有關聖誕節的一些事實

關於聖誕節的一些事實,我們特別翻譯外國網站的原文供大家參考。

以下翻譯自:http://didyouknow.org/christmas/

Quick Christmas facts

The 25th of December is celebrated as the birth date of Jesus Christ. The Bible does not mention Christmas, and early Christians did not observe the birthday of Christ. Christmas as we know it became widely popular only in the 19th Century.

Christmas starts on December 25 and ends 12 days later on January 6 with the Feast of Epiphany also called “The Adoration of the Magi” or “The Manifestation of God.”
The concept of “Peace and Joy” over the Christmas season originates from the pagan                       blieve in the magical powers of mistletoe. Enemies meeting under a mistletoe had to call truce until the following day

In Finland and Sweden an old tradition prevails, where the twelve days of Christmas are declared to be time of civil peace by law. It used to be that a person committing crimes during this time would be liable to more stiff sentence than normal.
During the Middle Ages, many churches were built in honor of Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of children. Wearing his red and white bishop’s robes, he would ride on a donkey to deliver gifts to children.

有關聖誕節的一些事實
12月25日是慶祝耶穌的誕生。聖經上並沒有談到聖誕節,而且早期的天主教徒並沒有留意耶穌的生日。聖誕節是在19世紀才開始廣為普及的。

聖誕節是在12月25號開始,直到1月6號之後的12天主顯節,又稱東方三賢士或者上帝的顯像。

在聖誕假期瀰漫的和平歡樂概念,源自於益教徒對於懈寄生神奇力量的相信。在懈寄生下相遇的敵對雙方必須休戰到隔天。

在芬蘭和瑞典,有一個古老傳統流傳,聖誕節之後的第十二天被稱作是法定的公民和平時間。過去當一個人在這時期認罪,將會被賦予較平常更為嚴厲的罪刑。
在中古時期,很多教堂為了紀念Saint Nicholas-兒童的保護神而被建造