Class Sixteen
Christmas Eve 平安夜
Christmas Day,the 25th of December,is the biggest festival celebrated in the Christian countries of the world. Although everyone enjoys Christmas Day,it is particularly enjoyed by children,who get very excited because of the presents they know they are going to receive.
Small children believe that their presents are brought by Father Christmas(圣诞老人). Father Christmas is a kind of old man who,the children are told,lives at the North Pole. He travels through the sky on a sleigh(雪撬) which is pulled by reindeers(驯鹿) and loaded with(装满) on the roof of houses,he enters by climbing the chimney(烟囱).
When small children go to bed on Christmas Eve,they hang a stocking at the end of their parents warn them not to try to look at Father Christmas,or he will not leave them they wake,they find their stockings filled with are very excited on Christmas morning and always wake up early.
Christmas is also a family celebration. As many members of the family as possible gather to eat, play party games and watch the special Christmas programmes on TV.
People send each other cards and give gifts to their families and friends. In homes and in stores, evergreen trees glitter with colorful lights and ornaments. Children look forward to seeing a jolly, white-bearded man in a red suit named Santa Claus.
It all can mean just one thing: It’s the season of Christmas, a holiday celebrated every year on December 25.
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