Christmas carols, or Christmas religious songs, began in the middle Ages when people danced and sang religious songs on village greens in Anglo-Saxon England. A Christmas carol today is a religious tune without the dance associated with it.
圣诞节颂歌,也叫基督教宗教歌曲,始于中世纪时期。那时,在盎格鲁撒克逊人的英格兰,人们在乡村草地上(小镇或村庄的聚集中心)跳舞,唱宗教歌曲。今天的圣诞节颂歌只是一道宗教曲子,没有与之相配合的舞蹈。
A strong religious tradition today, as in other times, is to go to church at midnight of Christmas Eve or on Christmas morning. A priest may say mass or preach a sermon about the significance of the birth of Christ.
今天的一项强烈的宗教传统,像其他时期一样,是在圣诞节前夕午夜或圣诞节早晨去教堂做礼拜。牧师可能作弥撒(在天主教堂)或者布道宣讲救世主诞生的重要性。
Another very prominent symbol of Christmas is the Christmas tree. There are several explanations for its origin. One story suggests that Martin Luther was walking through a wood on a clear winter night admiring the beauty of the bright stars glowing through the branches of trees. He decided to cut down a small evergreen tree and take it home. He put candles in it to represent the stars he had seen earlier because he wanted to share that beautiful image with his family.
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