聖誕詞彙

**Where does the word "Christmas" come from?
8 B7 a( U$ p0 Y# Z0 q# ^# C　　
　　Christmas = Christ - Mass = "The Mass of Christ"
+ L+ M) O7 y. U' F3 f　　Christ = Jesus Christ
3 a) J  g! H* U- a6 b　　"Mass" = Roman Catholic religious Church service of "mass".
9 T& m  }+ v9 L* ^2 n: O, ~5 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"?
5 w3 W0 ~$ V0 C% t/ o9 ?- F　　
, f  o1 q- D+ L: d　　In old times, days started at sunset. So the evening of the day, the "eve" happened first.
5 Y# L0 C* s2 v. B$ w# G% _. L　　
　　Then we changed to days starting at midnight. Now the "eve" is eveningof the previous day. So "Christmas Eve" is the day before Christmas.
　　
, s4 q/ K+ X+ X) F. E1 @$ }　　** What does the phrase "Boxing Day" mean?
6 S' g3 K0 t" ]! ]　　
% @0 _( y/ l/ c1 }3 i: \' U　　The day after Christmas day when presents are given to extended family and friends.
5 N/ ~4 P! k& X　　
　　Possibly dating from the Middle Ages when the householder would givepresents to the servants and tradesmen. It is a public holiday in someCommonwealth countries.
0 V8 T$ t" z- H. D1 F: }+ `　　
　　** Why does the word "Bethlehem" refer to?
　　
( y. e$ {; `9 Z/ @- @6 r: a　　A small town in Judea near Jerusalem, where King David was born and the birthplace of Jesus.
　　
　　**  What are the Christmas songs called?
　　
　　Christmas Carols - Carols, song used in celebrations and dances, written for and sung at Christmas.

呵呵，還蠻全的哦 ~