In the Christmas tradition, people often hang stockings by the fireplace. The reason is that ___. A. it is a decoration B. Santa Claus will fill them with gifts C. it is a symbol of warmth D. it is a custom from ancient times 相关知识点: 试题来源...
Christmas history is much older than you think. It is older than Santa Claus, Christmas trees or even the Nativity of Jesus Christ. Christmas history stretches from society to society, from culture to culture. It is amazing to see how many of the icons o
The traditions of putting tangerines in stockings came from 12th century nuns who left socks filled with fruits and nuts at the doors of the poor. During the early 16th century, the German Christians were the first to use trees inside their homes. Martin Luther was said to be the first per...
Like Krampusnacht, the Krampuslauf tradition continues to the present day. 1/7:Imagno/Getty Images HISTORY Vault: Religion Discover a collection of religious documentaries and series in HISTORY Vault, spanning from Christianity in the second millennium to the Egyptian Book of the Dead. ...
Stockings have been an essential part of the Christmas tradition for centuries (except, briefly, in the mid-1800s, when theNew York Timeswrote that Christmas treesalmost completely supplanted themas the tradition of choice). “He filled all the stockings –” Dec. 25, 1950. ...
1、Christmas Around the WorldChristmas Around the WorldChristmasChristmas Around the WorldChristmasHistoryTraditionsTodayChristmas Around the WorldChristmasCelebrates the birth of Jesus, Savior to ChristiansGifts are exchanged partly because the Bible tells of the wise men (magi) bringing gifts to the 2...
Stockings?还有长筒袜？Even the idea of gift-giving?甚至是送礼物的这个想法？No holiday has a richer and more varied tradition than Christmas.没有哪个节日的传统比圣诞节的更丰富多样了。So let's look into its history and see if we can uncover some of that richness and tradition.所以，让我们...
Trees are also put up in churches and other public places. One of the most famous is the Norwegian Christmas tree which is put up each year in Trafalgar Square in London (for details of the history behind this tradition, see:Ideas/Events/December). ...
dropped coins by accident and theylanded in some stockings hanging next to the fireplace to dry.From then on,red stockings were hung by thechimney in hopes that Santa would fill them with gifts.1.The passage is most probably taken fromA.a history bookB.a geography bookC.a folk story ...
An annual tradition held since 1903, the market is a beloved family event in the Stockholm social calendar. Here are just some of the items you can get there, as listed on their website: “traditional sausages, cheeses, handicrafts, spices and essences, Christmas decorations, em...