圣誕節(jié)作文范文：世界各地的圣誕慶典
Christmas Celebrations Around the World
It is interesting to see how different countries celebrate Christmas.We asked some of our friends and this is what they told us about their Christmas celebrations：
Belgium On Christmas Eve，it starts with a drink and “nibbles1)”，followed by a “starter” course such as seafood，and then stuffed turkey.The dessert is a kind of cake made with cream.Father Christmas is called “Saint Nicholas” and he brings presents to children on Dec ember 6th，“St.Nicholas Day，” a long time before Christmas.
Brazil Father Christmas is called Papai Noel.Many Christmas customs are similar to those in the USA or UK.For those who have enough money，a special Christmas meal will be chicken，turkey，ham，rice，salad，pork，fresh and dried fruits，often with beer.Poorer people will just have chicken and rice.
Finland Finnish people believe that Father Christmas(Santa Claus)lives in the north part of Finland called Korvatunturi，north of the Arctic Circle.People from all over the world send letters to Santa Claus in Finland.There is a even big tourist theme park called “Christmas Land” in the north of Finland，near to where they say that Father Christmas lives.Everyone cleans their houses ready for the three holy days of Christmas--Christmas Eve，Christmas Day，and Boxing Day2).Christmas Eve is very special，when people eat rice porridge3) and plum4) fruit juice in the morning.They will then decorate a spruce5) tree in the home.Many families will visit cemeteries and graveyards to place a candle onto the burial graves of family members.Cemeteries are very beautiful at Christmas-time.
France In France，everyone has a Christmas tree，sometimes decorated in the old way with red ribbons and real white wax candles.Fir6) trees in the garden are often decorated too，with lights on all night.Father Christmas is called Père Noel.The Christmas meal is an important family gathering with good meat and the best wine.Not everyone sends Christmas cards.
Germany Germans love to decorate their house sat Christmas.Many houses will have little wooden frames holding electric candles in their windows，and coloured pictures of paper or plastic which look beautiful from the outside at night.Father Christmas brings presents in the late afternoon of Christmas Eve(December 24th)，after people have been to a church meeting.The presents are then found under the Christmas tree.One person in the family will ring a bell and call everyone to come to the room.On Christmas Day，fish(carp7))or goose will be cooked.
Latvia Latvians believe that Father Christmas brings presents on each of the 12days of Christmas starting on Christmas Eve.Usually the presents are put under the family Christmas tree.The special Latvian Christmas Day meal is cooked brown peas with bacon(pork)sauce，small pies，cabbage and sausage.
Portugal People pretend that Father Christmas brings presents to children on Christmas Eve.The presents are left under the Christmas tree or in shoes by the fireplace.A special Christmas meal of salted dry cod-fish8) with boiled potatoes is eaten at midnight on Christmas Eve.
Russia In the days of the Soviet Union，Christmas was not celebrated very much.New Year was the important time--when “Father Frost” brought presents to children.Now Christmas can be openly celebrated--either on December25th;or more often on January 7th.This unusual date is because the Russian Orthodox church uses the old“Julian”calendar9) for religious celebration days.Special Christmas food includes cakes，pies and “meat dumplings.”
Sweden The most important day is Christmas Eve.A special Christmas meal is eaten on Christmas Eve--ham(pork)，herring10) fish，and brown beans--and this is the time when families give presents to each other.Many people attend a church meeting early on Christmas Day.
世 界 各 地 的 圣 誕 慶 典
了解不同的國(guó)家怎樣慶祝圣誕節(jié)是一件有趣的事情。我們請(qǐng)教了一些朋友。他們對(duì)自己國(guó)家的圣誕活動(dòng)是這樣描述的：
比利時(shí) 圣誕夜，歡慶活動(dòng)由小飲和小吃開始，然后是“開胃”菜，如海鮮。接下來的菜是填滿佐料的火雞。甜點(diǎn)是一種帶奶油的蛋糕。圣誕老人叫做“圣尼古拉斯”。他在12月6日這一天為孩子們帶來禮物�！笆ツ峁爬构�(jié)”時(shí)間遠(yuǎn)在圣誕節(jié)前。
巴西 圣誕老人被叫做“圣誕阿爸”。巴西很多的圣誕節(jié)習(xí)俗與美國(guó)或英國(guó)類似。對(duì)于那些有錢的人家，特別的圣誕宴有雞、火雞、火腿、米飯、沙拉、豬肉，以及水果和干果，通常還有啤酒。窮人只是食用雞和米飯。
芬蘭芬蘭人相信圣誕老人(圣克勞斯)住在芬蘭北部一個(gè)叫做科爾瓦山的地方，位于北極圈北部。全世界的人們都把寄給圣誕老人的信發(fā)往芬蘭。在芬蘭的北部甚至有一個(gè)大型旅游主題公園被稱為“圣誕地”，就位于傳說中圣誕老人的居住地附近。每家每戶都清掃各自的房屋以迎接圣誕節(jié)的三個(gè)圣日---圣誕夜、圣誕日和節(jié)禮日。圣誕夜是個(gè)重要的節(jié)日。
人們?cè)缟虾让字嗪屠钭又�。然后他們�(cè)诩抑醒b飾云杉樹。很多家庭會(huì)前往墓地，在已故親屬的墓上獻(xiàn)上一根蠟燭。圣誕節(jié)時(shí)墓地都顯得格外漂亮。
法國(guó) 在法國(guó)，每人都有一棵圣誕樹。有時(shí)圣誕樹按傳統(tǒng)的方式用紅綢帶和真正的白蠟燭裝飾。庭院中的冷杉樹也經(jīng)常被裝飾起來，通宵都亮著小彩燈。圣誕老人被叫做“圣誕阿爸”。圣誕宴是一次重要的家庭聚會(huì)，席上滿是美酒佳肴。圣誕卡不是每個(gè)人都寄的。
德國(guó)德國(guó)人喜歡在圣誕節(jié)裝飾他們的房子。很多房子的窗戶上都會(huì)有用小木架支起來的燈泡蠟燭以及印在紙上或塑料上的彩色圖片，晚上從屋外看上去非常漂亮。圣誕老人在圣誕夜(12月24日)傍晚人們?nèi)ソ烫镁蹠?huì)之后帶來禮物。禮物放在圣誕樹下。每家有一個(gè)人搖著鈴鐺叫所有人去屋里看禮物。圣誕節(jié)人們烹飪鯉魚或者家鵝。
拉脫維亞 拉脫維亞人相信圣誕老人在從圣誕夜開始的12天中每天都帶給人們禮物。通常禮物放在家中的圣誕樹下。獨(dú)特的拉脫維亞圣誕節(jié)宴有褐豆加火腿醬、小餡餅、洋白菜和香腸。
葡萄牙 人們假裝圣誕老人在圣誕夜給孩子們帶來禮物。禮物放到圣誕樹下面或者壁爐旁的鞋里。圣誕夜子夜之時(shí)，人們開始享用有腌制的鱈魚和煮土豆的特別的圣誕宴。
俄羅斯蘇聯(lián)時(shí)期，人們不大過圣誕節(jié)。新年是一個(gè)重要的節(jié)日---這時(shí)“霜父”為孩子們帶來禮物�，F(xiàn)在圣誕節(jié)可以被公開慶祝，或者在12月25日，或者更通常在1月7日。選擇后者這個(gè)不尋常的日子是因?yàn)槎砹_斯東正教按照古老的儒略歷確定宗教節(jié)日。典型的圣誕宴包括蛋糕、餡餅以及“肉餃”。
瑞典 最重要的日子是圣誕夜。特別的圣誕宴安排在圣誕夜，有豬肉火腿、鯡魚和褐豆。這也是各家互贈(zèng)禮物的時(shí)候。很多人在圣誕節(jié)這一天一大早便去教堂參加聚會(huì)。