聖誕詞彙

**Where does the word "Christmas" come from?
　　
' m$ z" l; h( K) j6 ^　　Christmas = Christ - Mass = "The Mass of Christ"
3 I3 R+ s" _4 x1 D　　Christ = Jesus Christ
　　"Mass" = Roman Catholic religious Church service of "mass".
　　
$ O3 B& G# q3 U$ F. @0 a1 u　　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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　　In old times, days started at sunset. So the evening of the day, the "eve" happened first.
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　　Then we changed to days starting at midnight. Now the "eve" is eveningof the previous day. So "Christmas Eve" is the day before Christmas.
　　
& j" A. B0 Z# N3 U. X! K8 A　　** What does the phrase "Boxing Day" mean?
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' o0 ~5 B) y+ y% j; L1 ~, n　　The day after Christmas day when presents are given to extended family and friends.
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& q- _& y$ w6 Y, E　　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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　　** Why does the word "Bethlehem" refer to?
　　
  k/ y! m$ o. B  l! n, C　　A small town in Judea near Jerusalem, where King David was born and the birthplace of Jesus.
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$ W$ _2 @& i; y$ v. D3 Q! A　　**  What are the Christmas songs called?
　　
　　Christmas Carols - Carols, song used in celebrations and dances, written for and sung at Christmas.

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