harper【圣诞节】关于圣诞节的由来英文版

2021年1月14日发(作者：訾秉信)

关于圣诞节的由来英文版
the origin of christmas
christmas day-december 25-which celebrates the birth of jesus christ， the
founder of the christian religion， is the biggest and best-loved holiday in the united
states.
according to the bible， the holy book of christians， god decided to allow his
only son， jesus christ， to be born to a human mother and live on earth so that
people could understand god better and learn to love god and each other more.

to a young jewish woman mary.
mary was engaged to be married to joseph， a carpenter， but before they
came together， she was found to be with child. because joseph， her husband，
was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace， he had in
mind to divorce her quietly. but after he had considered this， an angel of the lord
appeared to him in a dream and said，
wife， because what is conceived in her is from the holy spirit. she will give birth to
a son， and you are to give him the name jesus， because he will save his people
from their sins.
although the exact date of the birth of jesus nearly 2，000 years ago is not
known， the calendar on the supposed date divides all time into b.c. (before
christ )and a.d. ( a latin phrase， anno domini，
first 300 years， jesus’ birthday was celebrated on different dates. finally， in the
year 354， church leaders chose december 25 as his birthday.
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