聖誕詞彙

**Where does the word "Christmas" come from?
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　　Christmas = Christ - Mass = "The Mass of Christ"
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　　"Mass" = Roman Catholic religious Church service of "mass".
　　
　　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"
　　
+ k1 S1 L, L5 v) B! V. v& }5 u　　**  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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  ]) l* l5 @3 N1 H　　Then we changed to days starting at midnight. Now the "eve" is eveningof the previous day. So "Christmas Eve" is the day before Christmas.
　　
4 j3 A& Z0 y9 G  d! v3 E% C1 g　　** What does the phrase "Boxing Day" mean?
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* L4 h2 v' J* @3 l　　The day after Christmas day when presents are given to extended family and friends.
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/ ?' G3 k. Q3 q$ ~　　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?
　　
# I! e7 X" {1 V9 E　　A small town in Judea near Jerusalem, where King David was born and the birthplace of Jesus.
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# ~/ Y! G" P% v  ?3 i; a1 w　　**  What are the Christmas songs called?
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　　Christmas Carols - Carols, song used in celebrations and dances, written for and sung at Christmas.

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