圣誕節的由來英文版

　　一年一度的圣誕節即將來臨，你知道圣誕節的來歷嗎?今天就為大家介紹圣誕節的來歷，是中英文版雙全哦。僅供參考。

圣誕節的由來英文版

　　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. "Christmas"- meaning "celebration of Christ "- honors the time when Jesus was born 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， "Do not be afraid to take Mary home as your 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， "in the year of our Lord.")For the first 300 years， Jesus’ birthday was celebrated on different dates. Finally， in the year 354， church leaders chose December 25 as his birthday.

圣誕節的由來中文版

　　圣誕節只是基督徒慶祝其信仰的耶穌基督(jīdū)誕生的慶祝日。圣誕節的慶祝與基督教同時產生，被推測始于西元1世紀。很長時間以來圣誕節的日期都是沒有確定的，因為耶穌確切的出生日期是存在爭議的，除了《新約》以外，沒有任何記載提到過耶穌;《新約》不知道日期，當然就沒有人知道確切日期了。在西元后的頭三百年間，耶穌的生日是在不同的日子慶祝的。西元3世紀以前的作家們想把圣誕日定在春分日上下。直到西元3世紀中期，基督教在羅馬合法化以后，西元354年羅馬主教指定儒略歷12月25日為耶穌誕生日。現在的圣誕節日期跟西元紀年的創制是密不可分的。

　　西元紀年創制于西元5世紀，后來圣誕節這一天就按格里高利歷法，即西元紀年的“公歷”來確定了，而日歷按著假定日期把時間分為公元前(耶穌基督誕生前)和公元后(A. D. 是拉丁文縮寫，意思是“有了我們主--耶穌的年代”)。后來，雖然普遍教會都接受12月25日為圣誕節，但又因各地教會使用的歷書不同，具體日期不能統一，于是就把12月24日到第二年的1月6日定為圣誕節節期(Christmas Tide)，各地教會可根據當地具體情況在這段節期之內慶祝圣誕節。西方教會，包括羅馬天主教、英國圣公會和新教，確定的圣誕日是公歷的12月25日。東正教會確定的圣誕日是公歷1月7日(實際上是叫“主顯日”)，這與東正教沒有接受格里高利歷改革和接受修正后的儒略歷有關，因此把圣誕節在到2099年的這一段時間內將延遲到1月7日。保加利亞和羅馬尼亞也是東正教區，但圣誕節日期上遵循西歐習慣為12月25日，但復活節則遵從習慣。而最古老的基督教會亞美尼亞使徒教會確定的是公歷1月6日，同時亞美尼亞教會更關注主顯節，而不是圣誕節。圣誕節也是西方世界以及其他很多地區的公共假日，例如：在亞洲的香港、馬來西亞和新加坡。世界上的非基督徒只是把圣誕節當作一個世俗的文化節日看待。

　　教會開始并無圣誕節，約在耶穌升天后百余年內才有。據說：第一個圣誕節是在公元138年，由羅馬主教圣克里門倡議舉行。而教會史載第一個圣誕節則在公元336年。由于圣經未明記耶穌生于何時，故各地圣誕節日期各異。直到公元440年，才由羅馬教廷定12月25日為圣誕節。公元1620xx年，世界各地教會領袖在伯利恒聚會，進一步予以確定，從此世界大多數的基督徒均以12月25日為圣誕節。十九世紀，圣誕卡的流行、圣誕老人的出現，圣誕節也開始流行起來了。

　　這個詞的含義是指“基督的彌撒(Christ’s mass)”，即“為基督的一次聚餐”。這個儀式源自《新約》的“最后的晚餐”。而“基督的彌撒(Christ’s mass)”這個詞是希臘語和拉丁語的拼湊，因為Christ來自希臘語Χριστ，意思本來只是指猶太人的“受膏者”，引申為救世主;而mass來自拉丁語missa，本意為散會(dismissal)，引申為基督教會感恩聚會。所以有時又縮寫為“Xmas”。這可能是因為 X 類似于希臘字母 Χ(Chi);Χ 是“基督”的希臘語 Χριστì(Christos)中的首個字母。為了尊重其它信仰的人士，以淡化圣誕節的宗教色彩。荷蘭語名稱類似英語，稱作Kerstroeten。圣誕節西班牙語稱為Navidad(或Pascuas)，葡萄牙語稱為Festas，波蘭語稱為Narodzenie，法語稱為Noel，意大利語稱為Natale，加泰羅尼亞語稱為Nadal，意思是“誕生”，更清晰地反映圣誕節的意思。與此相對，德語稱為Weihnachten，意思為“神圣的夜晚”。

圣誕節的由來詳細介紹(中英文對照版)

　　Origin of Christmas

　　圣誕節的由來

　　The name Christmas is short for 'Christ's Mass'. A Mass is a kind of Church service. Christmas is a religious festival. It is the day we celebrate as the birthday of Jesus.

　　“圣誕節”這個名稱是“基督彌撒”的縮寫。彌撒是教會的一種禮拜儀式。圣誕節是一個宗教節日我們把它當作耶穌的誕辰來慶祝，因而又名耶誕節。

　　There are special Christmas services in Christian churches all over the world. But many of the festivities of Christmas do not have anything to do with religion. Exchanging gifts and sending Christmas cards are the modern ways of celebrating the Christmas in the world.

　　這一天，世界所有的基督教會都舉行特別的禮拜儀式。但是有很多圣誕節的歡慶活動和宗教并無半點關聯。交換禮物，寄圣誕卡，這都使圣誕節成為一個普天同慶的日子。

　　The birth of Jesus had a story: In Nazareth, a city of Galilee. The virgin's name was Mary was betrothed to Joseph. Before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband was minded to put her away secretly. While he thought about these things, Gabriel, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him did not be afraid to take Mary as wife. And Mary will bring forth a Son, and he shall call his name, Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.

　　耶穌的出生是有一段故事的，耶穌是因著圣靈成孕，由童女馬利亞所生的。神更派遣使者加伯列在夢中曉諭約瑟，叫他不要因為馬利亞未婚懷孕而不要她，反而要與她成親，把那孩子起名為“耶穌”，意思是要他把百姓從罪惡中救出來。

　　Before Jesus births, Joseph and Mary came to Quintus was governing Syria. So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. Joseph also went up out of Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and of the lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. So it was that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

　　當馬利亞快要臨盆的時候，羅馬政府下了命令，全部人民到伯利恒務必申報戶籍。約瑟和馬利亞只好遵命。他們到達伯利恒時，天色已昏，無奈兩人未能找到旅館渡宿，只有一個馬棚可以暫住。就在這時，耶蘇要出生了!於是馬利亞唯有在馬槽上，生下耶蘇。

　　And that, Christmas is the feast of the nativity of Jesus, is on 25th, December every year. But nobody know the actual birthday of Jesus. And the Christmas has become popular when Christmas cards appeared in 1846 and the concept of a jolly Santa Claus was first made popular in nineteenth Century.

　　圣誕節便始于十二月二十五日紀念耶蘇的誕生，但真實的誕生日就沒有人知道了。十九世紀，圣誕卡的流行、圣誕老人的出現，圣誕節也開始流行起來了。