為什么要過(guò)圣誕節(jié)?

　　What are the origins of Christmas?

　　Christmas is the most popular holiday in America. Both the secular and the sacred celebrate it, but for different reasons. Some see it as the greatest business time of the year which is fueled by the buying and exchanging of gifts. Others consider it the time to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Then again, there are those who don’t care except that they get time off from work and have to buy people gifts. Either way, it is a very important holiday both commercially and spiritually.

　　圣誕節(jié)是美國(guó)最受歡迎的節(jié)日。無(wú)論是平民百姓還是宗教人士都會(huì)慶祝這一節(jié)日，但是卻有各自不同的理由。有人將圣誕節(jié)視為一年中做生意最好的時(shí)機(jī)，因?yàn)槿藗儠?huì)人們大量購(gòu)買和互贈(zèng)禮物。而其他人則將圣誕節(jié)視為慶祝耶穌誕辰的日子。但也有一些人對(duì)圣誕節(jié)毫不在乎(除非自己能夠放假)，而且還不得不給別人買禮物。但是無(wú)論哪種情況，圣誕節(jié)在商業(yè)上和精神上來(lái)說(shuō)都是一個(gè)非常重要的節(jié)日。

　　The word "Christmas" comes from two old words: Christes maesse. It means, "the Mass of Christ." This comes from the Catholic Mass, the practice where the priest re-offers the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross during the time of Communion.

　　“圣誕節(jié)(Christmas)”這個(gè)術(shù)語(yǔ)來(lái)源于兩個(gè)詞：“Christes” 和 “maesse”，意指“基督彌撒(the Mass of Christ)”。這來(lái)自于天主教彌撒，牧師在領(lǐng)圣餐的時(shí)候會(huì)給十字架上的基督奉獻(xiàn)犧牲祭品。

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