Christmas
圣诞节
Christmas is celebrated in around 160 countries around the world! Christmas celebrations can start from the beginning of December in some places, and in others, they go on until January.
圣诞节在世界上大约160个国家庆祝！在一些地方，圣诞庆祝活动可以从12月初开始，而在其他地方，一直持续到一月份。
Christmas decorations
圣诞装饰
Christmas is a time for colourful decorations and lights. In many countries, people put up Christmas trees in their homes. These can be either real trees or artificial ones. They decorate them with lights, tinsel and baubles and often put a star on the top. In many towns and cities you can see lights and other decorations in the streets.
圣诞是五彩斑斓的装饰和灯光的时刻。在许多国家，人们在家中装饰圣诞树。这些树可以是真树也可以是人工的。他们用灯、彩带和装饰品装点，通常在顶部放上一颗星。在许多城镇和城市，你可以在街上看到灯光和其他装饰。
Christmas presents
圣诞礼物
Father Christmas, or Santa Claus, brings presents to many children around the world at Christmas! They sometimes get presents in a stocking – a large sock that children leave out when they go to bed on the night before Christmas. Other children get small presents in their shoes. In some countries, the presents come from other people, such as the Three Kings or the Baby Jesus.
圣诞老人，或者圣诞老人，会在圣诞节给世界上许多孩子送礼物！有时他们会在长筒袜中收到礼物 – 孩子们在圣诞前夜上床前会将长筒袜放在外面。其他孩子则在鞋子里收到小礼物。在一些国家，礼物来自其他人，比如三个博士或耶稣婴儿。
Christmas food
圣诞食物
Christmas food is different all over the world. Some people eat roast meat and potatoes, some eat fish, others eat soup or vegetable dishes. Many countries have traditional puddings, desserts, biscuits and cakes. Christmas is often a time for families to share delicious meals together.
圣诞食物在世界各地都不同。有些人吃烤肉和土豆，有些人吃鱼，其他人吃汤或蔬菜菜肴。许多国家都有传统的布丁、甜点、饼干和蛋糕。圣诞通常是家庭共享美味餐点的时刻。
A Christian Christmas
基督圣诞
For many Christians around the world, Christmas is the time to remember the birth of the baby Jesus. In the UK, some schools have a nativity play, where children dress up and tell the story of Christmas. In many countries, there are nativity scenes in churches or in people’s homes. Nativity scenes are small displays of figures, showing the different people and animals in the Christmas story.
对于世界各地的许多基督徒来说，圣诞是回忆耶稣诞生的时刻。在英国，一些学校会上演圣诞剧，孩子们穿上服装，讲述圣诞故事。在许多国家，教堂或人们的家中都有圣诞场景。圣诞场景是一种小型的陈列，展示了圣诞故事中的不同人物和动物。
Christmas weather
圣诞天气
In lots of Christmas films, books and songs, there’s snow, ice and snowmen. For some countries in the northern hemisphere, Christmas means cold, winter weather. But for a lot of countries in the southern hemisphere, Christmas is in summer, and people spend the day in the sun at the beach!
在许多圣诞电影、书籍和歌曲中，都有雪、冰和雪人。对于北半球的一些国家，圣诞意味着寒冷的冬季天气。但对于南半球的许多国家，圣诞是在夏天，人们在海滩上晒太阳度过这一天！
So, Christmas can be very different in different parts of the world, and each country has its own traditions. But in most places where Christmas is celebrated, it’s a very special time of year. Merry Christmas!
因此，圣诞在世界各地的不同地区可能会有很大的不同，每个国家都有自己的传统。但在大多数庆祝圣诞的地方，这是一年中非常特殊的时刻。圣诞快乐！
