圣诞节的由来 英语介绍

圣诞节的由来 英语介绍
圣诞节的英语介绍,最好带有释义

On October 31st, dozens of children dressed in costumes（节日服装）knock on their neighbors' doors and yell "Trick or Treat" when the door opens. Pirates and princesses, ghosts and popular heroes of the day all hold bags open to catch the candy or other goodies that the neighbors drop in. As they give each child a treat the neighbors exclaim over the costumes and try to guess who is under the masks.
http://english.sohu.com/20051020/n227259523.shtml万圣节
Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity. It is traditionally celebrated on December 25 by most Western Christian churches. Although dating to probably as early as a.d. 200, the feast of Christmas did not become widespread until the Middle Ages. Aspects of celebration may include gift-giving, Christmas trees, display of Nativity sets, church attendance, the Father Christmas/Santa Claus myth, and family gatherings. The word Christmas is derived from Middle English Christemasse. It is a contraction meaning "Christ's mass". The name of the holiday is often shortened to Xmas because Roman letter "X" resembles the Greek letter X, an abbreviation for Christ.
圣诞节是庆祝天主教中心人物耶稣诞生的节日,通常西方天主教堂在12月25日庆祝.圣诞节最早可追溯到公元200年,但直到中世纪才开始广泛流传.圣诞节庆祝活动包括赠送礼物、圣诞树、摆耶稣系列雕像、参加教堂活动、圣诞老人传说、家庭聚会等.Christmas一词来源于中世纪英语Christemasse,大概的意思是耶稣的弥撒.有时候圣诞节被写成Xmas,因为罗马字母X和希腊文Chirst的缩写X很相似.
http://english.cri.cn/3188/2006/12/25/193@177394.htm圣诞节