日期：2008-12-26 In France Every home displays a nativity scene featuring little clay figurines made in the south of this country. The Christmas tree has never been popular here. In many areas children receive gifts from Pere Noel. They receive gifts on both Decembe... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-26 In England Christmas is celebrated on December 25th. Children write letters to Santa detailing their requests for Christmas gifts. Gifts are traditionally opened on Christmas afternoon. Stockings are hung up and filled with small gifts, fruit and nu... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-26 In Russia St. Nicholas is extremely popular. St.Nicholas is also known as Grandfather Frost. New Year Day is the main holiday. Father Frost delivers presents on New Years Eve. Traditionally a figure called Babushka gave gifts to the children. Babush... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-26 In Germany They hold special markets every December that specialize in selling decorations and other Christmas related paraphernalia. The people make and drink a spiced wine, which is called mulled wine in English and Gluhwein in their own language.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-26 Christmas Dictionary **Where does the word Christmas come from? Christmas = Christ - Mass = The Mass of Christ Christ = Jesus Christ Mass = Roman Catholic religious Church service of mass. The word mass probably comes from the last words of the serv... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-26 The history of Christmas dates back over 4000 years. Many of our Christmas traditions were celebrated centuries before the Christ child was born. The 12 days of Christmas, the bright fires, the yule log, the giving of gifts, carnivals(parades) with... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-26 A Meerkat at Sydney's Taronga Zoo hunts for a Christmas treat hidden in a bonbon inside its enclosure December 23, 2008. A Meerkat at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, plays with a Christmas bauble hanging a tree inside its enclosure December 23, 2008. Kuchani,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-26 Around 4,000 Romanians dressed as Santa Claus participate in an event attempting to win the Guinness World Record for the most numerous Santa Clauses in one town, in front of the Romania's Parliament Palace in Bucharest December 21, 2008. Bucharest... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-26 Santa Clauses in swimsuits and red hats participate in a race in Budapest, Hungary, December 7, 2008. Starting from a skating rink in Westend City Center, people sang Christmas carols and ran to the Oktogon, which is hundreds of meters away. The rac... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-26 In Australia It never snows at Christmas. Christmas is in the summer holiday. Christmas is always early. A traditional Christmas dinner is often held in the backyard for BBQ's, picnics in the garden or even on the beach. A typical Christmas menu cou... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-26 Silent night, holy night. Born on a cold night in the chapel of a small Austrian village, Silent Night, the world's most famous Christmas carol, is celebrating its 190th anniversary. Born on a cold night in the chapel of a small Austrian village, Si... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-26 圣诞平安夜对美国棕榈滩的犹太教单身人士们来说是一个聚会的好时候。22年前源于波士顿并与次年传入博卡拉顿的犹太聚会在近几年广受欢迎，其举办地已经从之前的五个城市扩展到今年的20个城市，奥斯?⒌每巳?沟鹊鼐?诮衲暧烫?刍岬木侔斐鞘兄?小Ｃ拦?挠烫?倘耸?徽... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-26 因经济低迷加英镑贬值，多数英国人今年放弃出游而选择在家中度过圣诞假期，以往盛行的圣诞出游计划今年遇冷。虽然有300万英国人选择在圣诞期间出国旅游，不过英国旅游协会称他们的出游计划多数都是在经济危机之前就已预订好的。而去年圣诞出游的人中有五分之一决定今年... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-26 每年圣诞节临近的时候网络上都会热议圣诞驯鹿鲁道夫和他（她）的雪橇朋友们的性别问题。今年，一位专事研究鹿群的教授认为鲁道夫应该是只雌性驯鹿，因为只有雌性动物才会喜欢红色鼻头那样的装束。而另一位专事驯鹿研究项目的专家却从驯鹿的生理发育周期分析，提出驯鹿... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-27 Almost every culture in the world has held celebrations of thanks for a plentiful harvest. The American Thanksgiving holiday began as a feast of thanksgiving in the early days of the American colonies almost four hundred years ago. In 1620, a boat f... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-27 From all of us to all of you at thanksgiving. 我们全体祝你们感恩节快乐。 Thanksgiving wishes for you and your family.给你们全家感恩节的祝福。 Warm wishes at thanksgiving 。 在感恩节，衷心的祝福你们。 I wish you could be here on thanksgiving. 但愿你... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-27 新英格兰风格的感恩节食谱：烘烤的栗子馅的土耳其饼、南瓜苹果酱。 Thanksgiving Food The most important part of Thanksgiving is the food! There are three essential parts of the traditional Thanksgiving meal: Stuffed Turkey, Sweet Potatoes and Pumpkin Pi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-27 The earliest observance of Thanksgiving on this continent was with special services in Virginia as early as 1607. The first Thanksgiving Festival began on December 13th in 1621 at Plymouth, Massachusetts. It started as a harvest festival with the pe... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-27 Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national Holidays in the United States and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country. In 1620, the settlers, or Pilgrims, they sailed to America on the May flower, seeking a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-11-25 Millions of Americans will celebrate Christmas on December twenty-fifth. It is the most widely celebrated religious holiday in the United States. People buy gifts to give to family members and friends. They fill homes and stores with evergreen1 tree... 阅读全文>>