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There was a kindly nobleman whose wife had died of an illness leaving the nobleman and his three daughters in despair. After losing all his money in useless and bad inventions the family had to move into a peasant's cottage, where the daugh [查看全文]

Why does everyone give each other presents on Christmas day? 人们为什么在圣诞节互相赠送礼物？ The tradition of gifts seems... [查看全文]

第一页： 圣诞老人 第二页： 圣诞老人的故事 第三页： 圣诞老人的名称 Santa's other names A list of some of Santa Claus' names includes: England Father Christmas Austria Christkind Belgium and the Netherlands Noel, [查看全文]

第一页： 圣诞老人 第二页： 圣诞老人的故事 第三页： 圣诞老人的名称 Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ, the Nativity of the babe in the manger whom Christians believe was the Son of God. Indeed, the very wo [查看全文]

第一页： 圣诞老人 第二页： 圣诞老人的故事 第三页： 圣诞老人的名称 It is said that in the year of 300 AD, there was a kind old man and his name was Saint Nicholas. He was always ready to help the poor and often [查看全文]

Holly 常青树 The bright red and green of holly symbolizes rebirth. There are several legends regarding holly. According to one of these legends, holly branches were woven into Christ's crown of thorns. Therefore, the once white berries w [查看全文]

Legend suggests that, in the late 16th century, Martin Luther (the founder of the Protestant religion) was the first to decorate an indo... [查看全文]

Why is the day before Christmas, Christmas Eve, celebrated? Christmas Eve is a big deal for religious reasons, such as the mi... [查看全文]

Why is Christmas sometimes spelled Xmas? Especially when combined with the word sale? According to the book Did you ever Wonder... by Jeff Rovin, the word for Christ in Greek is Xristos. The use of the shortened form Xmas became popular in [查看全文]

Christmas is a Christian holiday. It commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ more than 2,000 years ago. Christian churches hold ... [查看全文]