標籤：Saint Nicholas

聖誕樹擺放的時間

關於聖誕樹擺放的時間，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/

When to put up the Christmas tree

Traditionally, Christmas trees are put up 12 days before Christmas day, thus on the December 13th, and taken down 12 days after Christmas. But some put up the Christmas tree on December 6th in honor of the day Saint Nicholas died and take it down on Epiphany, January 6th. In Catholic tradition, Christmas trees are put up after noon on Christmas eve.

聖誕樹擺放的時間

傳統上，聖誕樹在聖誕節當天的前12天開始擺放，因此是12月13日開始數12天到聖誕節之後。但有些人在12月6號當天開始放聖誕樹以紀念Saint Nicholas的逝世，並且擺放至主顯節-1月6號。以天主教的傳統，聖誕樹是在聖誕夜的中午過後開始擺放。

 

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

聖誕節的普及

關於對聖誕節的普及的了解，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/

Christmas becomes popular

The popularity of Christmas was spurred on in 1820 by Washington Irving’s book The Keeping of Christmas at Bracebridge Hall.

In 1834, Britain’s Queen Victoria brought her German husband, Prince Albert, into Windsor Castle, introducing the tradition of the Christmas tree and carols that were held in Europe to the British Empire.

A week before Christmas in 1834, Charles Dickens published A Christmas Carol (in which he wrote that Scrooge required Cratchit to work).  It was so popular that neither the churches nor the governments could not ignore the importance of Christmas celebrations.

In 1836, Alabama became the first state in the US to declare Christmas a legal holiday.

In 1837, T.H. Hervey’s The Book of Christmas also became a best seller.

In 1860, American illustrator Thomas Nast borrowed from the European stories about Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of children, to create Father Christmas (Santa Claus).

In 1907, Oklahoma became the last US state to declare Christmas a legal holiday. Year by year, countries all over the world started to recognize Christmas as the day for celebrating the birth of Jesus.

聖誕節的普及

聖誕節在1820年由於華盛頓·歐文的著作-The Keeping of Christmas at Bracebridge Hall，促使聖誕節更為流行。

在1834年，英國維多利亞女皇帶他的德國老公-亞伯特王子到溫莎城堡裡面，向他介紹從歐洲留傳至英國王室的聖誕樹以及聖誕故事傳統。

1834 年聖誕節的前一周，查爾斯．狄更斯出版了一本聖誕歌頌(中文譯: 小氣財神) (裡頭寫到守財奴Scrooge如何壓榨Cratchit不斷工作)。其受歡迎的程度讓教會和政府都不得不注意到聖誕節的重要性。

在1836年，阿拉巴馬成為美國第一個正式慶祝聖誕節的一州。

在1837年，T.H. Hervey的書- The Book of Christmas 也成為當時最暢銷書。

1860年，美國漫畫家湯瑪斯‧奈斯特取自歐洲關於Saint Nicholas(兒童守護神)的故事，創造出聖誕節之父(聖誕老人)。

在1907年，奧克拉荷馬州成為美國最後正式慶祝聖誕節的一州。年復一年，全世界的國家都開始認定聖誕節是為了慶祝耶穌誕生的日子。