圣诞老人的传说。英文版 含翻译

The origin of Christmas - December 25th of each year, is the day Christians commemorate the birth of Jesus, known as christmas. From December 24th to January 6th the following year for the Christmas festival. During the festival, the Christians have held a grand ceremony. Christmas is a Christian holiday, as people paid special attention, it will become a national holiday, the state the most grand festival of the year, and the new year can be put on a par with, is the West may have been China's spring festival. Westerners with red, green, white color for Christmas, Christmas comes each and every family to use the Christmas color to decorate. Red Christmas flowers and Christmas candles. Green is the Christmas tree. It is the main Christmas ornaments, with cut to the cedar, cypress was a kind of evergreen tree decorated with pyramid. Hanging above the colorful lanterns, gifts and paper flowers, but also lit a candle for christmas. The red and white gain by contrast is Santa Claus, he is the most popular figures in the Christmas activities. Western children on Christmas eve before going to sleep, to put on a sock nearby the fireplace or the pillow, waiting for Santa Claus in their sleep after a gift of socks on the inside. In the west, to play Santa Claus is also a custom. "Christmas" is the name of "Christ mass" reduction of the word. Mass is a liturgical church. Christmas is a religious festival. We treat it as a celebration of the birth of Jesus, and thus also known as Christmas. On this day, all the Christian churches around the world held a special ceremony to worship. But there are many activities to celebrate Christmas and religious festivai. Exchanging gifts and sending Christmas cards, which make Christmas a time for celebration. Jesus was born there was a period of the story, Jesus is because of the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Maria. God sent the angel appeared to him in a dream, told him not to because Maria unmarried pregnancy and don't her, but with her marriage, the boy named "Jesus", meaning he is to save people saved from sin. When Maria was Linpan, Rome under the government order, all people to Bethlehem must declare census register. Joseph and Maria had no choice but to obey. They arrived in Bethlehem, the weather has been lost, but the two failed to find the hotel crossing places, there is only one refuge. At this time, Jesus to be born! So Maria only in the manger, gave birth to Jesus. Later generations to commemorate the birth of Jesus, they set in December twenty-five for Christmas, every year at mass, the anniversary of Jesus's birth. Christmas is on December 25th to commemorate the birth of Jesus, but the real birth of the day no one knows. In nineteenth Century, the emergence of the popularity of Christmas cards, Santa Claus, Christmas began to pop up. The origin of Santa Claus Christmas Day is amazing, especially for children. Believe everyone for having heard it many times on Santa's thing? Once upon a time there was an old man, named Nicholas, the love of his life to helping the poor. On one occasion in which he helped three poor little evacuation three bags of gold they were sold to escape the misfortune. When Nicholas secretly put a bag of gold to one of the women, he put gold from one of the windows to go into, just into the scene in the wall of a stocking. So, the gift of socks on Christmas gifts from house to house method to candy yo! It is said that the night on Christmas Eve, Christmas husband guild driving reindeer sleigh full of gifts ready to send point this year to show good children, he would quietly climbed into the house from the chimney, gifts in the stocking hanging on the bed. So the children will always be a colorful socks hung on the bed, and put a cup of hot milk to quench their thirst toiled Santa socks next to, and send gift to yourself. Each day a child can not wait to open the ceremony, want to know what the reward. In 1822, after a Holland missionary to the great philanthropist story spread to the United States, the United States more business to a special marketing gimmick, using this festival every year, loudly publicity, make a lot of money, in Asia, Japan and other countries would follow their example. So disguised as Santa Claus to celebrate Christmas customs will gradually into the world of pop. The origin of the Christmas tree is said to be about 1 in sixteenth Century, the Germans were the first to the evergreen pine and cypress branches to get in the house to display, and later, the German missionary Martin Ruud put the candle on the fir tree in the woods, and then lit, so it looks like the stars to guide people to Bethlehem, like two thousand years ago three Magi in the sky commonly found Jesus stars. Today, people have been using small bulbs instead of candles. 2 a long time ago, there was a farmer, met a poor child on Christmas day, he received the children, the children leave the fold under the pine root inserted in the ground and immediately turned into a pine tree, hung above a gift to farmers in return for the kindness. However, in a real Christmas tree, first in Germany, and later spread to Europe and the United States, become the indispensable Christmas decorations. They usually put a Christmas tree with colorful lanterns, gifts or wax, angel, especially people living in the northwestern United States, because the local rich forest resources, they will go to pick a real tree as a Christmas tree. Many species of Christmas tree, a natural pine and cypress trees, but also man-made Christmas trees and white Christmas tree. For each tree are covered with silver decorations, but the top of each tree must have a large star, like the sign with the star that guided the three Magi found Jesus stars. And in traditional custom, only the home is a master can put the star up, can not meddle in others. 翻译是：◆ 圣诞节的由来 ◆

每年的
，是基督教徒纪念耶稣诞生的日子，称为圣诞节。

从12月25日
于翌年1月6日为圣诞节节期。节日期间，各国基督教徒都举行隆重的纪念仪式。圣诞节本来是基督教徒的节日，由于人们格外重视，它便成为一个全民性的节日，国家一年中最盛大的节日，可以和新年相提并论，类 是西方似我国过春节。

西方人以红、绿、白三色为圣诞色，圣诞节来临时家家户户都要用圣诞色来装饰。红色的有圣诞花和圣诞蜡烛。绿色的是
。它是圣诞节的主要装饰品，用砍伐来的杉、柏一类呈塔形的
装饰而成。上面悬挂着五颜六色的彩灯、礼物和纸花，还点燃着圣诞蜡烛。

红色与白色相映成趣的是
，他是圣诞节活动中最受欢迎的人物。西方儿童在圣诞夜临睡之前，要在
前或枕头旁放上一只袜子，等候
在他们入睡后把礼物放在袜子内。在西方，扮演
也是一种习俗。

“圣诞节”这个名称是“基督
”的缩字。
是教会的一种礼拜仪式。耶诞节是一个宗教节。我们把它当作耶苏的
来庆祝，因而又名耶诞节。这一天，全世界所有的基督教会都举行特别的礼拜仪式。但是有很多圣诞节的欢庆活动和宗教并无半点关联。交换礼物，寄圣诞卡，这都使圣诞节成为一个
的日子。

耶稣的出生是有一段故事的，耶稣是因着
成孕，由童女
所生的。神更派遣使者加伯列在梦中晓谕
，叫他不要因为
未婚怀孕而不要她，反而要与她成亲，把那孩子起名为“耶稣”，意思是要他把百姓从罪恶中救出来。

当
快要临盘的时候，罗马政府下了命令，全部人民到
务必申报户籍。
和马利亚只好遵命。

他们到达
时，天色已昏，无奈两人未能找到旅馆渡宿，只有一个马棚可以暂住。就在这时，耶稣要出生了！於是马利亚唯有在马槽上，生下耶稣。后人为纪念耶稣的诞生，便定十
十五为圣诞节，年年望7a686964616fe59b9ee7ad94337
，纪念耶稣的出世。

圣诞节便是於十
十五日纪念耶稣的诞生，但真实的诞生日就没有人知道了。十九世纪，圣诞卡的流行、圣诞老人的出现，圣诞节亦开始流行起来。

圣诞
的由来

圣诞节是令人雀跃期待的日子，尤其是小孩子。相信大家对圣诞
的事都
吧？从前有一个老人，名叫
，他一生最爱帮助贫穷的人家。其中有一次他帮助三个贫穷的少后送他们三袋金子以逃过被卖的不幸。当
偷偷把其中一袋金子送给其中一名女子时，他把金子从其中一个窗户扔进去，恰好掉进景在壁上的一
中。于是，将礼物放在圣诞袜子的送礼方法家挨户地去要糖果哟！

据说
的晚上，圣诞节
会驾着

满载着礼物准备送点这一年来表现很好的小朋友，他会悄悄地从
爬进屋内，礼物塞在挂在床头的袜子里。所以孩子总会把一条条色彩缤纷的袜子挂在床头，并在袜子旁边放杯热牛奶给劳苦功高的圣诞老人解渴，并送份大礼给自己。
隔天一每个小朋友都迫不及待地打开礼，想知道自己得到什么奖励。
到了1822年，一位荷兰
把这位伟大
的故事传到美国之后，美国商人更以特殊的行销手法，每年利用这个节日
地宣传广告，大赚一笔，在亚洲的日本及其它各国也群起效尤。因此装扮圣诞老人来庆祝圣诞节的
也就渐渐地流行到世界各国了。

的由来

1.据说大约在十六世纪，德国人最先把长青的松柏枝拿到屋中去摆设，后来，德国
马丁
把烛放在树林中的
枝上，然后点燃，使它看起来像是引导人们到
的星光，如同二千年前的
依照天上的星星找到耶稣一般。今日，人们已经改用小灯泡代替蜡烛。

2.传说在很久以前，有一位农人，在圣诞节那天遇到一位穷苦的小孩，他热情地接待了孩子，这个小孩临走时折下根松枝插在地上，松枝立即变成一棵树，上面挂满了礼物，用来答谢农人的好意。

然而
真正出现在圣诞节，首先见于德国，之后又传入欧洲和美国，成为圣诞节不可或缺的装饰物。他们通常用
的彩灯、蜡、礼物或天使来装圣诞树，尤其住在美国西北部的人们，因为当地丰富的
，他们会全家人一起去挑选一棵真正的树做为圣诞树。圣诞树的种类繁多，有天然松柏圣诞树、也有人造圣诞树及白色圣诞树。每棵圣诞树上都挂满
的装饰品，但每棵树的顶端必定有一棵特大的星星，像征着那颗引导
找到耶稣的星星。而且在传统习俗上，只有家庭的
才可以把这颗
挂上，旁人是不可以
的。

据说耶稣是因着圣灵成孕，由圣母玛利亚所生的。神更派遣使者加伯列在梦中晓谕约瑟，叫他不要因为马利亚未婚怀孕而不要她，反而要与e79fa5e98193e4b893e5b19e337她成亲，把那孩子起名为“耶稣”，意思是要他把百姓从罪恶中救出来。

It is said that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and was born of the Virgin Mary. God also sent an envoy Gabriel to speak to Yue Se in a dream, asking him not to reject Mary because she was unmarried and pregnant, but to marry her and call the child "Jesus", meaning that he would save the people from their sins.

当马利亚快要临盆的时候，罗马政府下了命令，全部人民到伯利恒务必申报户籍。

When Mary was about to give birth, the Roman government issued an order that all the people must declare their household registration in Bethlehem.

约瑟和马利亚只好遵命。他们到达伯利恒时，天色已昏，无奈两人未能找到旅馆渡宿，只有一个马棚可以暂住。就在这时，耶稣要出生了。

于是马利亚唯有在马槽上，生下耶稣。后人为纪念耶稣的诞生，便定十二月二十五为圣诞节，年年望弥撒，纪念耶稣的出世。

Yue Se and Mary had to obey. When they arrived in Bethlehem, it was already dark, but the two were unable to find a hotel to spend the night, and there was only one stable to stay in. Just then, Jesus was about to be born. So Mary only gave birth to Jesus in the manger. 

In order to commemorate the birth of Jesus, the following people set December 25 as Christmas and celebrated mass every year to commemorate the birth of Jesus.

圣诞老人的由来（中英文版）Santa Claus

The original Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, was born in the ancient southeastern Turkish town of Lycia early in the fourth century. His generosity was legend, and he was particularly fond of children. We know this primarily through Roman accounts of his patronage of youth, which eventually led to his becoming the patron saint of children. Throughout the Middle Ages, and well beyond, he was referred to by many names none of them Santa Claus.

　　Children today would not at all recognize the St. Nick who brought gifts to European children hundreds of years ago except perhaps for his cascading white beard. He made his rounds in full red-and-white bishop's robes, complete with twin peaked miter and crooked crozier. He was pulled by no fleet footed reindeer, but coaxed in indolent donkey. And he arrived not late on Christmas Eve, but on his Christian feast day, December 6. The gifts he left beside the hearth were usually small: fruit, nuts, hard candies, wood and clay figurines.

　　During the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century, St. Nicholas was banished from most European countries. Replacing him were more secular figures, who in general were not at center stage at that point in history..The Dutch kept the St. Nicholas tradition alive. As the "protector of sailors," St. Nicholas graced the prow of the first Dutch ship that arrived in America. And the first church built in New York City was named after him. The Dutch brought with them to the New World two Christmas items that were quickly Americanized.

　　In sixteenth century Holland, children placed wooden shoes by the hearth the night of St. Nicholas's arrival. The shoes were filled with straw, a meal for the saint's gift laden donkey. In return, Nicholas would insert a small treat into each clog. In America, the shoe was replaced with the stocking, hung by the chimney.

　　The Dutch spelled St. Nicholas "Saint Nikolass," which in the New World became "Sinterklass". later changed to "Santa Claus".

　　Much of modern day Santa Claus lore, including the reindeer drawn sleigh, originated in America. Dr. Clement Clarke Moore composed "The Night Before Christmas" in 1822, to read to his children on Christmas Eve. The poem might have remained privately in the Moore family if a friend had not mailed a copy of it (without authorial attribution) to a newspaper and became part of the Santa legend.

　　It was in America that Santa put on weight. The rosy-cheeked, roly-poly Santa is credited to the influential nineteenth-century cartoonist Thomas Nast. From 1863 until 1886, Nast created a series of Christmas drawings for Harper's Weekly. These drawings, executed over twenty years, exhibit a gradual evolution in Santa from the pudgy, diminutive, elf-like creature of Dr. Moore's immortal poem to the bearded, potbellied, life-size bell ringer familiar on street corners across America today. Nast's cartoons also showed the world how Santa spent his entire year constructing toys, checking on children's behavior, reading their requests for special gifts. His images were incorporated into the Santa lore.

　　Santa is known throughout the world in many different names, such as:

　　Saint Nikolaas (Sinter Klaas), from the Dutch Father Christmas, from the English Kris Kringle, from the Germans Befana, from the Italians Bobouschka, from the Russians (a grand motherly figure instead of a male)
　　　　　　　　
　　圣诞老人的传说在数千年前的斯堪的纳维亚半岛即出现。北欧神话中司智慧，艺术，诗词，战争的奥丁神，寒冬时节，骑上他那八脚马坐骑驰骋于天涯海角，惩恶扬善，分发礼物。与此同时，其子雷神着红衣以闪电为武器与冰雪诸神昏天黑地恶战一场，最终战胜寒冷。据异教传说，圣诞老人为奥丁神后裔。也有传说称圣诞老人由圣·尼古拉而来，所以圣诞老人也称St.Nicholas.因这些故事大多弘扬基督精神，其出处，故事情节大多被淡忘，然而圣诞老人却永驻人们精神世界。

　　每年圣诞日，圣诞老人骑在白羊星座上，圣童手持圣诞树降临人间，随着世事变迁，作家和艺术家开始把圣诞老人描述成我们今日熟悉的着红装，留白胡子的形象。同时不同的国度和文化对圣诞老人也有了不同的解释。在德国，传说他扮成圣童把坚果和苹果放在孩子们鞋里。他乘双轮马车四处漫游，观察人们的行为，尤其是小孩，如果表现好，将会得到苹果、坚果、糖等诸多奖品。坏孩子则得一鞭子。家长们灵机一动纷纷采用此传说来鼓励孩子们听话。大大超过了新年，成为一个全民的节日。圣诞老人已经成为圣诞节最受喜爱的象征和传统。他赶 着驯鹿，拉着装满玩具和礼物的雪橇挨家挨户给每个孩子送礼物的快乐老精灵的形象已深深地留在人们的记忆中。

　　11世纪末来自意大利的宗教士兵将Nicholas圣人的遗物带回意大利，并在港口城市Bari建造了一座教堂来纪念他。很快世界各地的基督教徒纷至沓来朝圣这位圣人。这些朝圣者将圣人Nicholas的故事带回他们的本土，所以有关圣诞老人的传说在各e69da5e887aa7a64364个国家都各具特色。

　　12世纪欧洲出现了圣人Nicholas纪念日，以互赠礼物和慈善活动为主。德国、法国、荷兰则将12月6日作为宗教纪念日，给孩子和穷人们赠送礼物。

　　荷兰殖民者来到美洲时，将他们的Sintirklass主教也带了去，Sintirklass身着红袈裟，骑着一匹白马。Sintirklass的美国形象后来逐渐演变成一个快乐的老精灵。起初美国作家华盛顿.欧文在他的喜剧《纽约的历史》中将他描述成一个又圆又胖的荷兰老人。1823年，诗人Clement Moore在他的诗歌《St.Nicholas印象》中继续将Sintirklass/Saint Nicholas的形象戏剧化，这就是各位在本篇开头看到的圣诞老人。

　　19世纪60年代卡通制作者Thomas Nash画了一幅胖胖的、慈祥的圣诞老人作为《Harper的一周》的插图。这个圣诞老人的形象开始深深地扎根于美国人民的脑海中。随着时间的推移，圣诞老人的形象传回欧洲，传到南美洲，传遍世界各地。

　　许多国家都保存了他们自己有关圣诞老人的风俗和传说。在荷兰的传说中，圣诞老人Sintirklass还带了一个叫Black Peter的助手，乘着一艘船于12月6日来到。他带着一本大书，书中描述了所有荷兰小孩在过去一年中的表现。表现好的小孩就送礼物给他们，不好的小孩便让他的助手带走。

　　德国的圣诞老人也带着一个叫做Knecht Ruprecht、Krampus或Pelzebock的助手，肩上背着个装着礼物的大袋子，手上拿着一根棍子。好孩子可收到他的礼物，顽皮的孩子却要给教训几棍子。

　　意大利的圣诞老人叫La Befana ；法国的圣诞老人叫Father Christmas或Pere Noel ；瑞士的圣诞老人叫Christkindl或Christ Child；斯勘的纳维亚地区的圣诞人叫julenisse 或 juletomte ；而英国的圣诞老人和法国一样也叫Father Christmas（圣诞之父），他的形象比其它圣诞老人更庄严，更清瘦一些。北美的圣诞老人便是乘着驯鹿拉的雪橇来给孩子们送礼物的。