Why is there a Christmas tree?

Christmas tree is an indispensable ornament to celebrate Christmas. If there is no Christmas tree at home, it will greatly reduce the festive atmosphere. The Christmas tree really appeared in Germany, and then spread to Europe and America, and became an indispensable ornament for Christmas with its beautiful posture. There are many kinds of Christmas trees, including natural pine and cypress trees, artificial Christmas trees and white Christmas trees. Every Christmas tree is covered with dazzling decorations. But there must be a huge star at the top of every tree, which symbolizes that three doctors followed the star to find Jesus, and only the head of the family can hang this star of hope.

Why are there Christmas and Christmas trees? Where did it come from?

Every year, 65438+February 25th is the day when Christians commemorate the birth of Jesus, which is called Christmas. From 65438+February 24th to the following year, 65438+1October 6th is Christmas. During the festival, Christians from all over the world will hold grand commemorative ceremonies. Christmas was originally a Christian holiday. Because people attach great importance to it, it has become a national festival. The biggest festival of the year in China can be compared with the Spring Festival, just like the Spring Festival in China in the west. Westerners use red, green and white as Christmas colors. When Christmas comes, every family should decorate it with Christmas colors. The red ones have Christmas flowers and Christmas candles. The green one is the Christmas tree. It is the main decoration of Christmas, decorated with evergreen trees such as fir and cypress that have been cut into towers. Colorful lanterns, gifts and paper flowers are hung on it, and Christmas candles are lit. The contrast between red and white is Santa Claus, who is the most popular figure in Christmas activities. Before going to bed on Christmas Eve, western children should put a sock in front of the fireplace or beside the pillow. When they fall asleep, Santa Claus will put presents in the sock. Playing Santa Claus is also a custom in the west. The name "Christmas" is the abbreviation of "Christian Mass". Mass is a church service. Christmas is a religious holiday. We celebrate it as the birthday of Jesus, so it is also called Christmas. On this day, all Christian churches in the world hold special ceremonies. But many Christmas celebrations have nothing to do with religion. Exchanging gifts and sending Christmas cards make Christmas a day of universal celebration. There is a story about the birth of Jesus. Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. God even sent the angel Gabriel to Yue Se in his dream, telling him not to abandon Maria just because she was unmarried and pregnant, but to marry her and name the child "Jesus", which means to save people from sin. When Maria was about to give birth, Rome gave an order that everyone must declare their household registration when they came to Bethlehem. Yue Se and Mary had to obey. When they arrived in Bethlehem, it was already dark, but they couldn't find a hotel for the night, only a stable could stay. Just then, Jesus was born! So Mary only gave birth to Jesus in a manger. In order to commemorate the birth of Jesus, later generations designated1February 25th as Christmas, and held mass every year to commemorate the birth of Jesus. Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus on1February 25th, but no one knows his real date of birth. /kloc-In the 9th century, with the popularity of Christmas cards and the appearance of Santa Claus, Christmas became popular. The origin of Santa Claus Christmas is an exciting day, especially for children. I believe everyone is familiar with Santa Claus? Once upon a time, there was an old man named Nicholas who loved to help poor families all his life. Once he helped three poor teenagers and gave them three bags of gold, which saved them from being sold. When Nicholas secretly gave a bag of gold to one of the women, he threw the gold out of a window and fell into a sock on the wall. Therefore, the way to give gifts by wearing Christmas stockings is to ask for candy from door to door! It is said that on the night of Christmas Eve, the Santa Husbands Association will drive reindeer sleigh full of gifts to send some children who have behaved well in the past year. He would sneak into the house from the chimney and stuff gifts into socks hanging on the bedside. Therefore, children always hang colorful socks on the bedside and put a cup of hot milk next to them to quench their thirst for hard-working Santa Claus and give themselves a big gift. The next day, every child can't wait to open the ceremony and want to know what reward he got. 1822, after a Dutch missionary spread the story of this great philanthropist to the United States, American businessmen used this festival every year to publicize advertisements with special marketing techniques and made a lot of money. Japan and other Asian countries followed suit. Therefore, the custom of dressing up as Santa Claus to celebrate Christmas has gradually become popular all over the world. The origin of the Christmas tree is 1. It is said that in the16th century, the Germans first decorated their houses with evergreen pine and cypress branches. Later, German missionary Martin Luther lit candles on the branches of fir trees in the forest, making them look like starlight guiding people to Bethlehem, just as the Magi found Jesus according to the stars in the sky two thousand years ago. Today, people have switched to light bulbs instead of candles. Legend has it that a long time ago, a farmer met a poor child at Christmas. He received the child warmly when he left. ......

Why is there Christmas?

Christmas is: 65438+ February 25th every year. The Bible does not record the date of birth of Jesus. About Jesus; The investigation of the real date of birth of Christ began 200 years after the death of Jesus Christ, and the Catholic Church established the custom of celebration. So for most Christians in the western world (Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Protestant), Christmas is now 65438+February 25th. In Coptic, Jerusalem, Russia, Serbia, Georgia and other Orthodox regions, Christmas Day is 65438+10.7. This is because they did not accept the Gregorian calendar reform or the revised julian calendar, so their original Christmas on February 25th, 65438 will be postponed to 19991October 7th 1900. The night of 65438+February 24th is Christmas Eve; The night before Christmas, some people call it Christmas Eve.

Why is the Christmas tree a fir tree?

Christmas trees are generally made of pagoda-shaped evergreen trees such as fir, cypress and pine. The most common Christmas tree is fir tree. Fir is fir, which belongs to coniferous forest in cold zone with cypress, and is often used as Christmas tree. Authentic Christmas trees must be made of fir, but fir is more expensive, so other kinds of cypress trees are generally used instead.

In the past, Alsace, Germany, was the birthplace of Christmas trees. According to legend, there lived a hermit named Florence in a forest in Alsace. He was very fond of children. One Christmas, he hoped that all the children in his neighborhood could play happily together, but he was poor and had no money to buy toys and sweets that children loved, so he was very nervous about it.

Christmas Tree One morning, when Florence was walking in the Woods, I suddenly saw a small fir tree. The trees are covered with snow, and many small popsicles are hung on the branches. After the sun shines, it is very beautiful. He brought the tree back and planted it in a flowerpot. Pick up some wild fruits in the forest, mix them with flour, make some cross or star cakes and hang them on the branches. Some small candles were inserted in the branches, which made the tree colorful and beautiful. On Christmas Eve, the Florence Pavilion rang the bell. When the children heard this, they all ran to his hut. Everyone dances around the tree and sings Christmas songs. Then the Florence Pavilion distributed cakes to the children and had a happy Christmas. Later, this custom spread.

Why put stars on the Christmas tree?

When Jesus was born, it was said that there were stars in the sky to guide the three magi and shepherds in the East to find Jesus. There must be a huge star at the top of every tree, just like the star that led three doctors to find Jesus. Moreover, in traditional customs, only the head of the family can hang this star of hope, and no one else can intervene.

Why do you celebrate Christmas?

Christmas is the biggest and most lively festival in America. Every year on February 25th, 65438, the whole country is immersed in a festive atmosphere.

Christmas was originally a festival for Christians to celebrate Jesus' birthday. But no one knows when Jesus was born. In 354 AD, the Roman Catholic Church stipulated Christmas. But in recent decades, Christmas is no longer just a religious festival, but gradually socialized and became a public holiday stipulated by * * * *.

According to the Bible, before the birth of Christ, the Roman emperor Augustus issued a decree requiring people all over the world to register. So everyone still goes back to their hometown and registers according to their own home. Yue Se, the husband of the Virgin Mary, originally came from David's Jewish family, so they left Nazareth to live in Bethlehem. But in Bethlehem, all the inns in the city were full and there was nowhere to live, so they had to stay in the stables for the time being. In the evening, Jesus was born in the stable, and even a clean place could not be found here. The virgin Mary had to put Jesus in a manger. That night, the angel came to the outskirts of Bethlehem and reported the good news to the shepherd who was guarding the sheep. At the same time, three wise men in the East found a new star in the sky. Guided by this star, they went to Bethlehem and found Jesus and his mother Mary, and sent many precious gifts, such as gold and frankincense. Many customs of Christmas today come from this legend in the Bible.

According to the saying that Jesus was born at night. The celebration of Christmas began on the evening of February 24th, 65438+ and reached its peak at midnight. This night is called Christmas Eve.

Christmas Eve is a night of revelry. Americans often hold celebrations all night. Some of them gather in pubs, dance halls and clubs to have fun; Some families * * * ate a sumptuous dinner, and then sat around the burning stove, playing the piano and singing, and * * * enjoyed family happiness; Those devout believers attended the midnight service to commemorate the birth of Jesus in the brightly lit Catholic church, and some even set up a "Christmas manger" at home. The so-called "Christmas manger" is a small hole made of paper with white powder removed to symbolize white snow. A homemade manger is placed in the hole, and the image of Jesus is placed in the manger. Sometimes the images of Yue Se and Mary are placed beside it. Light candles and send flowers in front of the cave. The "Christmas manger" can not only be used to praise God, but also be watched by relatives and friends. But on Christmas Eve, the most interesting activity is "Good News". It symbolizes that angels report the good news of the birth of Christ to shepherds on the outskirts of Bethlehem. As night fell, the church choir sang Christmas carols in unison from door to door. So the family will go out and entertain them warmly and sing together. After singing, the host invited everyone into the house and entertained them with refreshments. After the banter, the choir will go to other people's houses to sing. At this time, the host family often goes with them. The "good news" team is getting bigger and bigger, singing from door to door, and the atmosphere of joy is getting stronger and stronger, often lasting until dawn.

Until the dawn of Christmas, familiar people should greet each other cordially when they meet. But instead of saying "good morning" as usual, they said "Merry Christmas". Indeed, on Christmas Day, people are in high spirits, and all kinds of celebrations are being held in every household and street.

When it comes to Christmas, the first thing people think of is a Christmas tree decorated with dazzling array of things. The origin of the Christmas tree can be traced back hundreds of years. It is said that it first appeared in Germany, and it was not until around 1830 that the custom of decorating Christmas trees was brought to the eastern coastal areas of the United States by German immigrants. Since then, the Christmas tree has become an indispensable ornament for Americans to celebrate Christmas. But there are many wonderful legends about the origin of the Christmas tree. One said that a poor child was homeless, cold and hungry on a snowy Christmas Eve. But he was lucky enough to meet a kind farmer, take him home and let him spend a happy Christmas Eve by the fire. Before leaving, the grateful child broke a fir branch and stuck it in the ground. The branch of the fir tree immediately turned into a small fir tree. The child blessed the farmer and said, "From now on, every year on this day, gifts will be hung all over the branches, leaving this beautiful fir tree to repay your kindness." Legends like this add beautiful colors to the Christmas tree.

Every Christmas, people will hang gifts, colorful flowers and colored lights on small fir trees or small pine trees (traditional habit is to hang candles, but later to avoid fire, they will switch to colored lights), and a big star will be installed on the top of the tree. At first, these decorations were symbolic. The candle on the tree symbolizes that Jesus is the light of the world, and the big star on the top of the tree represents the star that led the three wise men of the East to Bethlehem after Jesus was born. while ......

What is Christmas? Why is Christmas on the 25th? What is Christmas?

The origin of Christmas

The name "Christmas" is the abbreviation of "Christian Mass". Mass is a church service. Christmas is a religious holiday. We celebrate it as the birthday of Jesus, so it is also called Christmas. On this day, all Christian churches in the world hold special ceremonies. But many Christmas celebrations have nothing to do with religion. Exchanging gifts and sending Christmas cards make Christmas a day of universal celebration.

Christmas is the biggest festival in the Christian world. At the beginning of the 4th century AD, 65438+1October 6th was a double festival for churches in the Eastern Roman Empire to commemorate the birth and baptism of Jesus, which was called Epiphany, also known as Epiphany, that is, God appeared to the world through Jesus. The only exception at that time was the church in Lulaleng, which only commemorated the birth of Jesus, not the baptism of Jesus. Later, historians found in the calendar used by Roman Christians that the page of 65438+ February 25, 354 AD recorded: "Christ was born in Bethlehem, Judah." After textual research, it is generally believed that Christmas on February 25, 65438 may have started in 336 AD. It spread to Antioch in Asia Minor in 375 AD and to Alexandria in Egypt in 430 AD. The church in Salem accepted it at the latest, while the church in Armenia still insisted that epiphany was the birthday of Jesus in 654381October 6. 65438+February 25th was originally the birthday of Mithra, the Persian sun god (that is, god of light), and it was a pagan festival. At the same time, the sun god is also one of the gods of Roman Catholicism. This day is also the winter solstice festival of the Roman calendar, and pagans who worship the sun god regard this day as the hope of spring and the beginning of the revival of everything. Perhaps for this reason, the Roman church chose this day as Christmas. This is one of the measures that the early church tried to christianize pagan customs. Later, although most churches accepted 65438+February 25th as Christmas Day, the calendars used by churches in different places were different, and the specific dates could not be unified. Therefore, the period from 65438+February 24th to 65438+1October 6th of the following year was designated as Christmas Tide, and local churches could celebrate Christmas during this period according to local conditions. Since February 25th, 65438+ was recognized as Christmas by most churches, the Epiphany of 654381October 6th only commemorates the baptism of Jesus. However, the Catholic Church designated June 6, 65438+ as the "Three Kings Day" to commemorate the story that three kings (that is, three doctors) came to worship when Jesus was born. With the widespread spread of Christianity, Christmas has become an important festival for Christians and even non-Christians of all denominations. In many countries in Europe and America, people attach great importance to this festival and associate it with the New Year. The excitement and solemnity of the celebration greatly surpassed the New Year and became a national festival. The main commemorative activities on February 25th, 65438 are all related to the legend of the birth of Jesus. There is a story about the birth of Jesus. Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. God even sent the angel Gabriel to Yue Se in his dream, telling him not to abandon Maria just because she was unmarried and pregnant, but to marry her and name the child "Jesus", which means to save people from sin.

When Maria was about to have a baby, Rome gave an order that everyone must declare their household registration when going to Bethlehem. Yue Se and Mary had to obey. When they arrived in Bethlehem, it was already dark, but they couldn't find a hotel for the night, only a stable could stay. Just then, Jesus was born! So Mary only gave birth to Jesus in a manger. In order to commemorate the birth of Jesus, later generations designated1February 25th as Christmas, and held mass every year to commemorate the birth of Jesus.

Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus on1February 25th, but no one knows his real date of birth. /kloc-In the 20th century, Christmas cards became popular, Santa Claus appeared, and Christmas became popular.

Christmas is an important festival for Christians to commemorate the birth of Jesus. According to the Bible, Jesus was born in the Jewish town of Bethlehem. It is recorded in the book that the Virgin Mary was pregnant by the Holy Spirit. When she and her husband Yue Se returned to their hometown, all the hotels were full, so Mary was forced to give birth to Jesus in the manger. It is said that while Jesus was sleeping peacefully in the manger, three doctors in the Far East followed a bright star in the sky to find Jesus and worshipped him. Shepherds also heard the voice of angels in the wild sky and told them the good news of the birth of Jesus.

The date of birth of Jesus can't be verified, but most archaeologists think it should be the year of the century (that is, BC 1 year). ......

Why don't Jews celebrate Christmas?

I have a Jewish friend in Toronto. We are all preparing for Christmas these days, but their home is deserted and has no festive atmosphere. He said that Jews don't celebrate Christmas. My college drama teacher is also in Toronto now. I remember when she told us about The Merchant of Venice, she said: Shakespeare wrote The Merchant of Venice from the standpoint of Christianity, and he held the right to speak. In retrospect, this sentence really hit home. Shakespeare is a Christian. In the eyes of Christians, Judaism is a heresy and a deadly enemy. So what can you expect Lao Sha to write about Shylock? Demons, of course. What will the devil get in the end? He has a pen, and he has the right to speak. Of course, he can punish Shylock at will, so with a stroke of a pen, Shylock's daughter betrayed him and eloped with a Christian. In the eyes of Christians, what a shame! But in the eyes of Jews, what apostasy this is! That's not all. In the end, Shakespeare confiscated all Shylock's property, converted Shylock, whose belief was more important than life, to Christianity, and completely defeated him materially and spiritually. This is a hearty victory. However, this is an unfair victory, in which Jews have no right to speak. The contradiction between Christianity and Judaism is written in The Merchant of Venice. When Shylock first met Antonio, he said, "I hate him because he is a Christian, but especially because he is a fool and doesn't charge interest on money lending, which depresses the interest of our Venice money lending industry." He hates our sacred nation, and even insults me in public in places where businessmen gather, insults my transactions, insults my hard-earned money, and says that those are pickled money. When Antonio had to borrow money from Shylock for his friend, Shylock said, "Mr. Antonio, you accused me of exploiting profits many times in the transaction. I always submit to humiliation, shrug my shoulders, and don't argue with you, because it is the characteristic of our nation to endure persecution. You called me a heretic, a murderous dog, and spat on my Jewish robe because I earned some interest with my own money. Well, it seems that you have come to me for help now. "Finally, in court, Shylock refused to mediate and insisted on cutting Antonio's flesh. His court defense is as follows: "He once humiliated me, took away hundreds of thousands of dollars of business from me, mocked my losses, satirized my surplus, insulted my nation, destroyed my business, alienated my friends and incited my enemies; What is his reason? Because I'm Jewish. ... if a Jew bullies a Christian, how should Christians show their humility? Revenge. If a Christian bullies a Jew, according to the Christian example, how should the Jew show his tolerance? Revenge. You taught me cruel means, and I will definitely learn from your lessons and pay back twice. "From Shakespeare's plays, we see the fact that Christians and Jews hate each other and are incompatible with each other. It is said that Christianity comes from Judaism, and the holy book of Judaism, the Bible/Old Testament, is also the holy book of Christianity. The same source, but why curse? It's a long story. Jews were the first Hebrews to live in the peninsula. Around 1800 BC, they moved from the two river basins to present-day Palestine, which was called Canaan land in ancient times. This is their first wandering in history. After that, they moved to Egypt and lived there for 400 years. In the 0/3rd century BC/KLOC, they fled Egypt and returned to the ancient Canaan under the leadership of Moses. Around the tenth century BC, David and Solomon led the Jews to establish a unified kingdom with Jerusalem as its capital. Jerusalem has since become the eternal capital in the eyes of Jews. Since then, the Jewish kingdom has fallen into division and chaos. In the 6th century before contacting the Yuan Dynasty, the new Babylonian kingdom destroyed the Jewish state, and the Jews began to live in exile again. In the next few hundred years, they were ruled by Persians, Greeks, Egyptians, Syrians and Romans. In 70 AD, Jerusalem was invaded by the Romans, and the Jews were driven out of the holy city of Jerusalem, starting the "scattered" life of the whole nation. They began to emigrate to European countries. Jews who immigrated to Europe first encountered conflicts from religion. Judaism has three major theories: monotheism, contract view and eschatology. These three things are unacceptable to Christianity, which lays the groundwork for the conflict between the two religions. First of all, Judaism believes that there is only one god in the universe, and he is God Jehovah. Christ ......

Why is 65438+February 25th Christmas?

The origin of festivals

Sun God's Birthday

65438+February 25th was designated by the Roman Emperor Aureliano in 274 AD to celebrate the official celebration of Dies Natalis Solis Invicti (meaning "the birthday of the invincible sun") by the Roman Empire for the Syrian sun god Suriye and the Iranian sun god mitra, which lasted until the Christmas tree.

Christianity was banned after it was designated as the state religion. The worship of the sun god in Syria was first introduced into the Roman Empire by the ancient Roman king Marcus Antoninus, and it also replaced the main god Jupiter and became a national festival during the reign of King Aureliano. This day is to celebrate the rebirth or return of the sun, because it is the shortest day in a year, which means the winter solstice festival in the Roman calendar and the concept of China. After that day, the days will gradually get longer, and pagans who worship the sun god regard this day as the hope of spring and the beginning of the recovery of everything. At the same time, the day to celebrate the return of the sun to China is celebrated as an important festival in different cultures around the world. In the culture of the sun god, this day has become the day when the sun is personified and born. In order to take advantage of this festival, the early Christian church also tried to christianize pagan customs, so it set Jesus' birthday on this day. Therefore, apart from the imposed religious significance, Christmas is actually the "winter solstice" day in the west. As early as the late Neolithic period, this day was used by primitive humans to celebrate the harvest, slaughter livestock and ferment alcohol. On this day, the indigenous Sami people in northern Europe offer sacrifices to their sun god Beiwe. Ancient Mesopotamia, such as Sumer and Babylon, celebrated the sun god Marduk's victory over darkness on this day. Hinduism worships the God Suli on this day. On this day, the Iranian people and Zoroastrians celebrate the festival "Jardat Festival", which is the first day of the Iranian calendar in October and marks the beginning of winter. Guslav believed that the old sun god Hoss died after being defeated by the dark god on February 22nd, the longest night of the year, and Slavs danced the Horo/Khoro dance.

The centennial old street in Harbin is decorated with lanterns to welcome Christmas (12 vod). One day later, on the 23rd, the sun god Holes came back from the dead and became the new sun god Koleda. In the Aegean civilization, this day is called Lenaia, and it is also the first day of the Greek Taylor calendar, commemorating that Dionysus, the god of wine, was torn up and eaten by the priestess starling and turned into a baby. This festival influenced the ancient Roman Republic and became Brumalia (the shortest day in Latin) in memory of Dionysus. At the same time, during the week from June 65438 to February 23, 65438, ancient Rome held a dinner in the name of Saturnus, the god of agriculture in Roman mythology. Therefore, these Indo-European myths about the sun are regarded by modern scholars as the origin of Jesus' belief. Not only to commemorate the dinner of the Saturnalia and the birthday of the Sun God, but also to learn the image of Jesus in early Christianity, the story of the birth of the Virgin and the story of resurrection from other myths from Mithras. Not only did Newton think that Christmas was decided by the solstice of winter, but Charles Dipis, a French rhetoric professor in the16th century, and Voltaire, a philosopher (Constantin-Fran? Ois Volney) points out that Christmas

Jesus' life is shaped according to the trajectory of the sun through the ecliptic, which is consistent with the sun gods in Syria, Egypt and Persia. They were all born on the solstice of winter, rose with Virgo, and then appeared with Aries until the spring equinox. Maria is attached to Virgo, and the metaphor of Jesus having sheep actually implies that the sun passes through Aries.

Other explanations

People have put forward many different dates to commemorate Jesus' birthday, but there are other explanations why the date of 65438+February 25th is used to commemorate Jesus' birthday. Other possible reasons are listed as follows: first, the entry about Christmas in the Catholic Encyclopedia introduces the earliest Christmas in various places. Christmas did not appear in early Christian festivals, such as Irene and Tertullianus. The earliest record of Christmas comes from Alexandria around 200 AD. At that time, Grameen of Alexandria said that some Egyptian theologians were too curious about not only the date of birth of Christ, but also his birthday, so they set it in Ogu. ......

Why is there a Santa Claus in the world?

In the eyes of ordinary people, Santa Claus is a short and fat old man with white hair, rosy face, squinting, wrinkled face and kind smile. He often wears red clothes and a big hat with a ball. He wore a wide belt around his waist, black leather boots on his feet and a big bag full of bags on his back. He bent down, sat on a snowmobile pulled by a deer, came from a place of ice and snow, and traveled all over the world, distributing Christmas gifts to children, poor old people and orphans, bringing them love and warmth. Actually, Santa Claus does. Does he look like what he just said? I'm not sure. Santa Claus, whose original name was Nicholas, was born in patara in Asia Minor in the 4th century. His family is very rich and his parents are very enthusiastic Catholic friends. Unfortunately, his parents died young. When Nicholas grew up, he donated all his wealth to the poor, became a monk himself, and devoted his life to the church and served the society. Nicholas later became a priest and was promoted to bishop. In his life, he has done a lot of charity work, and he likes to help the poor in secret. Santa Claus was his later nickname, which came from the story that he secretly sent money to help three girls. It is said that there are three beautiful girls living not far from Nicholas. They are twenty, eighteen and sixteen years old. My father is a poor scholar and often lives by borrowing goods. Once, because she was unable to pay her debts, she had to sell her beautiful and healthy third daughter to a creditor and take her to Africa as a maid. When the three daughters learned about this, they hugged each other and cried. The sad situation at home can be imagined. Nicholas knew about it and ran to their house to comfort him. In the evening, Nicholas put gold in three stockings and hung them in front of the windows of three girls. When they got the gold and paid off their father's debts, their third daughter was spared the fate of being a maid. The next day was Christmas. Knowing that Nicholas had done something good, they invited him to celebrate and thank him. These three girls tell this story every Sunday. Hearing this, the children are very envious and hope that Santa Claus will give him a sock gift. Later, I don't know which clever parents began to give socks to their children in the name of Santa Claus. As a result, this habit became popular in Europe and America. Nicholas later became the bishop of Milla. Because he was an orphan when he was a child, he became a special protector of orphans. After his death, the church listed him as a saint. His spirit of caring for orphans and helping the poor has been passed down with Christmas. Later, many kind people in the world followed Nicholas's spirit of love and donated many things in the name of Santa Claus, bringing love to the poor, the poor elderly and orphans. Every year when Christmas comes, Santa Claus always appears all over the world, bringing warmth and happiness to millions of children, lonely old people and abandoned children in Qian Qian. We hope that all the friends who live well in the world are Santa Claus, and spread the glory of love to every corner of the world within our power, not only at Christmas, but even at ordinary times. Christmas is an exciting day, especially for children. I believe everyone is familiar with Santa Claus? Once upon a time, there was an old man named Nicholas who loved to help poor families all his life. Once he helped three poor teenagers and gave them three bags of gold, which saved them from being sold. When Nicholas secretly gave a bag of gold to one of the women, he threw the gold out of a window and fell into a sock on the wall. Therefore, the way to give gifts by wearing Christmas stockings is to ask for candy from door to door! It is said that on the night of Christmas Eve, the Santa Husbands Association will drive reindeer sleigh full of gifts to send some children who have behaved well in the past year. He would sneak into the house from the chimney and stuff gifts into socks hanging on the bedside. Therefore, children always hang colorful socks on the bedside and put a cup of hot milk next to them to quench their thirst for hard-working Santa Claus and give themselves a big gift. The next day, every child can't wait to open the ceremony and want to know what reward he got. 1822, after a Dutch missionary spread the story of this great philanthropist to the United States, American businessmen used this festival every year to publicize advertisements with special marketing techniques and made a lot of money. Japan and other Asian countries followed suit. Therefore, the custom of dressing up as Santa Claus to celebrate Christmas has gradually spread all over the world. ......