There are many different traditions and theories as to why Christmas is celebrated on December 25th. A very early Christian tradition said that the day when Mary was told that she would have a very special baby,
细节题。由第三段第五句可知:“The prince had the first decorated Christmas tree set up at Windsor Castle in 1841 .”1841年在Windsor Castle出现了第一棵装饰了的圣诞树。 结果一 题目 December 25 is celebrated as the birthday of Christ. No one is certain why this day was chosen. It was ...
Christmas is one of the most important religious holidays for Christians since it is the date that birth of Jesus is celebrated.Nobody knows exactly when Jesus was born so December 25 was chosen because it was close to the winter solstice which had long been celebrated anyway.In f...
H ave you ever wondered why Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November? Christmas falls on Dec. 25, Valentine's Day is celebrated on Feb. 14. Halloween is always on Oct. 31-and yet.somehow, the date we celebrate Thanksgiving moves around each and every year.It's stra...
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No one is really sure when Advent was first celebrated but it dates back to at least 567 when monks were ordered to fast during December leading up to Christmas. Some people fast (don't eat certain foods) during advent to help them concentrate on preparing to celebrate Jesus's coming....
Christmas in Austria really starts around 4.00pm onChristmas Eve('Heilige Abend') when the tree is lit for the first time and people come to sing carols around the tree. The most famous carol isSilent Night ('Stille Nacht'), which was written in Austria in 1818. ...
Thanks to a decision made more than 400 years ago, not all Christians observe the holiday on December 25.
Japan has put its own unique twist on Christmas, transforming it into a holiday that blends local culture with festive traditions from abroad. Intro Five wonderfully unusual ways Christmas is celebrated in Japan Bonus Recommendations Intro Japan celebrates Christmas in a distinctly different way to the...
By Moore’s time, he explains, Christmas was not celebrated in any one unified way. Puritans had tried to quell it, while Evangelicals worked to convert it into a strictly pious occasion on December 25. Others still relished in the long tradition of mischief, leading to noisy, roving holid...