their new games
in the afternoon we went to mrs stapczynski＇s brother uncle stan＇s house they had prepared a marvelous meal for us a lot of their friends and relatives also came i saw stephen and niko＇s grandparents yiayia and papou (words of grandma and grandpa in greekmrs stapczynski＇s parents came from greece so they like the boys using greek words to call them) they were very kind to me and treated me just like one of their family members we had a very luxurious meal consisting of turkey beef pork and all sorts of other food
after the meal when all the stomachs were full and everyone was feeling drowsy6 from all the food we just sat around the table and chatted just like what we chinese people do at the spring festival after all christmas like the spring festival is a time for us to get away from our busy lives a time for family gathering and a time to have some fun
notes
1 host family 寄住家庭接家庭学校安排圣诞节留美国国际学生住寄住家庭中
2 santa claus 圣诞老
3 rudolph 圣诞节圣诞老坐驯鹿雪撬孩子送礼物中指路驯鹿名字rudolph鼻子红色称rednose reindeer
4 街景象车中响起片惊奇声音set off 激起引起
5 carol (圣诞)颂歌
6 drowsy 困倦
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关美国圣诞节文化简介
we wish you a merry christmas we wish you a merry christmas…have you heard that song yup it＇s christmas time this christmas i stayed with my host family1 it was an amazing experience to see how a typical american family would celebrate the biggest western festival of the year
christmas like our spring festival has a meaning in itself christmas day which is on december 25 is the birthday of jesus christthe son of god that＇s why it is called christmas on that day christians would get together with their families to celebrate the birthday of jesus but nowadays the religious meaning of christmas has become less emphasized to many families it is just a time of family reunion and the everexciting presentgiving
our school had been on winter vacation since december 11 i stayed at my friend stephen stapczynski＇s househis family was my host family although christmas was still more than ten days ahead the festive spirit had already been teeming everywhere the christmas tree had already been set up and on every windowsill there were christmas lights on the first day i arrived at their house stephen and i helped mrs stapczynski put decorations on the christmas tree the tree looked so nice with all the lights on and the beautiful ornaments dangling from its branches
as christmas came closer the whole neighborhood had made preparations too some people would hold parties at their houses inviting all their neighbors to come so every night if you went out you would see a long line of cars parked in front of some housea party＇s on
what＇s more the christmas decorations that some people put on their windows and in gardens were just amazing on one night we went out in our car for a tour of lights there was one street that was so famous for its lights that it got its way into the local paper we had a hard time finding the wellhidden street but it turned out to be worth the effort lights shone brightly in front of nearly every house on trees bushes doors windows…everywhere taking different shapes making it seem almost like daytime huge inflatable figures in the front gardens were waving to us there were santa clauses2 of course chuckling merrily away and there were also other christmas figures like rudolph3the rednosed reindeerwith his red nose gleaming ever so brightly even bart simpsona character in the famous comedy the simpsonshad joined the jolly party wearing a santa＇s hat the street set off a lot of oohs and aahs inside the car4 when we left there was a line of cars in the street all there to see the lights
christmas is the time for exchanging presents stephen and niko had been thinking about their christmas lists (a list of things they wish santato give them for christmas) for a long time i didn＇t want to ask for anything but the stapczynskis were so kind to forceme make one list as well (mr stapczynski told me if i didn＇t make one he would chop off my legs) so i wrote down a couple of things that i would like to have and gave the list to themsorry my mistaketo santa
finally christmas eve came there was a special christmas service at the church at 6 pm it was certainly a very interesting experience for me the priest started the service reading and sang out extractions from a holy bookthe divine liturgy for several times we would stand up and pray
sometimes the church choir would start singing the atmosphere was very quiet and holy then there was a ceremony called the receiving communion people waited in line to receivea spoonful of food from the priest it was a very special christmas tradition the food was made from bread and wine the bread represents the body of jesus and the wine represents his blood after this ceremony the priest had a speech he reminded us not to forget the true meaning of christmas and let jesus really live inside usthat is to love the people around us wholeheartedly i think that no matter if you are a christian or not this principle should be part of our lives after the priest finished his speech the part that i enjoyed most came christmas carols5 christmas carols are songs that people sing at christmas such as jingle bells we wish you a merry christmas silent nightand so on some were very merry others sounded quite holy but all of them were beautiful i closed my eyes and let all the peacefulness and happiness that were in the songs flow through me what a feeling it was
we went to sleep earlier that day for we had to get up early on christmas day to open our presents sure enough when i was still halfway during a sweet dream stephen burst into my room and told me to get up and open presents there were a huge pile of presents under the christmas tree and there was such a mysterious mist shrouding them that made me eager to see what they all were so one by one we went through all the presents mr and mrs stapczynski had bought me everything i had written on my christmas listand a lot more i got music cds film dvds clothes books… i was very happy and i didn＇t know how to express my appreciation for what they had done for me
stephen and niko had gotten a lot of presents too and they had already been trying out their new games
in the afternoon we went to mrs stapczynski＇s brother uncle stan＇s house they had prepared a marvelous meal for us a lot of their friends and relatives also came i saw stephen and niko＇s grandparents yiayia and papou (words of grandma and grandpa in greekmrs stapczynski＇s parents came from greece so they like the boys using greek words to call them) they were very kind to me and treated me just like one of their family members we had a very luxurious meal consisting of turkey beef pork and all sorts of other food
after the meal when all the stomachs were full and everyone was feeling drowsy6 from all the food we just sat around the table and chatted just like what we chinese people do at the spring festival after all christmas like the spring festival is a time for us to get away from our busy lives a time for family gathering and a time to have some fun
notes
1 host family 寄住家庭接家庭学校安排圣诞节留美国国际学生住寄住家庭中
2 santa claus 圣诞老
3 rudolph 圣诞节圣诞老坐驯鹿雪撬孩子送礼物中指路驯鹿名字rudolph鼻子红色称rednose reindeer
4 街景象车中响起片惊奇声音set off 激起引起
5 carol (圣诞)颂歌
6 drowsy 困倦
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