Christmas Customs

Gift-Giving

Buying presents for everyone you know has become one of the most popular customs of Christmas, so the Christmas season is the most important time of year for stores. People usually make Christmas lists to give to their families, so that people know what to buy for each other, but some people love to be very creative! One of my friends puts together beautifully decorated boxes of baked goodies like cookies, cakes and fudge to give to people she loves. Baked goods are a very popular gift to give friends and coworkers. Another friend makes CDs of her favorite Christmas music to give out. My parents still buy presents for all of my aunts, uncles and cousins, and I receive presents from all of my extended family as well. I look forward to all of the Christmas cards and letters. Most families in the US type up a Christmas letter, which talks about everything that happened to the family that year, and send it to all of their friends and relatives. This year, my dad mentioned 滬江in our family Christmas letter!

圣誕節(jié)的一個(gè)最流行的習(xí)俗就是——買禮物！所以，通常在圣誕節(jié)商場(chǎng)都會(huì)進(jìn)行很多銷售活動(dòng)。在中國(guó)好像也是這樣的呢=v= 圣誕卡片也很流行，是維持親朋好友關(guān)系的好辦法。許多家庭隨賀卡會(huì)帶上年度家庭合照或家庭新聞，新聞一般包括家庭成員在過(guò)去一年的優(yōu)點(diǎn)特長(zhǎng)等內(nèi)容。比如Alison的老爸就寫了她在滬江的事情呢~

Decorating

Have you ever heard the song “Deck the Halls”? It’s all about decorating for Christmas. Of course everyone decorates a tree (or 5) to put in their home, but it doesn’t stop there. People cover the outsides of their houses with lights, put giant reindeer in their front yards, and cover the entire town in sparkly stars, bells, stockings and angels. The “Nativity Scene” is also a classic Christmas decoration, which is a miniature collection of figurines from the ‘scene’ of the birth of Christ. Children can make Christmas decorations in schools and people also give them to each other as presents.

西方人以紅、綠、白三色為圣誕色，圣誕節(jié)來(lái)臨時(shí)家家戶戶都要用圣誕色來(lái)裝飾。圣誕樹是圣誕節(jié)慶祝中最有名的傳統(tǒng)之一（介個(gè)大家都知道啦~）。人們會(huì)用圣誕燈和彩色的裝飾物裝飾，并把一個(gè)天使或星星放在樹的頂上。戶外的話，大家會(huì)用各種漂亮的燈來(lái)裝飾屋子。圣誕襪是要用來(lái)裝禮物噠，所以是小朋友最喜歡的東東！晚上他們會(huì)將自己的襪子掛在床邊，等待第二天早上收禮。虎虎也要禮物 >_<

Food

Christmas dinner is usually held in the late afternoon on Christmas Day, and the traditional foods are different for every family. Most families have the same dishes every year, and sometimes the recipes have been passed down for generations. My family has a Christmas turkey and a Christmas baked ham, and we always have lots of pie and cakes for dessert. The food is very similar to Thanksgiving. Special sweets in the US include candy canes, gingerbread cookies, roasted chestnuts and sugar plums. In the UK, no Christmas is complete without mince pies and mulled wine, a spicy, warm mug of sweet red wine.

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