Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!——Jun Wang, chairman of the China Democracy Party World Union & the China Democracy Journal, blessing people of the world at the eve of Christmas. He said, the Christmas which symbolize of easy, fashion, romance of 2009 is coming under the world financial crisis which lead to people increasing pressure. At the advent of Christmas, I wish people do not to miss any opportunity to relax. To Christmas, the protagonist, a legendary figure - Santa Claus, "he" sat in a sled car, the gift for everyone.
He sincerely wish the people of the world peace! Happy!And Merry Christmas to China's pursuit of democracy, freedom, human rights and all human rights defenders, dissidents, religious figures!
“ I wish all Chinese people, including Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao compatriots and overseas Chinese Merry Christmas!
Christmas (christmas) is an important Christian festival, scheduled for December 25 every year to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, but also generally secular celebration. The festival commemorating the birth of Jesus and the agricultural Midwinter Festival & the Sun Festival happened all in coincidence, therefore custom to celebrate Christmas is from the diverse sources.
In the Roman Empire, December 17 Saturnalia is a festival of all people immersing themselves in entertaining and give gifts to each other. December 25 is also an ancient Iranians enshrined in the god of justice Mitra birthday.
The Romans in the New Year's Day with green leaves and sticks, Green lights decorating houses, and gifts for children and the poor. Teutonic tribes infiltrated Gaul, Britain and Central Europe and other places, but also bring Germanic and Celtic people's religious ceremonies. Thus, the festivity has been reunited, burning large pieces of firewood, and taste wood-shaped pastries; display of tree branches; visit friends and give each other gifts and other celebrations. A symbol of warmth and longevity of the fire and lighting, has always been a winter holiday celebrations in the content, in the Christian and non-Christian practices. Evergreen symbol of struggle for survival, since the Middle Ages with Jesus linked to Christmas celebrations. Due to the different calendars, and other Eastern Orthodox Church calendar equivalent of the Christmas date on January 6 or 7.
Westerners use red, green and white as Christmas’ color, when Christmas comeing, every household be decorated with the Christmas color. The Red is flowers and candles. The Green of the Christmas tree were made of tower-shaped which is cut from trees of Evergreen and decorated by the pyramid. Hanging above colorful lanterns, gifts and paper flowers, also lit a candle for Christmas.
The colorful of red and white Santa Claus, is the most popular figures in the Christmas activities. Western children before go to sleep of the Christmas Eve will put the socks to the fireplace or a pillow next to socks, waiting for Santa Claus put gifts in the socks when they are sleeping. In the West, to play Santa Claus is also a custom.
It is said that he was in Asia Minor city of Rafah every bishop named St. Nicholas, after the death of the title of Latter-day Saints, wearing a red, white beard wearing a Red Hat old man. Christmas deer each year, he drove the sled pulling aspects from the north, from the chimney into the individual, the Christmas gifts packed in socks hanging in the children's bedside or stove before. Therefore, Westerners over the Christmas, the parents to their children's Christmas gifts packed in socks, the Christmas Eve, when hanging on the children's bedside. The next day, the children wake up first thing in the night to find Santa Claus brought gifts.
Today, Santa Claus has become a symbol of, when Christmas is not only indispensable figure, but also to celebrate New Year indispensable figure. Santa Claus in the hometown of Finland: the home of Santa Claus.
Christmas tree
It is said that the Christmas tree first appeared in ancient Rome in mid-December Saturnalia, Germany missionary—Nigulse,in the 8th century AD dedicated to El Nino with vertical tree. Subsequently, the Germans have December 24 to Adam and Eve as a holiday,
Put a Christmas tree which symbolizing the Garden of Eden at home and the Christmas tree be put on cake cookies as symbol of "to expiate sin ",lit on candles, a symbol of Christ.
To the 16th century, the Reformation, Martin Luther, in order to find a stars of Christmas Eve, design layout of the home containing a Christmas tree candles. However, the West on the origins of popular Christmas tree in another way: It is said there is a farmer in a blizzard of Christmas Eve Cross Lane received a child suffering from cold and hunger, let him eat a sumptuous Christmas dinner, when the child say goodbye folded inserted a fir tree branches and blessings on the ground said: "The middle of the day, gift Manzhi, to stay in this beautiful cedar, repay your kindness." children left, the farmers find that the branch has become a a small tree, he came to realize that their original reception was a messenger of God. This story has become the source of the Christmas tree.
In the West, whether Christian, must be prepared for Christmas when a Christmas tree in order to enhance the festive atmosphere. Fir Christmas tree is generally used, such as Parkinson made evergreen, a symbol of life forever.Decorating a tree by a variety of colorful flowers, toys, stars, put up all kinds of Christmas gifts. Christmas Eve, people sing and dance around the Christmas tree, Be Happy.
Christmas socks
The earliest previously a pair of large red socks, the size of informality. Christmas socks because it is used to hold gifts to, it is the children's favorite things at night they will go ahead with his socks hanging on the bed, waiting for the next morning gifts.
Christmas
That is a red hat, said to put to sleep at night sleep in addition to security and a bit warm, the next day you will also discover in the Hat will leave more to send your loved one a gift. Night at the Carnival it is the protagonist of the audience, no matter what corner you can see all kinds of red.
Christmas cards
Is to congratulate the Christmas and New Year's greeting cards, printed above the story on the birth of Jesus picture, and "to celebrate Christmas," "Happy New Year" and so wishes.
Christmas dinner
As Chinese people have to eat NIAN FANG as the Spring Festival, Christmas in Europe and America were also very focused on the whole family gather around the Christmas tree, the festive meal together.
Christmas dinner began the custom of eating turkey in 1620. This custom-sheng in the United States. British Christmas dinner is roasting goose, rather than turkey. Austria love in the Christmas Eve, the youngest family relatives and friends about the crowds to go to a restaurant to eat a Christmas dinner, including turkey, chicken Prince, burning meat and the pig’s legs ;cowboy essential, at the same time accompanied by wines and eat everyone happy.
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