English introduction and Chinese translation of Christmas.

Christmas, the annual1February 25th, is a traditional festival on the church calendar, and it is a celebration day for Christians to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. ?

On Christmas Day, most Catholic churches will first try to hold mass on1February 24th, that is, at midnight on1February 25th on Christmas Eve.

However, some Christian churches hold good news meetings and then celebrate Christmas on 1 February 25th, while the Orthodox Church, another branch of Christianity, celebrates Christmas on1July 7th every year.

Christmas, 65438+ February 25th every year, is a traditional festival in the church calendar and a celebration day for Christians to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.

At Christmas, most Catholic churches will hold midnight mass on Christmas Eve on February 24, 65438, that is, in the early morning of February 25, 65438, while some Christian churches will hold a news conference and then celebrate Christmas on February 25, 65438. Another branch of Christianity, the Orthodox Church, celebrates Christmas every year on 65438+1October 7th.

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I. Development of Christmas

As we all know, Christmas was set up to celebrate the birth of Jesus, but the Bible never mentioned that Jesus was born on this day, and even many historians believe that Jesus was born in spring. It was not until the 3rd century AD that 65438+February 25th was officially designated as Christmas. Nevertheless, some Orthodox Christians have designated 65438+1October 6th and 7th as Christmas. ?

Christmas is a religious holiday. /kloc-In the 20th century, the popularity of Christmas cards and the appearance of Santa Claus made Christmas gradually popular. After the Christmas celebration custom became popular in northern Europe, Christmas decorations combined with winter in the northern hemisphere also appeared. ?

From the beginning of19th century to the middle of19th century, the whole of Europe and America began to celebrate Christmas. And derived the corresponding Christmas culture.

Second, the influence of Christmas on China.

For China people with no Christian cultural background, Christmas only provides a time for shopping or traveling abroad. Many cities in China have Christmas revelry, and shopping malls and supermarkets have large-scale promotional activities around Christmas. It also gave birth to a phenomenon: "Yiwu, Zhejiang, is known as the Christmas ornament capital of the world." 70% of the Christmas decorations in the world come from here.

20 1 1 Around Christmas, many China people flocked to major cities in Britain to shop, and nearly one third of the luxury goods sold in Britain were bought by China people. Under the guidance of this amazing purchasing power, many countries have launched special travel plans for China people's Christmas preferential consumption.

In London, England, many businesses employ shop assistants who can speak Mandarin to help China customers buy goods around Christmas. In 20 10, Chinese mainland tourists spent more than 10 billion pounds in Britain, while British residents' demand for luxury goods was less than half that of China tourists.

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