The contrast between red and white is Santa Claus, who is the most popular figure in Christmas activities. Before going to bed on Christmas Eve, western children should put a sock in front of the fireplace or beside the pillow. When they fall asleep, Santa Claus will put presents in the sock. Playing Santa Claus is also a custom in the west.
The Christian church on Christmas Eve will be very crowded. As soon as Christmas comes, these Christians go to church to celebrate Jesus' birthday. Non-Christians like to go to church at midnight. They go to church to satisfy their curiosity. Of course, the priest also lost no time in telling the story of the birth of Christ in Bethlehem-the manger.
Christmas party:
Christmas is an indispensable program, including family-style, friend-style and lover-style parties. A good opportunity for friendship, affection and love gathering. Wearing Christmas hats, singing Christmas songs and talking about everyone's Christmas wishes.
Christmas dinner:
As a grand celebration festival, Christmas cannot be without food. Christmas turkey dinner is an example of the main course. In the past, people might cook by themselves in the microwave oven. Now, people eat in restaurants for the holidays, and businesses will also take the opportunity to earn customers' money. Of course, there are many Christmas foods, gingerbread, candy and so on.
Christmas hat:
This is a red hat. It is said that wearing it at night can not only make you sleep soundly, but also keep you warm. The next day, you will find more gifts from your relatives in your hat. On carnival night, it is the protagonist of the audience. No matter where you go, you will see all kinds of red hats, some with sharp tips and some with golden lights.
Christmas socks:
It used to be a pair of red socks, no matter how big they are, because Christmas socks are used to hold gifts. Children's favorite thing, they will hang socks by the bed at night and wait for the gift the next morning. What if someone delivers a car at Christmas? Then you'd better ask him to write a check and put it in his socks.
Christmas card:
This is a kind of greeting card to celebrate Christmas and New Year, with pictures of the story about the birth of Jesus and words like "Happy Christmas and New Year" printed on it.
The good news is:
Christmas Eve refers to the night of February 24th to the morning of February 25th. 10. The church organizes some choirs (or formed spontaneously by believers) to sing Christmas carols from door to door or under the window, which is called "good news", which means to reproduce the good news that angels report the birth of Jesus to shepherds on the outskirts of Bethlehem. People who "give good news" are called Christmas waiting, and this activity often lasts until dawn. There are more and more people, the songs are louder and louder, and the streets are full of songs.
Ode:
The hymns sung at Christmas are called "Christmas carols". There are many Christmas carols, most of which are taken from famous musicians' masterpieces. I often sing "Celebrate the whole world, Savior arrival" and (Happy to the world! ), "We hear the voice of angels on high", "Midnight becomes clear", "Beautiful town, oh, the town of Bethlehem, when shepherds look at their flocks in the manger, angels, from the glorious country, listen! I heard the Christmas bell and so on, the most famous of which is Silent Night. It is said that in 18 18, an unknown village priest named Oberndorf lived in a small Austrian town. This Christmas, Moore found that the pipe of the church organ was bitten by a mouse, and it was too late to repair it. How to celebrate Christmas? Moore was very unhappy about it. It suddenly occurred to him that it was recorded in the Gospel of Luke that when Jesus was born, after the angel gave good news to the shepherd on the outskirts of Bethlehem, he sang an ode: "Glory to God in the highest place, and peace to those he likes. "He had a brainwave and wrote a hymn based on these two poems, named Silent Night. Moore wrote the lyrics and showed them to gruber, a primary school teacher in this town, and asked him to compose the music. Gelu was scared and moved when he read the lyrics. He wrote a good song and sang it in the church the next day, which was very popular. Later, two businessmen passed by and learned this song. They sang for King William IV of Prussia. William IV appreciated it very much and ordered Silent Night to be one of the songs that churches all over the country must sing at Christmas. In addition, conditional churches will also sing Gandel's Messiah (also known as the Savior) and other music works every Christmas, and strengthen the festive atmosphere through these music worship activities.
Santa Claus:
It is said that he was originally the bishop of Mela City in Asia Minor, named Saint Nicholas, and was honored as a saint after his death. He is an old man with a white beard, wearing a red robe and a red hat. Every Christmas, he drives a sleigh pulled by deer from the north, enters the houses from the chimney, and puts Christmas presents in socks and hangs them on the children's bedside or in front of the stove. Therefore, when westerners celebrate Christmas, parents will put Christmas gifts for their children in socks and hang them on the bedside of Christmas Eve. The next day, the first thing the children woke up was to look for a gift from Santa Claus by the bed. Nowadays, Santa Claus has become a symbol of good luck, not only Christmas, but also an indispensable person to celebrate the New Year.
Christmas tree:
It is said that a farmer received a hungry and cold child on a snowy Christmas eve and let him eat a big Christmas dinner. When the child said goodbye, he broke a fir branch and inserted it in the ground, and blessed him: "Every year, the gifts are full. Leave this beautiful fir village quickly and repay your kindness." After the child left, the farmer found that the branch had turned into a small tree. He realized that he had received an angel from God. This story became the source of the Christmas tree. In the west, whether Christians or not, a Christmas tree should be prepared for Christmas to increase the festive atmosphere. Christmas trees are usually made of evergreen trees such as cedar and cypress, which symbolizes the longevity of life. The tree is decorated with all kinds of lights and candles, colorful flowers, toys and stars, and hung with all kinds of Christmas presents. On Christmas Eve, people sing and dance around the Christmas tree and have fun.
Christmas ceremony:
It refers to the holiday gifts that westerners give to the postman or servant at Christmas, usually in a small box, so it is called "Christmas box" in English.