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教师圣诞节英语演讲稿　　the feast of christmas　　it is not easy to pin-point the origins of the christmas feast,

此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。 教师圣诞节英语演讲稿 thefeastofchristmas itisnoteasytopin-pointtheoriginsofthechristmasfeast, todaythemoreimportantfeastofthechristmasseasoninmostwestern christianchurches.onecanonlysayforcertainthatthebirthofjesus christwasbeingcelebratedinromebytheyear336a.d.;afterwardsthe feastwascelebratedinotherchristianchurchesthroughouttheworld. whyitwascelebratedondecember25thisanotherquestion.nodate forthebirthofjesuscanbefoundinthenewtestament,whichis concernedmorewiththequestion"whoisjesus?"thanthedate ofhisbirth.earlychristianspeculationabouthisbirthdatewas influencedbythesymbolismofthechangingseasons,thenpopularin religiousthought,whichpaidcarefulattentiontotheequinoxesand solsticesofthesun.christianscholarsspeculatedthatjesuswas conceivedatthespringequinox(march25th)andthereforewasbornon december25th,thedateofthewintersolstice. inmanyofthechristianchurches,march25thisstillthefeastof theannunciation,whentheangelgabrielannouncedtomarythatshewas tobethemotherofjesus. possibleimpluseforthefeastofchristmasmayhavecametoofrom theestablishmentofthepaganfeastofthe"unconquered sun-god"bytheemperoraurelianin274a.d.tobecelebratedon december25,thedayofthewintersolsticeinromeandthroughoutthe empire.inresponse,christianscouldcelebratethefeastofthe "sunofrighteousness"(malachi4,2),jesuschrist,whocalled himself"thelightoftheworld."