美国的圣诞节（1）
今年福山外语节，我们探究的内容是关于美国圣诞节。
我制作的是关于圣诞节的小报，在网上寻找了许多关于圣诞节的资料，仔细阅读后，把最感兴趣的圣诞节习俗----悬挂圣诞袜制作成小报。
通过查找的内容，我知道了美国人如何过圣诞节，如何去庆祝，有许多其它习俗，在12月25日那天，人们都在庆祝圣诞节，非常的热闹。就像过中国的春节一样热闹。
美国的圣诞节（2）
Christmas in America
Christmas is the most important festival in the western world. It falls on December 25th. When my mother and I stayed in America, we were invited by one of my mother＇s friends to have Christmas with an American family. We bought some presents for our American friends on our way to their house.
They had prepared different kinds of gifts for their family and guests when we got to their house, such as Christmas candles, cakes, cards, little toys, biscuits and so on. A Christmas tree was placed in the comer of the brilliant hall. How beautiful it was! We were impressed by these. We had a big meal.
After dinner, they told us some interesting stories about Christmas. We learned that Christmas had something to do with God. We went to bed at midnight. Though we knew the Santa Claus was not true, we were still waiting for the Santa Claus with white beard to bring us presents.And we received many beautiful presents the next morning.
This Christmas was really unforgettable. Not only did I have a good time, but also I knew something about foreign culture.
美国的圣诞节（3）
今天，我通过网络了解到．．．．．．
§每年12月25日是全世界大多数基督徒纪念耶稣诞生的日子。
教会开始并无圣诞节，约在耶稣升天后百余年内才有。据说：第一个圣诞节是在公元138年，由罗马主教圣克里门倡议举行。而教会史载第一个圣诞节则在公元336年。由于圣经未明记耶稣生于何时，故各地圣诞节日期各异。直到公元440年，才由罗马教廷定12月25日为圣诞节。公元1607年，世界各地教会领袖在伯利恒聚会，进一步予以确定，从此世界大多数的基督徒均以12月25日为圣诞节。其实哪一天并不要紧，重要的是应该知道它是为纪念救主耶稣降生。
由于圣经记载耶稣生于夜间，故传统称12月24日夜为"圣诞夜"或"平安夜"。
在圣诞节人们会准备圣诞树，给朋友和心爱的人准备圣诞节礼物并在圣诞夜放在他们的帽子里面，还会和朋友们一起唱圣诞歌，制作圣诞卡片，和家人朋友在圣诞树下一起吃圣诞大餐等。总之，圣诞节是个象征着美好的日子！
美国的圣诞节（4）
圣诞节活动英语作文：美国怎么过圣诞？
"We wish you a merry Christmas, we wish you a merry Christmas"Have you heard that song? Yup! It's Christmas time! This Christmas, I stayed with my "host family"1. It was an amazing experience to see how a typical American family would celebrate the biggest western festival of the year.
Christmas, like our Spring Festival, has a meaning in itself. Christmas Day, which is on December 25, is the birthday of Jesus Christ--the son of God. That's why it is called Christmas. On that day, Christians would get together with their families to celebrate the birthday of Jesus. But nowadays, the religious meaning of Christmas has become less emphasized. To many families, it is just a time of family reunion and the ever-exciting present-giving.
Our school had been on winter vacation since December 11. I stayed at my friend, Stephen Stapczynski's house--his family was my "host family". Although Christmas was still more than ten days ahead, the festive spirit had already been teeming everywhere. The Christmas tree had already been set up, and on every windowsill, there were Christmas lights. On the first day I arrived at their house, Stephen and I helped Mrs. Stapczynski put decorations on the Christmas tree. The tree looked so nice with all the lights on and the beautiful ornaments dangling from its branches.
As Christmas came closer, the whole neighborhood had made preparations too. Some people would hold parties at their houses, inviting all their neighbors to come. So every night, if you went out, you would see a long line of cars parked in front of some house--a party's on!
What's more, the Christmas decorations that some people put on their windows and in gardens were just amazing. On one night, we went out in our car for a "tour of lights". There was one street that was so famous for its lights that it got its way into the local paper. We had a hard time finding the well-hidden street, but it turned out to be worth the effort. Lights shone brightly in front of nearly every house, on trees, bushes, doors, windowseverywhere, taking different shapes, making it seem almost like daytime. Huge inflatable figures in the front gardens were waving to us: there were Santa Clauses2, of course, chuckling merrily away; and there were also other Christmas figures, like Rudolph3--the red-nosed reindeer--with his red nose gleaming ever so brightly; even Bart Simpson--a character in the famous comedy The Simpsons--had joined the jolly party, wearing a Santa's hat. The street set off a lot of "ooh"s and "aah"s inside the car.4 When we left, there was a line of cars in the street, all there to see the lights.
Christmas is the time for exchanging presents. Stephen and Niko had been thinking about their Christmas lists (a list of things they wish "Santa"to give them for Christmas) for a long time. I didn't want to ask for anything, but the Stapczynskis were so kind to "force"me make one list as well (Mr. Stapczynski told me if I didn't make one he would chop off my legs). So I wrote down a couple of things that I would like to have, and gave the list to them--sorry, my mistake--to Santa.
Finally, Christmas Eve came. There was a special Christmas service at the church at 6 p.m. It was certainly a very interesting experience for me. The priest started the service reading and sang out extractions from a holy book--The Divine Liturgy. For several times, we would stand up and pray.
Sometimes, the church choir would start singing. The atmosphere was very quiet and holy. Then there was a ceremony called "The Receiving Communion". People waited in line to "receive"a spoonful of food from the priest. It was a very special Christmas tradition. The food was made from bread and wine. The bread represents the body of Jesus, and the wine represents his blood. After this ceremony, the priest had a speech. He reminded us not to forget the true meaning of Christmas, and let Jesus really live inside us--that is, to love the people around us wholeheartedly. I think that no matter if you are a Christian or not, this principle should be part of our lives. After the priest finished his speech, the part that I enjoyed most came: Christmas carols5. Christmas carols are songs that people sing at Christmas, such as "Jingle Bells", "We Wish You a Merry Christmas", "Silent Night"and so on. Some were very merry, others sounded quite holy, but all of them were beautiful. I closed my eyes, and let all the peacefulness and happiness that were in the songs flow through me. What a feeling it was!
We went to sleep earlier that day for we had to get up early on Christmas Day to open our presents. Sure enough, when I was still half-way during a sweet dream, Stephen burst into my room and told me to get up and open presents. There were a huge pile of presents under the Christmas tree, and there was such a mysterious mist shrouding them that made me eager to see what they all were. So one by one, we went through all the presents. Mr. and Mrs. Stapczynski had bought me everything I had written on my Christmas list--and a lot more! I got music CDs, film DVDs, clothes, books I was very happy, and I didn't know how to express my appreciation for what they had done for me.
Stephen and Niko had gotten a lot of presents too, and they had already been trying out their new games!
In the afternoon, we went to Mrs. Stapczynski's brother, Uncle Stan's house. They had prepared a marvelous meal for us. A lot of their friends and relatives also came. I saw Stephen and Niko's grandparents, Yiayia and Papou (words of grandma and grandpa in Greek--Mrs. Stapczynski's parents came from Greece, so they like the boys using Greek words to call them). They were very kind to me, and treated me just like one of their family members. We had a very luxurious meal, consisting of turkey, beef, pork, and all sorts of other food.
After the meal, when all the stomachs were full and everyone was feeling drowsy6 from all the food, we just sat around the table and chatted, just like what we Chinese people do at the Spring Festival. After all, Christmas, like the Spring Festival, is a time for us to get away from our busy lives, a time for family gathering, and a time to have some fun.
Notes:
1. host family: 寄住家庭或接待家庭。学校安排那些圣诞节仍留在美国的国际学生住在当地的寄住家庭中。
2. Santa Claus: 圣诞老人。
3. Rudolph: 每到圣诞节，圣诞老人乘坐驯鹿雪撬给孩子们送礼物，其中指路的驯鹿的名字叫Rudolph，它的鼻子是红色的，所以称其为"red-nose reindeer"。
4. 街上的景象使车中响起一片惊奇的声音。set off: 激起，引起。
5. carol: (圣诞)颂歌。
6. drowsy: 困倦的。
美国的圣诞节（5）
Christmas is the most important festival in the western world. It falls on December 25th. When my mother and I stayed in America, we were invited by one of my mother's friends to have Christmas with an American family. We bought some presents for our American friends on our way to their house.
They had prepared different kinds of gifts for their family and guests when we got to their house, such as Christmas candles, cakes, cards, little toys, biscuits and so on. A Christmas tree was placed in the comer of the brilliant hall. How beautiful it was! We were impressed by these. We had a big meal. After dinner, they told us some interesting stories about Christmas. We learned that Christmas had something to do with God. We went to bed at midnight. Though we knew the Santa Claus was not true, we were still waiting for the Santa Claus with white beard to bring us presents.And we received many beautiful presents the next morning.
This Christmas was really unforgettable. Not only did I have a good time, but also I knew something about foreign culture.
12月25日的圣诞节是西方国家最重要的节日。我和妈妈在美国的时候，曾应妈妈的一位朋友邀请，去一个美国家庭过圣诞节。在去他家的途中，我们为美国朋友买了一些礼物。
我们到时，他们已为家人及客人们准备了各种各样的礼物，有圣诞蜡烛、蛋糕、卡片、小玩具和饼干等。圣诞树放在灯火通明的客厅的一角，实在是太荚了。这一切给我们留下了深刻的印象。我们吃了一顿大餐。饭后，他们给我们讲了一些圣诞节的.故事，我们知道了圣诞节与上帝有关。我们午夜时分才上床睡觉。尽管我们知道圣诞老人不是真的，但还是等待着白胡子的圣诞老人为我们送来礼物。第二天早晨我们收到了许多漂亮的礼物。
这个圣诞节实在太令人难以忘怀了。我不仅过得很愉快，还了解了外国文化。
Christmas is the most important festival in the western world. It is on December 25th. Usually two weeks before, people begin to prepare lots of Christmas presents. People who are far away on business hurry to return their home for Christmas.
Last Christmas, my mother and I were invited by one of my mother' s friends to have Christmas with an American family. Entering the brilliant hall, we saw a beauti
美国的圣诞节（6）
“叮叮当，叮叮当，铃儿响叮当…”每当唱起这首歌，我就会想起20__年有趣的圣诞节。因为我们要和一个人玩一个游戏—圣诞节之约：在晚上八点整前在大街上找到吴老师。草草地吃过晚饭后，我和妈妈就怀着急切地心情投入到了寻找当中。
我的首选地点是金沙广场，因为这是金坛人最集中的地方。我东找找，西望望，在广场上到处游荡。我每看见一个戴眼镜的男人都要凑上去看看是不是吴老师，可每次都希望变成失望。突然，我发现远处一个正向我走来的人很像吴老师，又高又大，戴着黑框眼镜。我在心里暗暗发笑：哈哈，没想到能在这碰上老师。我便飞奔而去，看着这影子越来越像，我也越来越兴奋，眼看就要拥上去了，我突然发现他不是，便把“吴老师”这几个字咽住了，只“蹦”出了一个“吴”字，那人用疑惑的眼光看了我一眼，我脸红了，羞愧难当。正在我惭愧的时候，一个“天外来客”映入了我的眼帘：他长得高，而且壮，戴眼镜，穿着黑衣服，特别的是在他身后有一个跟吴老师女儿极其相似的女孩。我立即意识到，这很可能是吴老师。可事实让我心灵再次受到了疮伤，我把怒气全都发泄出来：“骗人，忽悠人，我一定要跟他评理!!”妈妈说：“别人也没像你这样‘狂’，赶紧继续，说不定找错了地方呢?”我马上转移阵地去了“KFC”。
在KFC里，我浏览了一下，如刚才一样，一无所获。这时北风呼啸，大部分人都回家了，而我还在坚持着。夜色很美，但我却无心去欣赏。妈妈劝我回家，我不肯，因为我执着，我坚信能成功。我们把最后的目标锁定在老市政府周围，准备在半路“拦”住吴老师，我坚持不懈，期待成功。我俩加快步伐赶过去，这时发现在昏暗的街道上走过来一群人，他们在谈笑风生，很惹眼，但由于光线太暗根本看不清楚，正好有一辆汽车驶过，雪亮的灯光一晃而过，但这足以让我认清了他们的面目——其中一位正是我苦苦寻找的吴老师!我惊呆了，想冲上去可身子却不听使唤，僵住了，我不敢相信这是真的，便立在了那里，像是被冰冻了，又仿佛时空凝结了一般，而我的心在“砰砰“直跳……吴老师满面春风地向我走来，把我拥进他那宽大温暖的胸怀。听到吴老师说我是第十个找到他的人时，便全身热血沸腾，和老师同学们一起玩起来，沉浸在这圣诞节欢乐的气氛中。我想吴老师的出现也许是我的执着感动了老天，也许是我的运气太好了，也许根本就是一个偶然……
美国的圣诞节（7）
They had prepared different kinds of gifts for their family and guests when we got to their house, such as Christmas candles, cakes, cards, little toys, biscuits and so on. A Christmas tree was placed in the comer of the brilliant hall. How beautiful it was! We were impressed by these. We had a big meal. After dinner, they told us some interesting stories about Christmas. We learned that Christmas had something to do with God. We went to bed at midnight. Though we knew the Santa Claus was not true, we were still waiting for the Santa Claus with white beard to bring us presents.And we received many beautiful presents the next morning.
This Christmas was really unforgettable. Not only did I have a good time, but also I knew something about foreign culture.
12月25日的圣诞节是西方国家最重要的节日。我和妈妈在美国的时候，曾应妈妈的一位朋友邀请，去一个美国家庭过圣诞节。在去他家的途中，我们为美国朋友买了一些礼物。
我们到时，他们已为家人及客人们准备了各种各样的礼物，有圣诞蜡烛、蛋糕、卡片、小玩具和饼干等。圣诞树放在灯火通明的客厅的一角，实在是太荚了。这一切给我们留下了深刻的印象。我们吃了一顿大餐。饭后，他们给我们讲了一些圣诞节的故事，我们知道了圣诞节与上帝有关。我们午夜时分才上床睡觉。尽管我们知道圣诞老人不是真的，但还是等待着白胡子的圣诞老人为我们送来礼物。第二天早晨我们收到了许多漂亮的礼物。
这个圣诞节实在太令人难以忘怀了。我不仅过得很愉快，还了解了外国文化。