聖誕詞彙

**Where does the word "Christmas" come from?
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　　Christmas = Christ - Mass = "The Mass of Christ"
　　Christ = Jesus Christ
' u# ?% x$ \3 M5 B2 C　　"Mass" = Roman Catholic religious Church service of "mass".
　　
* t$ ^* s" [8 p　　The word "mass" probably comes from the last words of the service of"mass", which are "you are dismissed" = "missa est" in Latin. From theLatin word "missa" comes the English word "mass"
　　
　　**  Why is December 24th called "Christmas Eve"?
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7 {" l3 f7 i: _* B8 D　　In old times, days started at sunset. So the evening of the day, the "eve" happened first.
　　
6 D" ~% d+ `$ W/ Y8 u) u4 w　　Then we changed to days starting at midnight. Now the "eve" is eveningof the previous day. So "Christmas Eve" is the day before Christmas.
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; h0 s% f5 o% F+ |" ]. k8 x　　** What does the phrase "Boxing Day" mean?
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　　The day after Christmas day when presents are given to extended family and friends.
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. r" W3 ]! O' o9 N  m　　Possibly dating from the Middle Ages when the householder would givepresents to the servants and tradesmen. It is a public holiday in someCommonwealth countries.
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/ A, w6 O7 A+ C3 X; ?* l9 t　　** Why does the word "Bethlehem" refer to?
　　
# U/ ~( n, s6 ^1 U　　A small town in Judea near Jerusalem, where King David was born and the birthplace of Jesus.
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! p7 C, U" m7 M) N/ g8 S$ [# G　　**  What are the Christmas songs called?
　　
) N+ |. _. i# ^　　Christmas Carols - Carols, song used in celebrations and dances, written for and sung at Christmas.

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