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圣诞节英语作文TheHistoryofChristmas圣诞节英语作文TheHistoryofChristmasChristmasisaChristianholidaythatcelebratesthebirthofJesusChrist.NooneknowstheexactdateofChrist‘sbirthbutmostChristiansobserveChristmasonDecember
25.Onthisdaymanygotochurchwheretheytakepartinspecialreligiousservices.DuringtheChristmasseasontheyalsoexchangegiftsanddecoratetheirhomeswithhollymistletoeandChristmastrees.ThewordChristmasesfromCristesmaesseanearlyEnglishphrasethatmeansMassofChrist.ThestoryofChristmaseschieflyfromtheGospelsofSaintLukeandSaintMatthewintheNewTestament.ManyofthesetraditionsbeganwiththeMesopotamiancelebrationofNewYears.TheMesopotamiansbelievedinmanygodsandastheirchiefgod-Marduk.EachyearaswinterarriveditwasbelievedthatMardukwoulddobattlewiththemonstersofchaos.ToassistMardukinhisstruggletheMesopotamiansheldafestivalfortheNewYear.ThiswasZagmuktheNew...。