A Christmas Story

The legend of Christmas socks

A long time ago, there was a kind-hearted nobleman whose wife died of illness. In order to make inventions, he spent all his money and had to live a poor life in a farmhouse with his three daughters.

Several years passed, and his daughters gradually reached the age of marriage, but he had no money to buy them a dowry. One night, after washing clothes, the daughters hung their socks in front of the fireplace to dry. St Nicholas learned about their father and came to their house that night. While everyone in the family was asleep, he took out three small bags of gold from his pocket and threw them into the chimney one by one, just falling into the girls' stockings.

The next morning, the daughters woke up to find that their socks were full of gold, enough for their dowry. Therefore, the nobleman can see his daughters get married with his own eyes and live happily ever after.

Later, it became a custom for children all over the world to hang up socks and other gifts at Christmas.

2. The Legend of Christmas (short film)

The legend of Christmas:

Santa Claus is a descendant of Odin, and some people say that Santa Claus comes from Saint Nicholas, so Santa Claus is also called Saint Nicholas. 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 comes from the north in a sleigh pulled by deer, enters every house through the chimney, puts Christmas presents in socks and hangs them on the children's beds 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.

(2) Extended reading of Christmas stories

The origin of Christmas:

It is said that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and was born of the Virgin Mary. God even sent the angel Gabriel to Yue Se in his dream, telling him not to abandon Maria just because she was unmarried and pregnant, but to marry her and name the child "Jesus", which means to save people from sin.

When Maria was about to give birth, the Roman government issued an order that everyone must declare their household registration when going to Bethlehem. Yue Se and Mary had to obey. When they arrived in Bethlehem, it was already dark, but they couldn't find a hotel for the night, only a stable could stay. At that time, Jesus was born.

So Mary only gave birth to Jesus in a manger. In order to commemorate the birth of Jesus, later generations designated1February 25th as Christmas, and held mass every year to commemorate the birth of Jesus.

3. Christmas stories

A short story about Christmas

The name "Christmas" is the abbreviation of "Christian Mass". Mass is a church service. Christmas is a holiday, and we celebrate it as the birthday of Jesus, so it is also called Christmas. On this day, all Christian churches in the world hold special ceremonies. But many Christmas celebrations have nothing to do with religion. Exchanging gifts and sending Christmas cards make Christmas a day of universal celebration.

Christmas is the biggest festival in the Christian world. At the beginning of the 4th century AD, 65438+1October 6th was a double festival for churches in the Eastern Roman Empire to commemorate the birth and baptism of Jesus, which was also called Epiphany, that is, God revealed himself to the world through Jesus. The only exception at that time was the church in Jerusalem, which only commemorated the birth of Jesus, not the baptism of Jesus. Later, historians found in the calendar used by Roman Christians that the page of 65438+ February 25, 354 AD recorded: "Christ was born in Bethlehem, Judah." After textual research, it is generally believed that Christmas on February 25, 65438 may have started in 336 AD. It spread to Antioch in Asia Minor in 375 AD and to Alexandria in Egypt in 430 AD. The church in Jerusalem accepted it at the latest, while the church in Armenia still insisted that Epiphany was the birthday of Jesus in 654381October 6th.

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65438+February 25th was originally the birthday of Mithra, the Persian sun god (that is, god of light), and it was a pagan festival. At the same time, the sun god is also one of the gods of Roman Catholicism. This day is the winter solstice festival of the Roman calendar, and pagans worship the sun god.

Everyone regards this day as the hope of spring and the beginning of everything's recovery. Perhaps for this reason, the Roman church chose this day as Christmas. This is one of the measures that the early church tried to christianize pagan customs.

Later, although most churches accepted 65438+February 25th as Christmas Day, the calendars used by churches in different places were different, and the specific dates could not be unified. Therefore, the period from 65438+February 24th to 65438+1October 6th of the following year was designated as Christmas Tide, and local churches could celebrate Christmas during this period according to local conditions. Since February 25th, 65438+ was recognized as Christmas by most churches, the Epiphany of 654381October 6th only commemorates the baptism of Jesus. However, the Catholic Church designated June 6, 65438+ as the "Three Kings Day" to commemorate the story that three kings (that is, three doctors) came to worship when Jesus was born. With the widespread spread of Christianity, Christmas has become an important festival for Christians and even non-Christians of all denominations. In many countries in Europe and America, people attach great importance to this festival and associate it with the New Year, while the celebrations are lively and long.

It is more important than the New Year and has become a national holiday. The main commemorative activities of 65438+February 25th are all related to the legend of the birth of Jesus.

Do you know that?/You know what? The origin of Christmas

The name Christmas is short for "Christ Mass". Mass is a church ceremony. Christmas is a religious holiday. This is the day when we celebrate Jesus' birthday.

Christian churches all over the world have special Christmas ceremonies. But many Christmas celebrations have nothing to do with religion. Exchanging gifts and sending Christmas cards are modern ways to celebrate Christmas in the world.

The birth of Jesus has a story: in the city of Nazareth in Galilee. The virgin's name is Maria, and she was betrothed to Joseph. Before they were together, she was found with

Son of the holy spirit. Joseph, her husband is going to sneak her away. While he was thinking about these things, Gabriel, an angel of the Lord, suddenly appeared to him.

Dream, tell him not to be afraid to marry Mary. Mary will give birth to a son, and he will name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.

Before Jesus was born. Yue Se and Mary came to Shen Yulun to rule Syria. So all the people went to register, each to his city. Joseph also went.

Galilee. Out of Nazareth. Go to Judea. To the city of David. The name of this city is Bethlehem, because he is a member of David's family and wants to register with Mary. His pregnant fiancee. When they were there, the day when she gave birth was over. She gave birth to her first son, wrapped in cloth and put in a coffin.

Because there is no place for them in jnn. And that. Christmas is the birthday of Jesus, which falls on1February 25th every year. But no one knows Jesus' birthday. When Christmas cards appeared in 65438 AD, Christmas became popular, and the concept of Happy Santa Claus first became popular in the 20th century AD.

4. The story of Christmas

On February 25th, 65438, Christians commemorated the birth of Jesus, which was called Christmas. From 65438+February 24th to the following year, 65438+1October 6th is Christmas. During the festival, Christians from all over the world will hold grand commemorative ceremonies. Christmas was originally a Christian festival. Because people pay special attention to it, it has become a national festival. The biggest festival in the western countries in a year can be compared with the New Year, similar to the Spring Festival in China. Westerners use red, green and white as Christmas colors. When Christmas comes, every family should decorate it with Christmas colors. The red ones have Christmas flowers and Christmas candles. The green one is the Christmas tree. It is the main decoration of Christmas, decorated with evergreen trees such as fir and cypress that have been cut into towers. Colorful lanterns, gifts and paper flowers are hung on it, and Christmas candles are lit. 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 origin of the sacred birthday

The origin of Christmas, the birthday of Jesus, is actually long overdue. Why should 65438+February 25th be designated as Christmas? This was stipulated by the church in the middle of the 5th century. In 354 AD, it was stated for the first time in the calendar of "Calian, Philo" that 65438+February 25th was the birthday of Jesus, until the 5th.

In the west, it is generally believed that this day is Christmas.

Christmas tree

It is said that the Christmas tree first appeared in the Saturnalia in ancient Rome in the middle of 65438+February. In the 8th century, German missionary Nicholas used vertical trees to worship the infant. Subsequently, the Germans took 65438+February 24th as the festival of Adam and Eve, and placed a "paradise tree" symbolizing the Garden of Eden at home, and hung cookies representing the sacred bread to symbolize atonement; Light the candle symbolizing Christ. /kloc-In the 6th century, Martin Luther, a religious reformer, designed a Christmas tree with candles in it for the starry Christmas Eve. However, there is another popular saying about the origin of the Christmas tree in the west: a kind farmer warmly hosted a wandering child at Christmas. When leaving, the child broke off a branch and planted it on the ground. The branch immediately grew into a big tree. The child pointed to the tree and said to the farmer, every year today, the tree is full of gifts to repay your kindness. Therefore, the Christmas tree people see today is always full of small gifts.

Christmas carol

For a long time, there are three popular Christmas songs, one

This is a silent night; One is "good news"; third

It's Jingle Bells.

the Santa Claus

Santa Claus originally refers to Nicholas, the bishop of Asia Minor in the 4th century. He is famous for his affability and generosity in helping the poor in Wan Li. In the 6th century, the East called him saint nicholas. Because Nicholas's legends are all related to children and gifts, Santa Claus has become the image of a kind old man who gives gifts to children at Christmas. /kloc-in the 0/8th century, through literature and painting, Santa Claus gradually became the image of an old man with a red coat, white beard and eyebrows.

Christmas card

The first Christmas card in the world was put forward by an Englishman, Sir Henride Gaulle, in 1843, and was designed by John karger.

Christmas gifts

According to the Bible, saints from the East gave gifts when Jesus was born, which is the origin of the custom of Santa Claus giving gifts to children. British children put stockings by the fireplace on Christmas Eve, believing that Santa Claus will come down the chimney at night and bring them presents full of socks. French children put their shoes at the door, so that "when the baby comes, put the gift in the shoes."

Christmas dinner

Just as people in China eat New Year's Eve dinner during the Spring Festival, Europeans and Americans also attach great importance to the whole family sitting around the Christmas tree for a festive meal. The custom of eating turkey for Christmas dinner began at 1620. This custom prevails in America. The Christmas dinner in England is roast goose, not turkey. On Christmas Eve, Austria likes to invite relatives and friends of the whole family to a restaurant for Christmas dinner in droves. Among them, turkey, preserved chicken, roast cowboy meat and pork leg are essential. With famous wine, everyone has a good time.

5. A short story about Christmas

In a small shoe store in Marseille, there was a skilled shoemaker Martin. He looked at the snow outside the window and remembered the protagonist of Christmas: "Tonight is white Christmas Eve. If tomorrow is the first Christmas, Jesus will be born in Marseilles, and I will give him a pair of beautiful little leather shoes. "

Martin put out the light and went to bed, but when he was sleepy, he clearly heard Jesus say to him, "Martin, Martin, do you want to see me very much?" I will visit you in the window of your shoe store tomorrow. "When the shoemaker Martin got up early in the morning, he cleaned the shop up and down and made hot coffee, ready to see Jesus. Before Jesus arrived in the morning, a poor street sweeper, with a broom in his hand, froze in the cold wind. Martin called him in to warm up and have a cup of hot coffee to warm up.

Jesus still didn't show up in the afternoon. A poor widow came out of the window with a child on her back. The woman was pale and the child's face was red with cold. Martin invited them in, gave them food and hot water, gave them clothes, and gave them those little shoes for Jesus. Before Martin went to bed that night, Jesus still came to visit. "

Just as I was asleep, the window of the shoe store suddenly flashed, and the faces of the cleaner, the poor widow and the child appeared on the glass window. They laughed and said, "Martin, I'm calling to ask you." In the darkness, Jesus kindly said to Martin, "whoever receives a child like this for my name will receive me." Because I am hungry, you feed me; I am thirsty, you give me water to drink; I'm a guest, you stay with me. I tell you the truth, since you have done these things to one of my youngest brothers, you have done them to me. "

6. Stories about Christmas

The name "Christmas" is the abbreviation of "Christian Mass". Mass is a church service. Christmas is a religious holiday. We celebrate it as the birthday of Jesus, so it is also called Christmas. On this day, all Christian churches in the world hold special ceremonies. But many Christmas celebrations have nothing to do with religion. Exchanging gifts and sending Christmas cards make Christmas a day of universal celebration.

Christmas is the biggest festival in the Christian world. At the beginning of the 4th century AD, 65438+1October 6th was a double festival for churches in the Eastern Roman Empire to commemorate the birth and baptism of Jesus, which was also called Epiphany, that is, God revealed himself to the world through Jesus. The only exception at that time was the church in Jerusalem, which only commemorated the birth of Jesus, not the baptism of Jesus.

Later, historians found in the calendar used by Roman Christians that the page of 65438+ February 25, 354 AD recorded: "Christ was born in Bethlehem, Judah." After research, it is generally believed that 65438+February 25th, as Christmas, may have originated from the Roman Church in 336 AD. 65438+February 25th was originally the birthday of Mithra, the Persian sun god (that is, god of light), and it was a pagan festival. At the same time, the sun god is also one of the gods of Roman Catholicism. This day is also the winter solstice festival of the Roman calendar, and pagans who worship the sun god regard this day as the hope of spring and the beginning of the revival of everything. Perhaps for this reason, the Roman church chose this day as Christmas. This is one of the measures that the early church tried to christianize pagan customs. Later, although most churches accepted the date of 65438+February 25th as Christmas Day, due to the different calendars used by local churches, the specific date could not be unified, so the date from 65438+February 24th to the following year 65438+1October 6th was designated as Christmas Tide, and local churches could celebrate Christmas during this period according to local conditions.

With the widespread spread of Christianity, Christmas has become an important festival for Christians and even non-Christians of all denominations. In many countries in Europe and America, people attach great importance to this festival and associate it with the New Year. The excitement and solemnity of the celebration greatly surpassed the New Year and became a national festival.

The main commemorative activities of 65438+February 25th are all related to the legend of the birth of Jesus. There is a story about the birth of Jesus. Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. God even sent the angel Gabriel to Yue Se in his dream, telling him not to abandon Maria just because she was unmarried and pregnant, but to marry her and name the child "Jesus", which means to save people from sin. When Maria was about to give birth, the Roman government issued an order that everyone must declare their household registration when going to Bethlehem. Yue Se and Mary had to obey. When they arrived in Bethlehem, it was already dark, but they couldn't find a hotel for the night, only a stable could stay. Just then, Jesus was born! So Mary only gave birth to Jesus in a manger.

In order to commemorate the birth of Jesus, later generations designated1February 25th as Christmas to commemorate the birth of Jesus. But no one knows the real date of birth. /kloc-In the 20th century, Christmas cards became popular, Santa Claus appeared, and Christmas became popular.

7. What are the Christmas stories?

The legend of Santa Claus

The legend of Santa Claus appeared in Scandinavia thousands of years ago. In Norse mythology, Odin, the god of wisdom, art, poetry and war, rode his eight-legged horse around the ends of the earth in winter to punish evil and promote good and distribute gifts. At the same time, his son Thor, dressed in red, used lightning as a weapon to fight the god of ice and snow in the dark and finally defeated the cold. According to pagan legend, Santa Claus is a descendant of Odin. There is also a legend that Santa Claus comes from Saint Nicholas, so Santa Claus is also called Saint Nicholas. Because most of these stories promote the Christian spirit, their origins and story plots are mostly forgotten, but Santa Claus lives in people's spiritual world forever. Every Christmas, Santa Claus rides on Aries, and the holy boy comes to the world with a Christmas tree. With the change of the world, writers and artists began to describe Santa Claus as a familiar image today, dressed in red and with a white beard. At the same time, different countries and cultures have different interpretations of Santa Claus. In Germany, it is said that he dressed up as a holy boy and put nuts and apples in children's shoes. He travels around in a two-wheeled carriage, observing people's behavior, especially children. If he behaves well, he will get many prizes, such as apples, nuts and sugar. Bad boys get whipped. Parents had a brainwave and used this legend to encourage their children to obey. It has greatly surpassed the New Year and become a national holiday. Santa Claus has become the most popular symbol and tradition of Christmas. The image of a happy old elf driving a reindeer and pulling a sleigh full of toys and gifts to give gifts to every child from house to house has been deeply left in people's memory.

165438+ Religious soldiers from Italy brought the relics of Saint Nicholas back to Italy at the end of the 20th century and built a church in the port city of Bari to commemorate him. Soon, Christians from all over the world flocked to worship the saint. These pilgrims brought the story of saint nicholas back to their homeland, so the legend about Santa Claus has its own characteristics in different countries.

/kloc-in the 0/2 century, St. Nicholas's Day appeared in Europe, with giving gifts and charitable activities as the main activities. Germany, France and the Netherlands take 65438+February 6th as a religious memorial day to give gifts to children and the poor.

When the Dutch colonists came to America, they took their bishop Cindy Glass with them. Sintirklass is wearing a red cassock and riding a white horse. Cindy glass's American image has gradually evolved into a happy old elf. At first, American writer washington irving described him as a round and fat Dutch old man in his comedy The History of new york. 1823, the poet Clement Moore continued to dramatize the image of Cindy glass/St. Nicholas in his poem Impression of St. Nicholas, that is, Santa Claus you saw at the beginning of this article.

Thomas Nash was a cartoonist in 1960s. He drew a fat and kind Santa Claus as an illustration of Harper's Week. The image of Santa Claus began to take root in the hearts of Americans. With the passage of time, the image of Santa Claus has been transmitted back to Europe, South America and the whole world.

Many countries have kept their own customs and legends about Santa Claus. According to Dutch legend, Santa Claus Sintirklass arrived by boat on February 6, 65438 with an assistant named Black Peter. He brought a big book describing the performance of all Dutch children in the past year. A good boy gives them presents, and a bad boy is taken away by his assistant.

German Santa Claus also took an assistant named Knecht ruprecht, Krampus or Pelzer Bok, with a big bag of gifts on his shoulder and a stick in his hand. A good boy can receive his gifts, and a naughty boy will teach him some sticks.

Santa Claus is called La Befana in Italy and Santa Claus in France is called Santa Claus or Santa Claus. Santa Claus in Switzerland is called Christkindl or Christchild. Santa Claus in Scandinavia is called julenisse or Juletomite. Like France, Santa Claus in Britain is also called Santa Claus. His image is more solemn and thinner than other Santas. Santa Claus in North America takes a sleigh pulled by reindeer to give presents to children.

The legend of Christmas socks

A long time ago, there was a kind-hearted nobleman whose wife died of illness, leaving him and his three daughters. The aristocrat tried many inventions and failed, but he had no money, so they had to move to a farmhouse, and his daughters had to cook, sew and clean themselves.

A few years later, the daughters gradually reached the age of marriage, but the father was even more depressed because he had no money to buy dowry for his daughters. One night, after washing clothes, the daughters hung their socks in front of the fireplace to dry. St Nicholas learned about their father and came to their door that night. He saw from the window that the whole family was asleep, and he also noticed the girls' stockings. Immediately, he took out three small packets of yellow gold from his pocket and threw them into the chimney one by one, just falling into the girls' stockings.

The next morning, the daughters woke up to find that their socks were full of gold, enough for their dowry. The nobleman was able to see his daughter get married with his own eyes and lived a happy life from then on.

Later, children all over the world inherited the tradition of hanging Christmas stockings. Children in some countries have other similar customs, for example, in France, children put their shoes by the fireplace and so on.

The legend of the 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 stuck it in the ground, thinking, "Every year on this day, gifts are full, so leave this beautiful fir village 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.

good news

On Christmas Eve (from the evening of February 24th to the morning of February 25th, 65438+), the church organized some hymns (or spontaneously formed by believers) to sing Christmas carols from door to door or under the window, which was called "good news", meaning to reproduce the good news that angels reported the birth of Jesus to shepherds in the suburbs 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.