Christmas is the day of the year that brings real hope and longing to all mankind. It holds high the torch of brotherhood.
Christmas is a day when most people are open-minded and tolerant.
It is also on this day that most people try their best to be friendly and considerate to others;
On this day, we all show elegance and generosity as always;
On this day, the joy of family is far more important than the profit of business;
On this day, people of different races are in high spirits when they meet and talk.
On this day, people from all walks of life wish each other a happy holiday;
On this day, even the enemy was reunited.
Commemorating the birth of the savior is certainly not singing hymns or dancing. First of all, we should think about God's conservatism this year, so that we can spend it safely. In this year, how many times have we been considerate of the Lord's heart, how many times have we done our duty for God's family, and have we borne the fruit of the Holy Spirit in this year? Is there a new life of Christ in our actions? Then sing praise and praise the Lord with sincerity and honesty. However, in some places, some girls are busy practicing dance and have no time to pursue Excellence in dance. In order to step up the rehearsal, the word of God has stopped learning. I think this situation is just to please people's eyes, not to please the Lord's heart.
Hehe, I read a blog post recently, offering flowers to Buddha. Are you satisfied?
12 ways to remember the true meaning of Christmas.
We should get rid of the traditional ways of celebrating Christmas, such as shopping in a hurry, eating and drinking, taking some time to rekindle new Christmas fireworks and leaving the more "fresh" Christmas spirit at home.
1, candlelight is bright
Bright candlelight drives away the darkness and becomes a significant symbol of winter vitality. On the first Advent (Sunday four weeks before Christmas), some Christians lit candles in the church and took them home. Candles burned one after another until Christmas Eve. The whole family can have a candlelight dinner. Traditionally, you can also light three more candles, each representing the week of Advent.
2. Donate to public welfare undertakings
If you know someone who is willing to donate to public welfare, you can donate in her/his name.
Step 3 write letters
Will there be anyone who has helped you in your life? Or do you want to make up with an old friend who had an argument? Or want to say "I love you" to the person you love? So now is the best time to pick up a pen and paper and express your feelings.
4. Give the most needed gifts
We often give gifts for the sake of "giving gifts". In fact, people already have them or don't need them. We should try to give those gifts that are not on the gift list.
Step 5 plant a real Christmas tree
An interesting way to commemorate Christmas is to give those who love nature a "last minute" gift. By phone or online, you can spend $65,438+00 to help American Forest Organization, the oldest non-profit civic reservation organization, plant 65,438+00 trees in the most seriously damaged forest ecosystem.
6. Create a new family holiday
If you traditionally spend Christmas Eve with your husband's relatives, but you have to spend Christmas with your own relatives, then you will regret not being able to celebrate this festival with your husband and children at home. Some people even complain that they and their children never have private time and space to spend Christmas. Then, we can create a new festival, such as Adam's Day on February 23rd, 65438-because Adam was born before Eve. On 23rd, we can share gifts, have dinner together and celebrate festivals with our families and children.
7. Create a Christmas gift notebook.
Buy a beautiful notebook to record the gifts you and your family receive and send. Next year, when you want to write greetings or give gifts, take a notebook with you, so that you can avoid giving others repeated gifts. Notepad is a sign that you think about yourself and others.
8. Decorate the Christmas tree by division of labor
Let the family divide the work to decorate the Christmas tree. Divide the tree into different parts with red ribbons, so that everyone has their own place to decorate, and avoid the same Christmas tree decoration every year.
9. Have dinner by the Christmas tree.
After the Christmas tree is decorated, everyone has dinner around it. Turn off all the lights except the tree and imagine how beautiful this tree is! This idea is most suitable for the night after a tiring Christmas shopping all afternoon.
10, make Christmas Eve simple.
On Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, it is suggested to have a simple dinner, such as pizza, or let the guests eat sandwiches by themselves instead of being tired ... >>
Question 2: The meaning of Christmas. Christmas, also known as Christmas, is the birthday of Jesus, which is translated as "Christ Mass", a traditional holiday in the West, which falls on February 25th every year, 65,438 years. Mass is a church service. Christmas is a religious festival, because it is celebrated as the birthday of Jesus, hence the name "Christmas". [ 1]
Most Catholic churches will hold midnight mass on Christmas Eve on the 24th, that is, in the early morning of February 25th, 65438+, while some Christian churches will hold a good news meeting and then celebrate Christmas on February 25th, 65438+. Another branch of Christianity, the Orthodox Church, celebrates Christmas every year on 65438+1October 7th.
Christmas is also a public holiday in the western world and many other regions, such as Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Singapore in Asia. In the era of Constantine (AD 3 13), the Roman church gradually got used to celebrating the birth of the Lord on1February 25th.
Question 3: What is the significance of Christmas in China? 1. "The west wind overwhelms the east wind". Why is Christmas coming?
In recent years, the offensive of foreign festivals, mainly Christmas, has become more and more fierce, while the traditional festivals in China have become more and more deserted compared with foreign festivals. Especially in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other big cities, young people are in high spirits at the mention of Christmas, while the traditional Lunar New Year is becoming more and more "old-fashioned, monotonous and calm, and the more boring it is to cross it ...". The aggressive situation of Christmas has its specific reasons:
1, China's economic development and the improvement of people's living standards.
More and more people in China celebrate Christmas, which is a symbol of the country's economic development and the improvement of residents' living standards. The more developed the economy, the higher the income of residents, the stronger the material foundation of residents, the stronger the pursuit of leisure, and the more holidays.
2. The deepening of cultural exchanges between China and the West and the role of western strong economy.
China is opening to the outside world more and more. A large number of European and American multinational companies entered China, and a large number of westerners went to China to work and travel. Many western traditional customs have also been introduced more widely and have had a far-reaching impact.
Christmas is becoming more and more popular in China, and the economy is also an important factor. In China, a country with no Christian tradition at all, Christmas is so popular that the relative strength of western economy and culture plays a subtle role. The history of celebrating Christmas in Japan, South Korea and Singapore is longer than that in China, mainly because of the cultural diffusion and spread in economically developed countries and regions.
City residents, especially young people, have formed a special orientation towards Christmas.
The Spring Festival is a time for China people to relive their family ties, which is about reunion. The 11th May Day is a luxurious rest time. Residents just want to travel with their families, or simply rest and sleep late to recuperate. As for the foreign festival represented by Christmas, China city residents, especially young people, have blurred its original meaning and turned it into a wild, fun and carnival feast. From the perspective of folklore, China's traditional festivals emphasize reunion more, so it seems to be a burden to many young people, while western festivals are mostly carnival-style, and Christmas is more like being for yourself. For young people who advocate individuality and pursue fashion, foreign festivals can better publicize a free mood.
4. Promotional activities promoted by enterprises and media.
The propaganda offensive fueled by merchants and media from all sides led the general public's fantasy and longing for the festival, thus producing a magnificent Christmas army. Just like the National Day Golden Week, people don't have to travel, but when the environment provides such a behavioral condition, when the media and businesses create such a "beautiful" trap, people have to jump into it. Of course, there is no harm in letting more people jump into this trap. This is also a holiday economy.
Second, the characteristics of Christmas consumption in China
As an exotic product, Christmas has its specific applicable subject and time and space conditions in China. At present, Christmas consumption in China has the following characteristics:
1, the main body of Christmas consumption is young people.
The survey found that 70% of the Christmas crowd are young people under the age of 38, and 45% of them have considerable economic strength.
Students and some employees who are more open and directly related to brain power are the main payers of Christmas. Students can quickly accept new things, and some relatively open industries directly related to brain power, such as network, business, education and so on. It is easy to get in touch with new things from abroad. People who work in these industries are naturally brought into Christmas Eve by their careers, especially white-collar workers in foreign companies.
2. Developed and open cities are the concentrated areas of Christmas consumption.
Whether and how a city celebrates Christmas is closely related to its cultural composition, economic development and openness. In developed and open cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, Christmas has become a well-known foreign festival, but the lively atmosphere on Christmas Eve in some inland cities in northwest China is very thin, especially in some economically underdeveloped small and medium-sized cities. In towns and rural areas, there are no traces of Christmas.
3. Christmas entertainment consumption time is concentrated on Christmas Eve.
Because there is no holiday, 100% of the celebrations are held in the evening. Students and white-collar workers who have been busy all day are active in the forefront of fashion and take this opportunity to relax. Because Christmas is also the "second Valentine's Day", college students are most keen on it, especially those couples who are in love will choose to gather on Christmas Eve for carnival. Similarly ... >>
Question 4: Does Christmas represent the meaning of work? Christmas, also known as Christmas, commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ was born to preach the gospel of heaven and died for mankind.
Nowadays, society, especially Chinese mainland, always misunderstand that the central figure of Christmas is Santa Claus, but it is not. In fact, Jesus Christ should be the center of this festival. You can see there will be angel dolls or pictures, because when Jesus was born, the angel reported the birth information of the savior to the shepherd; You will see the stars on the Christmas tree, because when Jesus was born, three doctors from the East followed a star to the place where Jesus was born. You see Santa Claus because a kind-hearted person is moved by the spirit of sacrifice and dedication of Jesus Christ and gives gifts to others.
Question 5: What is the special significance of Christmas? 1) in terms of religion
Christmas has become a custom all over the world, but have you ever explored the origin of this day? Do you know why n celebrates this day?
The origin of Christmas can be traced back to the birth of Jesus 200 1 years ago.
When was Jesus born?
Although it is impossible to verify the exact year, most archaeologists believe that it should be the year of century division (that is, one year BC), but it is impossible to determine the correct date of birth. Therefore, early Christians took Mishraism of the Roman Empire as the first day to commemorate the birth of the sun god on February 25th of every year/kloc-0.
So Christmas is an important festival for Christians to commemorate the birth of Yahya in religion.
According to the Bible, Jesus was born in the Jewish town of Bethlehem. Mary, the mother of Jesus, was pregnant by the Holy Spirit. In her dream, the angel Gabriel appeared in front of her and told her that she would give birth to the son of God, who would be called Jesus. When she and her husband Yue Se returned to their hometown, all the hotels were full, so Mary was forced to give birth to Jesus in the manger. Inspired by God, three doctors in the Far East followed a bright star in the sky to find Jesus, bowed down to him, opened the treasure box and presented him with gold, frankincense and myrrh as gifts. The pastor in Bethel also heard the voice of an angel from heaven and told them the good news of the birth of Jesus.
(B) in terms of folk customs
This goes back to Germany. In Germany, the four Sundays before Christmas ranked first, second, third and fourth respectively. The Christmas market started around the first festival. On the first festival, every household will light the first candle in adventskranz, then smoke separately in each festival, and then light other candles in the wreath. When the fourth candle is lit, it means Christmas is coming!
During this period, German families began to prepare all kinds of shopping, decoration and cleaning at the same time. Does this look like our twelfth lunar month? Children will also get an "ADVENTSKALENDER", which is a paper box with 1 to 24 small "doors", and there is a small toy or candy behind each door. Just like when we were children, we smoked in the grocery store attached to our family. Children can open a door every day from 1 February1Sunday, just before1February 24th. But naughty children usually want to open them all on the first day!
▲ The origin of Santa Claus
Christmas is an exciting day, especially for children. I believe everyone is familiar with Santa Claus? Once upon a time, there was an old man named Nicholas who loved to help poor families all his life. Once, he helped three poor people and gave them three bags of gold to escape the misfortune of being sold. When Nicholas secretly gave a bag of gold to one of the women, he threw the gold out of a window and fell into a sock on the wall. So, the way to give presents in Christmas stockings is to ask for candy from door to door!
It is said that on Christmas Eve, husbands' associations will drive reindeer sleigh full of gifts to send some children who have performed well in the past year. He would sneak into the house from the chimney and stuff gifts into socks hanging on the bedside. Therefore, children always hang colorful socks on the bedside and put a cup of hot milk next to them to quench their thirst for hard-working Santa Claus and give themselves a big gift.
The next day, every child can't wait to open the ceremony and want to know what reward he got.
1822, after a Dutch missionary spread the story of this great philanthropist to the United States, American businessmen used this festival every year to publicize advertisements with special marketing techniques and made a lot of money. Japan and other Asian countries followed suit. Therefore, the custom of dressing up as Santa Claus to celebrate Christmas has gradually become popular all over the world.
▲ The origin of Christmas tree
1. It is said that around16th century, Germans first placed evergreen pine and cypress branches in their houses as decorations. Later, German missionary Martin Luther put candles on fir branches in the forest and lit them, making them look like starlight leading people to Bethlehem, just as the Magi found Jesus according to the stars in the sky two thousand years ago. Today, people have switched to light bulbs instead of candles.
Legend has it that a long time ago, a farmer met a poor child at Christmas. He received the child warmly, and when the child left, his roots were cut off. > & gt
Question 6: What colors are there for Christmas? What's the point? Red and green at Christmas
The main colors of Christmas are red and green. This reflects the ancient people's love for holly. This plant has sharp leaves in dark green and bears blood-red berries in winter. In ancient times, people decorated houses and churches with evergreen plants such as holly in winter. They believe that evil spirits will kill plants in winter, causing leaves and flowers to wither. Holly has an extraordinary ability to survive in the winter of death, so they believe that Holly will have the same power to protect them from death. In addition, Holly has spikes and red berries, which is very suitable as a symbol of the crown. (In the Bible, Jesus was crowned with thorns and disguised as the king of the Jews before his crucifixion. )
Since19th century, Christmas red has become another common Christmas ornament. Chimpanzee, also known as Christmas red, has bright red leaves and small yellow-green flowers. Its star-shaped leaves are often compared to the mysterious star of Bethlehem, which is the star of life.
Fourth, mistletoe garland
Mistletoe is an evergreen plant parasitic on fruit trees, and its branches are often used as Christmas decorations. People usually hang it on the door. A man can kiss any girl standing under the mistletoe.
In ancient times, mistletoe was regarded as a magical herb and a panacea. People respect it very much, and they must use a golden sickle when they take it off the parasitic plants. Because people think it has magical power, mistletoe is often hung on the door for good luck.
Modern kissing customs can be traced back to Scandinavian armistice customs. Scandinavians are not allowed to fight near mistletoe. The branches of mistletoe hanging on the door became an oath of peace and friendship, and the establishment of this oath was confirmed by friendly actions such as kissing. In this way, we can reasonably explain the Christmas kiss under the mistletoe, because Christmas is a peaceful day.
With the development of the times and the change of living environment, especially the young people's pursuit of fashion, many traditional customs are no longer popular. The historical inheritance of customs and habits can reflect the cultural foundation of a nation to a certain extent. Knowing some customs background knowledge can not only improve our interest in learning English, but also help us overcome cultural barriers in language communication, help us understand and understand westerners, and enable us to communicate better.
Question 7: The origin, customs, significance, time and birthplace of Spring Festival and Christmas. The origin of Christmas.
Every year, 65438+February 25th is the day when most Christians in the world commemorate the birth of Jesus.
There was no Christmas at the beginning of the church, and it didn't happen until about one hundred years after Jesus ascended to heaven. It is said that the first Christmas was held in A.D. 138 at the initiative of Bishop St Clemens of Rome. The first Christmas in the history of the church was in 336 AD. Because the Bible does not clearly remember the time when Jesus was born, the date of Christmas varies from place to place. It was not until 440 AD that the Holy See set 65438+ February.
The 25th is Christmas. In A.D. 1607, church leaders from all over the world gathered in Bethlehem, which further confirmed this point. Since then, most Christians in the world have regarded 65438+February 25th as Christmas. /kloc-In the 20th century, Christmas cards became popular, Santa Claus appeared, and Christmas became popular.
Because the Bible records that Jesus was born at night, the night of 65438+February 24th is traditionally called "Silent Night" or "Silent Night".
Question 8: How many volts is1.5 volt battery and 4 volt battery connected in parallel? After DC batteries are connected in parallel, the battery with low voltage will become the load.