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ChristmasDaybritish英国人的圣诞节

ØChristmasDaybritish

---Christmas（December25）isthebiggestandbestlovedBritishHoliday.ItcommemoratesthebirthofJesusChrist.Some"Christian"traditionsarestillobserved,suchasdecoratingthehousewithever-greenplantslikehollyandivy,orkissingunderatwigofmistletoe.Nowadays,ChristmasiscelebratedbymostBritonsbyexchanginggiftsandChristmascards,preparingholidayfoods,anddecoratinghomesandworkplaceswithcoloredlights,Christmastreesandornaments.

TherearethreeChristmastraditionswhichareparticularlyBritish：

ØOneistheChristmasPantomime（圣诞童话剧）,acomicalmusicalplayusuallybasedonaversionofatraditionalchildren'sstory.

ØAnotherBritishChristmastraditionistoheartheQueen’sChristmasmessagetoherrealmoverthetelevisionandradio.Sheusuallytalksabouttheyearthathaspassedandexpressesherhopesforthefuture.

ØThethirdBritishtraditionwhichisalsocelebratedincountrieswithBritishheritages,isBoxingDay.ItfallsonthedayafterChristmas.Traditionally,itwasonBoxingDaythatpeoplegaveChristmasgiftsormoneytotheirstafforservants.AnewBoxingDaycustomhasemerged,inthecitiesatleast:

shopping.ShopsopenuptoselloffalltheirChristmasstock.

TheChristmasfeastinEnglandisverysimilartotheChristmascelebrationsofotherEuropeancountries.ThehousesaredecoratedwithlightsandChristmasgarlands（花环）,alsoineveryhomeaChristmastreeisdecoratedbythefamilywithlights,baubles,fairyandtinsel.Astaroranangelisplacedonthetopofthetree.

EveryyearduringtheChristmastimethepeopleenjoywatchingthetraditionalAChristmasCarol

（圣诞颂歌）intheirtelevisions,atrulywonderfulstoryaboutofhowanoldmiserfindsthetruespiritofChristmas.

ThenightoftheChristmasEvethechildrenleaveoutadeliciousmincepie（百果馅饼）andaglassofbrandyforSanta,Childrenalsoleaveacarrotandabowlofwaterforthereindeer（驯鹿）.

Forthedinner,thetableisdecoratedwithcandlesandcrackers（拉炮）,allthefamilygathertoenjoywithatraditionalChristmasDinner.TheChristmasdinneristhemainmeal.

ThetraditionalEnglishandBritishdinnerincludes:

∙Roastturkeyorgoose

∙Brusselssprouts

（芽洋白菜）

∙Roastpotatoes

Cranberrysauce（酸果曼沙司）

∙Richnutty（坚果）

∙Mincepies（百果馅饼）

∙Christmascake

∙Fruitypuddingwhichisservedwithbrandysauceandcream

∙Brandybutter

∙ChristmasDayitselfwillbespenteatinglotsofgoodies,openingpresentsfromlovedones,whichhavebeenwaitingundertheChristmastree,andformostadults,drinkingplentyofbooze.（烈酒）

∙AChristmaslunchofroastturkeywithallthetrimmings（配菜）isthemainevent,completewithcrackers,andpaperpartyhats.ThemealwillfinishoffwithChristmaspudding,asteamedfruitpudding.

∙Forsome,achurchservice,ortheQueen’sspeechontelevisionwillbepartofthefamilycustom.Formost,theafternoonandeveningwillbespentplayingboardgames（期盼游戏）,orperhapswatchingafamilyfilmonTV.

∙Aftertheexcitementofthebigday,mostfamiliesarehappytospendBoxingDayquietlyenjoyingtheirpresents,andeatingtheChristmasleftovers,forexampleaturkeycurry

extendedfamily

亲戚

stockings

（用来装圣诞礼物的）长筒袜

sherry

雪利酒

goodies

好吃的东西，糖果，点心等

BoxingDay

节礼日（圣诞节后的第一天）

themainevent

（圣诞节当天）最主要的事情

adventcalendar

日历（从圣诞节前24起一个倒数的日历，每天打开上面的一个小门，门里有时候有巧克力，有时候只有一张图片）

churchservice

教堂礼拜

custom

习俗

booze

含酒精的饮料（习语）

festive

节日气氛浓厚的

ChristmasEve

圣诞前夜

amincepie

（圣诞节吃的）百果馅饼

reindeer

驯鹿

lovedones

爱人（通常指家人，亲近的人）

allthetrimmings

（与火鸡一起吃的）配菜

crackers

彩包爆竹（圣诞节时的娱乐用品，是一个硬的纸筒，内装小礼品，纸帽等，用纸包裹好，两端一拉即噼里啪啦作响）

theQueen'sspeech

女王的演讲

boardgames

期盼游戏

leftovers

剩饭剩菜

1.

oSelectaliveChristmastreetoarrangeinyourhome,andhangevergreenbranchesindoors.

o4

Attendamumming,orperformance,wherepeoplewearmasksandactoutChristmasplays.

o5

EncourageyourchildrentowriteletterstoFatherChristmasdetailingthegiftstheymostwant.He'llarrivewearingaredorgreenrobe,withhollyinhishair.

o6

BurnthelettersinthefireplacesothewindcancarrytheashesupthechimneyandFatherChristmascanreadthesmoke.

o7

HangstockingsonthemantelsoFatherChristmascanleavepresentsinsidethemonChristmasEve.ThistraditiongrewoutofthelegendthatFatherChristmasdroppedcoinsoutofhispocketonhiswayinandthestockingscaughtthem.

o8

Gocarolingfromhousetohouseandcollectmoneyalongtheway.Theproceedsareoftenkeptbychildren,butareusuallygiventocharitybyadults.

o9

WaituntilChristmasDaytoopengifts.Prepareatraditionaldinnerofroastturkeyorgoose,Christmaspudding（arichcakestuffedwithraisinsandsultanas）,mincepieandredwine.

o10

Plantolistentoabroadcastofthequeen'sannualmessage,inwhichshewillsumupthepastyearandextendherwishesfortheseasonahead.Thistraditionbeganin1932withKingGeorgeV.

o11

CelebrateBoxingDayonDecember26.ThisnationalholidaycommemoratesSt.StephensandalsothealmsboxatEnglishchurches.

o12

Understandthatcharityisnolongerthefocusoftheholiday,butexpectgenerosityinadifferentway.Forinstance,yourbosswilltypicallygiveyouthedayoffwithpay,andstoreswillholdhugesales.

o13

TakedownyourChristmastreeanddecorations12daysafterChristmas,oryou'llhavebadluckinthecomingyear.（You'llalsowanttowaituntilDecember13toputtupthetreeanddecorationsforthesamereason!

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Maintopics（britishchrismas）

1.ChristmasCrackers（圣诞拉炮）

Acrackerconsistsofacardboardtubewrappedinabrightlydecoratedtwistofpaper,makingitresembleanoversizedsweet-wrapper.Thecrackerispulledbytwopeople,and,muchinthemannerofawishbone（叉骨）,thecrackersplitsunevenly.Thesplitisaccompaniedbyasmallbangorsnappingsoundproducedbytheeffectoffrictiononachemicallyimpregnated（饱和的）cardstrip（支板）（similartothatusedinacapgun）.Onechemicalusedforthefriction（摩擦力）stripissilverfulminate（雷酸银）,[1]whichishighlyunstable.

2,Queen’sSpeech（女王演讲）

AftertheChristmasdinner,thewholefamilyweresittinginfrontofthetelevisiontowatchtheQueen'sspeechisatraditionalBritishChristmas。

InDecember25th,threeintheafternoon,thequeenofEnglandthroughtheTVspeech,reviewthepastandlookforwardtothefuture.

3．Charades（猜谜游戏）

CharadesisaBritishChristmasfavoriteentertainment,thewholefamilywillparticipatein。

4.Pantomime（童话剧）

Pantomimeisthepopularchildren'sEnglishtraditionalChristmasperformances,operasaregenerallybasedonthefamousfairytaleadaptations,suchasCinderella,snowwhiteorsleepingbeauty.

5.NativityPlays（基督诞生日）

6.TheBritishChristmasisthemostemphasisonfood,foodincludingroastpig（烧猪）,Turkey,Christmaspudding,mincepie（碎肉饼）.Everyfamilyhasagift,theservantalsohastheshare,allgiftsareintheChristmasmorningdelivery.Somesingcarols（唱圣诞歌的人）alongthedoor-to-doorsingingreportedgoodnews,theycanpleaseenterbythemaster,withrefreshments（茶点）,orgiftssmallgifts.

7.boxingday

BoxingDayistraditionallythedayfollowingChristmasDay,whenservantsandtradespeoplewouldreceivegiftsfromtheirsuperiors[1]oremployers,knownasa"Christmasbox".Today,BoxingDayisbetterknownasabankorpublicholidaythatoccurson26December,orthefirstorsecondweekdayafterChristmasDay,dependingonnationalorregionallaws