What are the customs of Christmas? What are the customs of Christmas?

1, Christmas custom 1: Dress up the Christmas tree. The custom of Christmas tree comes from Germany, which is cut by some evergreen trees, such as fir trees and pine trees with tower branches and leaves. Trees are usually decorated with gold and silver bars, crutches, apples and small gifts. Apples symbolize the rich products of the Garden of Eden, and gifts symbolize the gifts given to Jesus by oriental doctors. The walking stick on the Christmas tree is a shepherd's walking stick. The inverted walking stick is similar to the initials of Jesus and also symbolizes Jesus. The silver ribbon on the Christmas tree symbolizes holiness, and the gold ribbon symbolizes glory. The bow symbolizes that this person is closely connected with God, and God loves the world forever.

2. Christmas custom 2: exchange Christmas cards and letters. Just like China people send lovesickness by mail, foreigners also send Christmas cards at Christmas to express their thoughts for relatives and friends far away. Christmas cards are generally printed with pictures during Christmas, such as snow scenes, snowmen, Santa Claus, reindeer and so on. There are also some greeting cards printed with Christian elements, such as the scene of the birth of Jesus.

3. Christmas custom 3: Give gifts to relatives and friends. This tradition comes from the fact that when Jesus was born, three oriental doctors gave him gifts. Therefore, every Christmas, friends and relatives will give gifts to each other. The legend of Santa Claus giving gifts also comes from this story. Legend has it that on February 24th of 65438+ every year, Santa Claus drives a sleigh pulled by reindeer to give gifts to families.

4. Christmas custom 4: Sing Christmas songs. During Christmas, there are always some traditional Christmas songs to add atmosphere to Christmas, and happy songs echo in the streets. Common Christmas songs now include the first Noel's first Christmas song Hark! Angels are singing white Christmas. We wish you a Merry Christmas.

Christmas custom five: making Christmas food. Long ago, people would eat some special foods on Christmas Eve, such as plum porridge. As time goes on, people eat more and more diversified things at Christmas, such as preserved fruit. With the improvement of living standards, the most popular food is Christmas cake. There are more and more styles of Christmas cakes now, but most of them are made of eggs, butter and fruit. Christmas cake has become an indispensable part of Christmas dinner.