12月底是慶祝的最佳時間。歐洲大部分地區,在每年的那段時間里,許多牲畜都被宰殺,所以他們將不會了很多喂養冬季時。對許多人來說,這是只有每年的這個時候他們有充足鮮肉供給的。另外,大多數的葡萄酒和啤酒,在一年最后發酵可以喝了。

　　在德國,人們被基督教神奧登。德國人懼怕奧登,他們相信他劃過天空俯視眾生,判定誰興誰亡。因為他的存在,許多人選擇呆在家里。

　　Christmas, annual Christian holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. Most members of the Roman Catholic Church and followers of Protestantism celebrate Christmas on December 25, and many celebrate on the evening of December 24 as well. Members of the Eastern Orthodox Church usually delay their most important seasonal ceremonies until January 6, when they celebrate Epiphany, a commemoration of the baptism of Jesus. Epiphany also traditionally commemorates the arrival of the Three Wise Men of the East in Bethlehem (near Jerusalem, Israel), where they adored the infant Jesus and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. The official Christmas season, popularly known as either Christmastide or the Twelve Days of Christmas, extends from the anniversary of Christ’s birth on December 25 to the feast of Epiphany on January 6.

　　Christmas is based on the story of Jesus’ birth as described in the Gospel according to Matthew (see Matthew 1:18-2:12) and the Gospel according to Luke (see Luke 1:26-56). Roman Catholics first celebrated Christmas, then known as the Feast of the Nativity, as early as 336 ad. The word Christmas entered the English language sometime around 1050 as the Old English phrase Christes maesse, meaning “festival of Christ.” Scholars believe the frequently used shortened form of Christmas—Xmas—may have come into use in the 13th century. The X stands for the Greek letter chi, an abbreviation of Khristos (Christ), and also represents the cross on which Jesus was crucified.

　　基督教的節日,每年圣誕節紀念耶穌基督的誕生。我們的大部分員工的追隨者羅馬天主教會和基督教在12月25日慶祝圣誕節,許多慶祝12月24日晚。東正教的成員通常延遲其最重要的季節儀式到1月6號,當他們慶祝主顯節,紀念的洗禮的耶穌。主顯節的到來也傳統上是三個智者東在伯利恒(近耶路撒冷,以色列),在那里他們喜歡這里的圣嬰耶穌和送給他作為禮物的黃金、乳香和沒藥。官方的圣誕節期間,一般地被認為是要么Christmastide或圣誕節的十二天周年紀念日,延伸到基督的誕生,在12月25日主顯節上節1月6日。

　　圣誕節是基于耶穌誕生的故事中所述,根據馬太福音(見馬太福音1:18-2:12)和福音根據《路加福音》(見《路加福音》1:26-56)。羅馬天主教徒,當時所知的第一次慶祝圣誕節的誕生宴會,早336個廣告。“圣誕節”這個詞的某個時候進入英文的1050周圍Christes古老的英語詞組的節日,意思是“maesse基督。”學者認為常用縮短形式的Christmas-Xmas-may已投入使用在13世紀。X代表希臘字母氣,的縮寫Khristos(基督),也代表了耶穌十字架上釘十字架的地方。

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