說過平安夜還要提到其中的一個重要角色。
The red and white sceneries is Santa Claus, He is the most popular pepole. Western children on Christmas Eve will put a sock near the fireplace or a pillow before going to sleep, They thought Santa Claus will fill it with gifts in the sleep.
紅色與白色相映成趣的是圣誕老人，他是圣誕節(jié)活動中最受歡迎的人物。西方兒童在圣誕夜臨睡之前，要在壁爐前或枕頭旁放上一只襪子，等候圣誕老人在他們?nèi)胨蟀讯Y物放在襪子內(nèi)。
It si said that Santa Claus would drive reindeer sleigh full guild to send gifts for the children on Christmas Eve, he would enter into the house quietly by the chimney, put present in stocking.which hangs on the head of a bed .So the children always strips of colour profusion stockings at the head of a bed, and put a cup of hot milk beside the socks to the household of Santa Claus to thirst, and hope that Santa Claus would send a gift for himself. The next day , every child can't wait to open the ritual, want to know what his reward.
據(jù)說平安夜的晚上，圣誕節(jié)老公公會駕著馴鹿雪橇滿載著禮物準(zhǔn)備送點(diǎn)這一年來表現(xiàn)很好的小朋友，他會悄悄地從煙囪爬進(jìn)屋內(nèi)，禮物塞在掛在床頭的襪子里。所以孩子總會把一條條色彩繽紛的襪子掛在床頭，并在襪子旁邊放杯熱牛奶給勞苦功高的圣誕老人解渴，并送份大禮給自己。
隔天每個小朋友都迫不及待地打開禮，想知道自己得到什么獎勵。
The origin of the Christmas tree
Christmas tree really appear in Germany, after the first introduced to Europe and America, and become the indispensable Christmas decorations. They usually use colourful lights, wax, gifts or angels, for Christmas .especially in the northwestern living people, because the local rich forest resources, they will go to pick the trees as a real tree. Christmas is a natural variety, pine tree and Christmas are also man-made and white Christmas. Each tree is hung on the SAN marino adornment, but every tree must have a big star at the top of the tree, symbolized star that guide the magi found Jesus. And in the traditional custom, and only the Lord of a family can put the star, others can't hang the longterm.
然而圣誕樹真正出現(xiàn)在圣誕節(jié)，首先見于德國，之后又傳入歐洲和美國，成為圣誕節(jié)不可或缺的裝飾物。他們通常用五光十色的彩燈、蠟、禮物或天使來裝圣誕樹，尤其住在美國西北部的人們，因?yàn)楫?dāng)?shù)刎S富的森林資源，他們會全家人一起去挑選一棵真正的樹做為圣誕樹。圣誕樹的種類繁多，有天然松柏圣誕樹、也有人造圣誕樹及白色圣誕樹。每棵圣誕樹上都掛滿琳瑯滿目的裝飾品，但每棵樹的頂端必定有一棵特大的星星，像征著那顆引導(dǎo)東方三博士找到耶穌的星星。而且在傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗上，只有家庭的一家之主才可以把這顆希望之星掛上，旁人是不可以越俎代庖的。