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The Origin of Christmas

) ]7 P8 d5 q3 HChristmas 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.

/ y6 [/ ?8 X, v& E' E: p, kAccording 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.


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3 P  N  P) \# F2 r5 A5 n12月25日的圣诞节是庆祝基督教创始人耶稣基督生日的日子，是美国最大、人们最喜爱的节日。
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2 x, B* v% T  ?5 J据基督教徒的圣书《圣经》说，上帝决定让他的独生子耶稣基督投生人间，找个母亲，然后就在人间生活，以便人们能更好地了解上帝、学习热爱上帝和更好地相互热爱。"圣诞节"的意思是"庆祝基督"，庆祝一个年轻的犹太妇女玛丽娅生下耶稣的时刻。