大疆连接不了飞行器:世界各国怎么过圣诞节

世界各国怎么过圣诞节

美国:

"We wish you a merry Christmas, we wish you amerry Christmas…"Have you heard that song? Yup! It's Christmastime! This Christmas, I stayed with my "host family"1. It was an amazing experience to see how atypical American family would celebrate the biggest westernfestival of the year.

Christmas, like our Spring Festival, has ameaning in itself. Christmas Day, which is on December 25, is thebirthday of Jesus Christ--the son of God. That's why it is calledChristmas. On that day, Christians would get together with theirfamilies to celebrate the birthday of Jesus. But nowadays, thereligious meaning of Christmas has become less emphasized. To manyfamilies, it is just a time of family reunion and the ever-excitingpresent-giving.

Our school had been on winter vacation sinceDecember 11. I stayed at my friend, Stephen Stapczynski'shouse--his family was my "host family". Although Christmas wasstill more than ten days ahead, the festive spirit had already beenteeming everywhere. The Christmas tree had already been set up, andon every windowsill, there were Christmas lights. On the first dayI arrived at their house, Stephen and I helped Mrs. Stapczynski putdecorations on the Christmas tree. The tree looked so nice with allthe lights on and the beautiful ornaments dangling from itsbranches.

As Christmas came closer, the wholeneighborhood had made preparations too. Some people would holdparties at their houses, inviting all their neighbors to come. Soevery night, if you went out, you would see a long line of carsparked in front of some house--a party's on!

What's more, the Christmas decorations thatsome 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". Therewas one street that was so famous for its lights that it got itsway into the local paper. We had a hard time finding thewell-hidden street, but it turned out to be worth the effort.Lights shone brightly in front of nearly every house, on trees,bushes, doors, windows…everywhere, taking different shapes, makingit seem almost like daytime. Huge inflatable figures in the frontgardens were waving to us: there were Santa Clauses2, of course, chuckling merrily away; and therewere also other Christmas figures, like Rudolph3--the red-nosed reindeer--with his red nosegleaming ever so brightly; even Bart Simpson--a character in thefamous comedy The Simpsons--had joined the jolly party, wearing aSanta's hat. The street set off a lot of "ooh"s and "aah"s insidethe car.4 When we left, there was aline 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 (alist of things they wish "Santa"to give them for Christmas) for along time. I didn't want to ask for anything, but the Stapczynskiswere so kind to "force"me make one list as well (Mr. Stapczynskitold me if I didn't make one he would chop off my legs). So I wrotedown a couple of things that I would like to have, and gave thelist to them--sorry, my mistake--to Santa.

Finally, Christmas Eve came. There was aspecial Christmas service at the church at 6 p.m. It was certainlya very interesting experience for me. The priest started theservice reading and sang out extractions from a holy book--TheDivine Liturgy. For several times, we would stand up andpray.

Sometimes, the church choir would startsinging. The atmosphere was very quiet and holy. Then there was aceremony called "The Receiving Communion". People waited in line to"receive"a spoonful of food from the priest. It was a very specialChristmas tradition. The food was made from bread and wine. Thebread represents the body of Jesus, and the wine represents hisblood. After this ceremony, the priest had a speech. He reminded usnot to forget the true meaning of Christmas, and let Jesus reallylive inside us--that is, to love the people around uswholeheartedly. I think that no matter if you are a Christian ornot, this principle should be part of our lives. After the priestfinished his speech, the part that I enjoyed most came: Christmascarols5. Christmas carols are songsthat people sing at Christmas, such as "Jingle Bells", "We Wish Youa Merry Christmas", "Silent Night"and so on. Some were very merry,others sounded quite holy, but all of them were beautiful. I closedmy eyes, and let all the peacefulness and happiness that were inthe songs flow through me. What a feeling it was!

We went to sleep earlier that day for we hadto get up early on Christmas Day to open our presents. Sure enough,when I was still half-way during a sweet dream, Stephen burst intomy room and told me to get up and open presents. There were a hugepile of presents under the Christmas tree, and there was such amysterious mist shrouding them that made me eager to see what theyall were. So one by one, we went through all the presents. Mr. andMrs. Stapczynski had bought me everything I had written on myChristmas list--and a lot more! I got music CDs, film DVDs,clothes, books… I was very happy, and I didn't know how to expressmy appreciation for what they had done for me.

Stephen and Niko had gotten a lot of presentstoo, and they had already been trying out their newgames!

In the afternoon, we went to Mrs.Stapczynski's brother, Uncle Stan's house. They had prepared amarvelous meal for us. A lot of their friends and relatives alsocame. I saw Stephen and Niko's grandparents, Yiayia and Papou(words of grandma and grandpa in Greek--Mrs. Stapczynski's parentscame from Greece, so they like the boys using Greek words to callthem). They were very kind to me, and treated me just like one oftheir family members. We had a very luxurious meal, consisting ofturkey, beef, pork, and all sorts of other food.

After the meal, when all the stomachs werefull and everyone was feeling drowsy6from all the food, we just sat around the table and chatted, justlike what we Chinese people do at the Spring Festival. After all,Christmas, like the Spring Festival, is a time for us to get awayfrom our busy lives, a time for family gathering, and a time tohave 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-nosereindeer"。
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。

英国:

In Britain, Christmas Day is normally spent athome, with the family, and it is regarded as a celebration of thefamily and its continuity. Preparations start well in advance, withthe sending of Christmas cards and installation of a decoratedChristmas tree in a prominent place in the home. Although it is nowa firmly established tradition, the Christmas tree was firstpopularised by Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert, whointroduced the custom from his native Germany in 1840.
在英国，圣诞节往往在家和家人一起过，且被视为对家庭和睦的一种庆祝。准备工作很早就开始了，大家寄贺卡且在家最显眼的地方装饰圣诞树。尽管这已经成为了根深蒂固的传统，圣诞树最早是由维多利亚女王的丈夫，阿尔伯特王子在1840年从德国引入这一风俗，且开始流行起来。

Some houses are decorated with evergreens(plants which do not lose their leaves in winter); a wreath ofholly on the front door and garlands of holly, ivy and fir indoors.Bunches of mistletoe are often hung above doorways - any couplepassing underneath must exchange kisses! Traditional food isprepared: sweet mince pies, a rich Christmas cake and the Christmaspudding. Everyone has their own favourite recipe, but they’re allpacked full of spices, nuts, dried fruit and brandy.
Presents are bought and wrapped, and traditionally placed under theChristmas tree on Christmas Eve. Christmas is both a secular and areligious holiday, and many families like to attend a midnightservice at church on Christmas Eve, or celebrate Christmas inchurch on Christmas morning.
一些房子用常青植物（冬天不会掉叶子的植物）装点；前门挂圣洁的花圈，屋内用圣洁的花冠，常春藤和皮毛装饰。一捆捆的槲寄生经常放在门口上方——任何从下走过的情侣都必须互吻！要准备的传统食物：甜馅的派，一个花式的圣诞蛋糕和圣诞布丁。人人都有自己喜爱的食谱，但都用足了香料，坚果，干果和白兰地。礼物是买来包好的，通常都是在圣诞夜摆放在圣诞树下的。圣诞节也是世俗的宗教节日，许多家庭喜欢在圣诞夜去教堂参加午夜活动，或者在圣诞节早上去教堂庆祝圣诞。

The excitement begins for children onChristmas Eve, when they hang up their stockings (an old sock or,more ambitiously, pillow cases) around the fireplace or at the footof the bed for Father Christmas to fill with presents. The EnglishFather Christmas or Santa Claus is first recorded in histraditional red and white outfit in a woodcut of 1653, but thestory of Santa arriving in his reindeer-drawn sleigh and descendingdown the chimney to fill children’s stockings with presentsderives from the USA.
圣诞节最兴奋的要属孩子了，他们在壁炉边或者床角挂起袜子（一只旧袜子，或者贪心点，一个枕头），来装圣诞老人的礼物。英国的圣诞老人或者叫SantaClaus最先在1653年被木刻下来，穿着传统的红白服饰，但是关于圣诞老人坐驯鹿拉的雪撬来，并且下到烟囱里给孩子送礼物的故事却是来源于美国的。

Practically everyone sits down to a Christmasdinner in the early afternoon of Christmas Day, traditionally roastturkey, but some families prefer goose or roast beef. The turkey isfollowed by the Christmas pudding, brought to the table flaminghot. Brandy is poured over the pudding, then lit. After dinner,everyone relaxes by going for a walk, playing games, enjoying theirpresents or watching television.
实际上，人人都在圣诞节那天下午早早地坐下吃圣诞晚餐，烤火鸡是传统食物，但有些家庭更喜欢鹅或者烤牛肉。在圣诞布丁之后上的菜就是热气腾腾的火鸡。白兰地斟在布丁上，然后点燃。晚饭后，所有人都去散散步放松一下，玩玩游戏，赏玩他们的礼物或者看看电视。

西班牙

In Spain different set of gift-givingtraditions exists. The holiday season extends to Jan. 6, known asThree Kings Day or the Epiphany.1 Itis not until Three Kings Day that Spanish children receive theirgifts. On the eve of the Epiphany, children set out a pair of shoesto be filled with treats2 by the ThreeKings. Usually, three plates of food and three glasses of wine areleft out for the visitors, and the waiting shoes are often stuffedwith straw for the camels the Magi ride.3

Although gifts are not given until Three Kings Day, the Spanishstill celebrate on Christmas Day. One of the most importantChristmas traditions is the construction of the Nativity scene,which depicts the stable Christ was born in, complete with parents,angels and animals.4 These scenes areoften elaborate and require a good deal of materials andcraftsmanship.5 The need for buildingmaterials gave rise to6 anotherSpanish tradition: the Christmas market. These outdoor marketsconsist of a series of booths7 set upon streets and in squares. The booths sell everything fromornaments and small gifts to figures and building materials for theNativity scenes.
The Spanish have a number of unique dishes that are traditionallyserved on Christmas. While some serve turkey, the worldwidefavorite, many prefer a distinctly Spanish menu. This meal wouldconsist of almond8 soup followed byseafood. For desert, a candy called marzipan is served. Marzipan ismade from almonds, eggs and sugars.

Notes:
1. extend: 延续；Three Kings Day:三圣节，又称Epiphany（主显节），基督教纪念耶稣向世人显现的节日，通常在每年1月6日。
2. treat: 好东西。
3.通常，三盘食物和三杯酒是为招待三位访客特意留下的，准备（装礼物）的鞋子中一般都会填满稻草以供东方三博士所骑的骆驼食用。Magi:东方三博士，为《圣经》中人物，指向初生的耶稣朝拜献礼的东方三圣，下文中提到的theThree Wisemen与此同义。
4. Nativity scene: 也作Nativityplay，圣诞剧，关于耶稣诞生的戏剧，通常由儿童在圣诞节期间演出；depict:描述；stable: 马厩，根据《圣经》记载，耶稣诞生在马厩中。
5. elaborate: 精心计划或制作的；craftsmanship: 技能，技术。
6. give rise to: 引起，导致。
7. booth: 货摊，摊位。
8. almond: 杏仁。

瑞士
Beautifully dressed small kids visit homes with beautiful gifts aweek before Christmas day. Ringing of bell is become a custom.Villagers of distinct villages compete while calling people formidnight mass by ringing the bell. After midnight mass, homemadedoughnuts are shared among family members.

On 6th December, Chlausjagen festival or feast of St. Nichohlas iscelebrated. A Swiss person eagerly awaits the arrival ofChristkindli. He distributes Christmas gifts among people. There isone special fairy tale tram in Zurich. Santa visits on this tramalong with little children.

澳大利亚
The traditional meal in Australia during Christmas celebrations isthe turkey dinner, pork and ham. Christmas plum pudding is one ofthe famous Christmas desserts. Sometimes gold nuggets are alsopresent in Christmas puddings during Christmas goldrushes.

Bondi Beach in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney is one of the famoushang out for thousands of visitors during Christmascelebrations.

Christmas Eve in Australia is known for celebrating Carols byCandlelight. During Christmas celebrations, thousands of peoplesurround them with Christmas Bush. Christmas Bush is a nativeChristmas native plant with red flowered leaves.

日本
Although, a few percentage of Japanese population believe inChrist, still people love to decorate their home and stores withChristmas trees. Exchanging of Christmas gifts is an importantChristmas tradition in Japan. Hotei-osho acts as Santa Claus duringChristmas celebrations. He is a Buddhist monk.

In Japan, Christmas is celebrated by doing nice things, such ashelping needy or sick people in hospitals. Christian missionariesmark the arrival of Christmas celebrations. Turkey is one of thefamous Christmas recipes in Japan.

智利
Little clayedfigures are placed near the Christmas tree in Chile. This isreferred as pesebre. Father of Christmas in Chile is ViejitoPascuero. He wishes everyone Feliz Navidad y un Prospero Anc Nuevoor Happy Christmas.

His arrival is quite similar to Santa Claus. The reindeer draws hiscab. Famous Christmas meal of Chile areb azuele de ave, chickensoup wijt stuffed potatoes, corn on cob and onions. Pan de pasquais another mouth-watering Christmas recipes. it is usuallyChristmas bread comprised of candies and fruits.

奥地利
Christmas celebrations start with the feast of St. Nicholas. Saintis accompanied with a devil. He asks small children about theirgood and bad actions. Toys, sweets and nuts are gifted to goodchildren. Brass instruments are used for playing chorale music.Carol singers visit house to house with blazing torches and manger.They assemble on the steps of church.

In the year 1818, song Silent Night was sung first time. It wassung in the village church located in Oberndorf. TraditionalChristmas dinner of Austria is baked carp. Good children arerewarded with nuts, apples and sweets by St. Nicholas on 6thDecember. St. Nicholas is also known as HeiligerNikolaus.

丹麦
On Christmas Eve, dinner starts with rice pudding. This ricepudding is comprised of a magical almond.

Christmas recipe in Denmark also comprised of goose, red cabbageand browned potatoes, along with pastries and cakes.

Christmas plate is one of the world famousDanish traditions. During earlier times, rich Dans used to giftplates biscuits and fruits to their servants.

Christmas decoration plays significant role during Christmascelebrations. People decorate their houses with bright paper,wooden bits and straw.

Parents usually decorate Christmas trees in a secret manner.Children are not allowed to see Christmas tree.

Christmas tree is beautifully lit up and family members assemblearound it on Christmas Eve. All of them sing Christmas carols anddance.