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1、TheWestenFestivals元旦節(jié)(NewYear'sDay)林肯誕辰（AbrahamLincoln'sBirthday）圣瓦倫丁節(jié)（St.Valentine'sDay）華盛頓誕辰（GeorgeWashington‘sBirthda愚人節(jié)（AprilFool'sDay）母親節(jié)（Mother'sDay）父親節(jié)（Father‘sDay）圣誕節(jié).(ChristmasDay)復(fù)活節(jié)（EasterDay,EasterSunday）萬圣節(jié)（Halloween；EveofAllSaint'sDay）感恩節(jié)(Thanksgivi
2、ngDay)圣誕節(jié)(ChristmasDay)ChristmasorChristmasDayisaholidaycelebratingthebirthofJesus,thecentralfigureofChristianity.ItistraditionallycelebratedonDecember25bymostWesternChristianchurches.Althoughdatingtoprobablyasearlyasa.d.200,thefeastofChristmasdidnotbecomewidespr
3、eaduntiltheMiddleAges.Aspectsofcelebrationmayincludegift-giving,Christmastrees,displayofNativitysets,churchattendance,theFatherChristmas/SantaClausmyth,andfamilygatherings.ThewordChristmasisderivedfromMiddleEnglishChristemasse（耶穌的彌撒）.Itisacontractionmeaning"Chris
4、t'smass".ThenameoftheholidayisoftenshortenedtoXmasbecauseRomanletter"X"resemblestheGreekletterX,anabbreviationforChrist.Christmastreecanbesaidtobethemostimportantdecorationmaterials.Christmastreeusuallyusethewholetreepyramidalevergreentrees(suchasclothes,Bo),orap
5、inetreebranchesrepresentpyramidaltree.Thetreesarecoveredwithasparklingsilverdisk,madeofcottonwithsnowflakesandberiotouswithcolorlights,candles,toys,giftsandotherdecorations.Thetopofthetreeisalsoprovidedwithabigstar,treelightsorcandlessymbolizesJesusisthelightofth
6、eword,starrepresentsthebirthofJesuswillbethreeOrientalsageleadstoBethlehemstar.ChristmastreeSantaClaus/FatherChristmasChristmasisaWesternandawell-knowntypicalimage,saintsanddivineunion,benevolenceandgenerosityofthepronoun.GenerallyconsideredholySantaClausisakeepw
7、hitebeard,becourteousandaccessibleintheelderly.Hewaswearingaredhat,wearingawhitecollarwaistgown,wearingawideclothbelt.LegendofSantaClausChristmasEvedroveeightdeerpullsledloadedwithgifts,fromthenorthtothesnow,fromthechimneydown,afterthefireplacetotheroom,putthecan
8、dy,toysandothergiftsinthechildrenhanginginthefireplaceandbadsocks.SantaClaus/FatherChristmasThefatherchristmasissendinggiftsAccordingtocustom,andatChristmaspeo
