圣诞节的由来英语版

　　圣诞节的由来

　　圣诞节是基督徒纪念耶稣诞生的一个重要节日。根据圣经记载耶稣诞生在犹太的一座小城——伯利恒。该书记载圣母玛利亚是因圣神的感动而怀孕，就在与丈夫若瑟返往家乡时遇上所有的旅店客满，因此玛利亚被迫在马槽里产下耶稣。据说当耶稣安祥的睡在马槽里，在遥远的东方有三博士追随天上的一颗明亮星星找到耶稣，并膜拜他。牧羊人在旷野中也听到有天使的声音在天上发出，向他们报耶稣降生的佳音。

　　耶稣诞生的年份已无从考察，但大多数考古学家都认为应该是在划分世纪的那一年（即是公元前一年）为其诞生之年。但正确的日期却无法确定，因此在早期的基督教派便把罗马帝国密司拉教在十二月二十五日纪念太阳神诞辰改为圣诞节。
　　圣诞节的由来英文版:
　　the name christmas is short for christ\'s mass. a mass is a kind of church service. christmas is a religious festival. it is the day we celebrate as the birthday of jesus. there are special christmas services in christian churches all over the world. but many of the festivities of christmas do not have anything to do with religion. exchanging gifts and sending christmas cards are the modern ways of celebrating the christmas in the world.

　　　　the birth of jesus had a story: in nazareth, a city of galilee. the virgin's name was mary was betrothed to joseph. before they came together, she was found with child of the holy spirit. joseph her husband was minded to put her away secretly. while he thought about these things, gabriel, an angel of the lord appeared to him in a dream and told him did not be afraid to take mary as wife. and mary will bring forth a son, and he shall call his name, jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.

　　　　before jesus births, joseph and mary came to quirnius was governing syria. so all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. joseph also went up out of galilee, out of the city of nazareth, into judea, to the city of david, which is called bethlehem, because he was of the house and of the lineage of david, to be registered with mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. so it was that while they were there, the days were completed for her to bedelivered. and she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

　　　　and that, christmas is the feast of the nativity of jesus, is on 25th, december every year. but nobody know the actual birthday of jesus. and the christmas has become popular when christmas cards appeared in 1846 and the concept of a jolly santa claus was first made popular in nineteenth century.