圣誕樹的傳說
圣誕樹的傳說英文版
It is said that there was a farmer served a poor boy on a cold windy Chrismas Eve and gave him a big chrisemas meal. The boy cut a Fir tree's branch and inserted it into the earth.He said, "every year this time. there will be many presents in this branch. I wish I can pay back to your favor by this beautiful Fir tree. " After the boy left, the farmer discovered that the branch had grow up as a big tree. Then he realized that the boy was an envoy of the god. This is the origin of the chrismas day. In western countries, Whatever you are, everyone will prepare a chrismas tree to increase the happiness of the chrismas day. Chrismas trees are made of evergreen tree like Fir trees and they represent the long lives.People put candles,flowers,toys,stars on the tree and they put chrismas present on the tree. On Chrismas Eve,people sing and dance happily and they enjoy themselves around the tree.
圣誕樹的傳說中文
另一個(gè)傳說記載。據(jù)說有一位農(nóng)民在一個(gè)風(fēng)雪交加的圣誕夜里接待了一個(gè)饑寒交迫的小孩，讓他吃了一頓豐盛的圣誕晚餐，這個(gè)孩子告別時(shí)折了一根杉樹枝插在地上并祝福說：“年年此日，禮物滿枝，留此美麗的杉村，報(bào)答你的好意。”小孩走后，農(nóng)民發(fā)現(xiàn)那樹枝竟變成了一棵小樹，他才明白自己接待的原來是一位上帝的使者。這個(gè)故事就成為圣誕樹的來源。在西方，不論是否基督徒，過圣誕節(jié)時(shí)都要準(zhǔn)備一棵圣誕樹，以增加節(jié)日的歡樂氣氛。圣誕樹一般是用杉柏之類的常綠樹做成，象征生命長存。樹上裝飾著各種燈燭、彩花、玩具、星星，掛上各種圣誕禮物。圣誕之夜，人們圍著圣誕樹唱歌跳舞，盡情歡樂。
圣誕老人的由來
美國人關(guān)于圣誕老人的概念源于圣-尼古拉斯，他生于公元280年的小亞細(xì)亞。眾所周知，他是個(gè)和藹、慈善的人;確實(shí)，由于他的慷慨寬大而成為一位圣徒。
the concept of the american santa claus originated with st. nicholas, who was born in asia minor in 280 a.d. he was known as a kind, benevolent man; indeed made a saint because of his generosity.
為了紀(jì)念圣-尼古拉斯，按照歐洲傳統(tǒng)，12月6日就是交換圣誕禮物的日子，也標(biāo)志著圣誕假期開始。
in honor of st. nicholas, december 6 became the traditional day in europe for the exchange of christmas gifts and the beginning of the holiday season.
荷蘭移民把他們關(guān)于贈送禮物的圣-尼古拉斯的形式帶到了美國，他們的發(fā)音是“sinter klass”。美國人不習(xí)慣于荷蘭發(fā)音，把他改為“santa claus”，這就是廣受孩子們喜愛的、圣誕節(jié)標(biāo)志性的圣誕老人。
dutch immigrants to the united states brought with them their version of the gift-giving st. nicholas, known as sinter klass. americans, unaccustomed to the dutch pronunciation, turned this into santa claus, who is beloved as a symbol of christmas by children of all ages.