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Alexa Austin灼奥斯汀
圣诞节是一个古老的节日,庆祝了自从古老的时代。今天,它是最流行的一种传统不仅在西方文明,而且在许多文化中,吸收西方的传统。与此同时,圣诞节有着悠久的历史和它的起源可追溯到古代,虽然很多圣诞节的传统元素古时代以来一直持续至今。
传统上,紧密联系在一起的圣诞节是基督教和基督徒的仪式。然而,这一传统节日的起源可以追溯到占主导地位的时代异教徒仪式和传统。在这方面,应该说,传统节日来庆祝冬天在不同的文化中存在,尽管各种形式,这种传统节日标志着冬天结束的时候,人们伴随着农业循环这些节日时互赠礼物,狂欢,慈善机构。这样一来,现代的传统庆祝圣诞节的来源古老的冬季节日,譬如罗马冬天节日在12月25日庆祝,称为“生日的不败的太阳”(凯莉,68)。事实上,这种传统的不同部位存在在罗马帝国时代,实际上奠定了基础许多传统的当代西方文明。
与此同时,圣诞节的起源是联系在一起的,适当的诞生和克丽丝举办这一活动被基督的门徒和基督教世界各地。最初,圣诞节是纪念早期基督徒庆祝诞生的日子基督,因为他被认为是一位神的儿子,弥赛亚,献出自己的生命为了所有的人。最早庆祝圣诞节的参考可以追溯在4th c的广告。早期基督教徒庆祝圣诞节,基督的诞生作为主显节,虽然这个节日集中在耶稣的洗礼。
在后来的时期,圣诞节已经成为极受大众欢迎并且主要的年度节日庆祝不仅是宗教的人们,包括天主教徒,新教徒和各种基督教的追随者,但也被无神论者,圣诞节是依然主要西方传统。这样一来,过了一段时间,圣诞节的宗教传统的从一个单纯的进化为一种文化传统,不仅宗教价值,但它也有相当大的文化意义,作为一种传统的家庭度假。因此,今天,几乎所有的人对西方文化与传统直接庆祝圣诞节。
至于庆祝得当,圣诞节已经保存的部分古老的传统。把它更精确来说,圣诞节是互赠礼物陪同,教堂的庆祝活动,并且显示各种饰物,伴随着基督的诞生和基督教,比如圣诞树、灯光、槲寄生、耶稣诞生实景和圣洁的神。此外,圣诞节传统意味着有圣诞老人,也称为圣诞老人,他是一个神话人物将在圣诞节时送礼相关(McGreevy,37)。
因此,考虑到所有上面提到的,它可能会得出这样的结论:圣诞节有着悠久的历史。源自古老的时代,圣诞节就保存着许多古老的传统可以略微演化出的进程。与此同时,今天,基督教已经部分地失去了它的纯宗教意义基本上成了一种文化传统和广泛传播,西方文明。
Christmas is one of the ancient holidays, which has been celebrated since the ancient epoch. Today, it is one of the most popular traditions not only in western civilization, but also in many cultures, which have assimilated western traditions. At the same time, Christmas has a long history and its origin dates back to the antiquity, while many traditional elements of Christmas have persisted since the ancient epoch.#p#分页标题#e#有关英国圣诞节文化的assignment
Traditionally, Christmas was closely associated with Christianity and Christian rituals. However, the origin of this traditional holiday may be traced back to the epoch of the dominance of pagan rituals and traditions. In this respect, it should be said that the tradition to celebrate winter festivals existed in different culture and, in spite of the variety of forms, such traditional winter festivals marked the end of the agricultural cycle and people accompanied these festivals with gift-giving, merrymaking, and charity. In such a way, the modern tradition of celebrating Christmas has originated from ancient winter festivals, such as the Roman winter festival celebrated on December 25, called “the birthday of the undefeated sun” (Kelly, 68). In fact, this tradition existed in different parts of the Roman Empire, which actually laid the foundation for many traditions of the contemporary western civilization.
At the same time, the origin of the Christmas proper is associated with the birth of the Chris and the celebration of this event by the follower of Christ and Christians worldwide. Initially, Christmas was celebrated by early Christians who commemorated the day of the birth of Christ, who was believed to be a son of God, Messiah who sacrificed his life for the sake of all people. The earliest references to the celebration of Christmas can be traced in the 4th c AD. Early Christians celebrated Christmas, the birth of Christ as part of Epiphany, although this festival focused on the baptism of Jesus.
In later epochs, Christmas has grown extremely popular and became one of the major annual festivals celebrated not only by religious people, including Catholics, Protestants and various followers of Christianity, but also by atheists, though Christmas is still predominantly western tradition. In such a way, in the course of time, Christmas evolved from a purely religious tradition to a kind of cultural tradition, which has not only religious value but it also bears a considerable cultural significance, being a traditional family holiday. Hence, today, practically all people adepts of western culture and traditions celebrate Christmas.
As for the celebration proper, Christmas has preserved some elements of ancient traditions. To put it more precisely, Christmas is accompanied by gift-giving, church celebrations, and the display of various decorations, associated with the birth of Christ and Christianity, such as the Christmas tree, lights, mistletoe, nativity scenes and holy. In addition, Christmas tradition implies that there is Santa Claus, also referred to as Father Christmas, who is a mythological figure associated with bringing gifts at Christmas (McGreevy, 37).
Thus, taking into consideration all above mentioned, it is possible to conclude that Christmas has a long history. Originating from the ancient epoch, Christmas has preserved many ancient traditions which slightly evolved in the course of time. At the same time, today, Christianity has partially lost its purely religious significance and become basically a cultural tradition widely spread in the western civilization.#p#分页标题#e#
Works cited:
Kelly, Joseph F.. The Origins of Christmas, Liturgical Press, 2004, p. 67-69.
McGreevy, Patrick. "Place in the American Christmas," Geographical Review, Vol. 80, No. 1. January 1990, pp. 32–42.
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