圣诞节的黑板报合集：Christmas 2页

圣诞节的黑板报合集：ChristmasChristmas,annualChristianholidaycommemoratingthebirthofJesusChrist.MostmembersoftheRomanCatholicChurchandfollowersofProtestantismcelebrateChristmasonDecember25,andmanycelebrateontheeveningofDecember24aswell.MembersoftheEasternOrthodoxChurchusuallydelaytheirmostimportantseasonalceremoniesuntilJanuary6,whentheycelebrateEpiphany,acommemorationofthebaptismofJesus.EpiphanyalsotraditionallycommemoratesthearrivaloftheThreeWiseMenoftheEastinBethlehem(nearJerusalem,Israel),wheretheyadoredtheinfantJesusandpresentedhimwithgiftsofgold,frankincense,andmyrrh.TheofficialChristmasseason,popularlyknownaseitherChristmastideortheTwelveDaysofChristmas,extendsfromtheanniversaryofChrist’sbirthonDecember25tothefeastofEpiphanyonJanuary6.ChristmasisbasedonthestoryofJesus’birthasdescribedintheGospelaccordingtoMatthew(seeMatthew1:18-2:12)andtheGospelaccordingtoLuke(seeLuke1:26-56).RomanCatholicsfirstcelebratedChristmas,thenknownastheFeastoftheNativity,asearlyas336ad.ThewordChristmasenteredtheEnglishlanguagesometimearound1050astheOldEnglishphrase2 Christesmaesse,meaning“festivalofChrist.”ScholarsbelievethefrequentlyusedshortenedformofChristmas—Xmas—mayhavecomeintouseinthe13thcentury.TheXstandsfortheGreekletterchi,anabbreviationofKhristos(Christ),andalsorepresentsthecrossonwhichJesuswascrucified.12---来源网络整理，仅供参考2