英語短文：Christmas Eve平安夜的由來與傳統(tǒng)

Christmas Eve Traditions 12-24 平安夜的由來與傳統(tǒng)

簡介：平安夜（Silent Night），即圣誕前夕（Christmas Eve，12月24日），在大部分基督教國家是圣誕節(jié)節(jié)日之一，但現(xiàn)在，由于中西文化的融合，已成為世界性的一個節(jié)日。平安夜傳統(tǒng)上是擺設(shè)圣誕樹的日子，但隨著圣誕節(jié)的慶�；顒犹嵩玳_始進(jìn)行，例如美國在感恩節(jié)后，不少圣誕樹早在圣誕節(jié)前數(shù)星期已被擺設(shè)。延伸發(fā)展至今平安夜不僅是指12月24日晚了，指的是圣誕前夕，特指12月24日全天，但由于一般節(jié)日氛圍在晚上容易調(diào)動起來，大型活動都集中在晚上，固被稱作平安夜，更加貼切。屆時，千千萬萬的歐美人風(fēng)塵仆仆地趕回家中團(tuán)聚。圣誕之夜必不可少的慶�；顒泳褪蔷蹠�。大多數(shù)歐美家庭成員團(tuán)聚在家中，共進(jìn)豐盛的晚餐，然后圍坐在熊熊燃燒的火爐旁，彈琴唱歌，共敘天倫之樂；或者舉辦一個別開生面的化妝舞會，通宵達(dá)旦地慶祝圣誕夜是一個幸福、祥和、狂歡的平安夜、團(tuán)圓夜。期待著圣誕節(jié)的到來，據(jù)說圣誕之夜，圣誕老人會悄悄地給孩子們準(zhǔn)備禮物放在長筒襪里。

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Christmas Eve is the evening before Christmas Day, the widely celebrated annual holiday. It occurson December 24 in Western Christianity and the secular world, and is considered one of the most culturally significant celebrations in Christendom and Western society, where it is widely observed, by Christians and by many others, as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of Christmas Day.

Christmas celebrations have long begun on the night of the 24, due in part to the Christianliturgical day starting at sunset, a practice inherited from Jewish tradition and based on the story of Creation in the Book of Genesis: "And there was evening, and there was morning – the first day." Many churches still ring their church bells and hold prayers in the evening; for example, the Nordic Lutheran churches. Since tradition holds that Jesus was born at night (based in Luke 2:6-8), Midnight Mass is celebrated on Christmas Eve, traditionally at midnight, in commemoration of his birth. The idea of Jesus being born at night is reflected in the fact that Christmas Eve is referred to as Heilige Nacht (Holy Night) in German, Nochebuena (the Good Night) in Spanish and similarly in other expressions of Christmas spirituality, such as the song "Silent Night, Holy Night".

Many other varying cultural traditions and experiences are also associated with Christmas Eve around the world, including the gathering of family and friends, the singing of Christmas carols, the illumination and enjoyment of Christmas lights, trees, and other decorations, the wrapping and/or opening of gifts, and general preparation for Christmas Day. Legendary Christmas gift-bearing figures including Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Christkind, and Saint Nicholas are also often said to depart for their annual journey to deliver presents to children around the world on Christmas Eve, although until the Protestant introduction of Christkind in 16th-century Europe, such figures were said to instead deliver presents on the eve of Saint Nicholas' feast day (December 6).

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