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ient Greeks held a festival similar to that of the Zagmuk/Sacaea festivals to assist their god Kronos who would battle the god Zeus and his Titans. 波斯人和巴比倫人了類似的慶祝活動(dòng)稱為Sacaea 。為了協(xié)助馬爾在他的斗爭(zhēng)Mesopotamians舉行了節(jié)日新年。該Mesopotamians相信在許多神,并作為他們的主要神馬爾杜克。在為期12天的圣誕節(jié),光明的火災(zāi),尤爾日志,提供禮品,嘉年華會(huì)(游行)的花車, carolers誰(shuí)唱的同時(shí),從挨家挨戶,節(jié)日假期,和教會(huì)游行都可以追溯到早期Mesopotamians 。 The history of Christmas dates back over 4000 years. Many of our Christmas traditions were celebrated centuries before the Christ child was born. The 12 days of Christmas, the bright fires, the yule log, the giving of gifts, carnivals(parades) with floats, carolers who sing while going from house to house, the holiday feasts, and the church processions can all be traced back to the early Mesopotamians. 歷史上的圣誕節(jié)可以追溯到4000年。圣誕節(jié)一詞來(lái)自Cristes maesse ,早期英文詞組這意味著質(zhì)量的基督。在這一天,許多去教堂,在那里他們參加特殊的宗教服務(wù)。 Origin of Christmas Christmas is a religious festival. It is the day we celebrate as the birthday of Jesus. Exchanging gifts and sending Christmas cards are the modern ways of celebrating the Christmas in the world. Christmas Day on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, the founder of the Christian religion, is the biggest and bestloved 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” means “the celebration of Christ “,which is 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 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.” Christm