Many Christmas customs are based on the birth of Christ. Such as giving presents because of the Wise Men, who brought presents to the baby Jesus, and Christmas carols based on Christ 's birth and scenes of the birth with figures of shepherds, the Wise Men, and animals surroun ding the baby Jesus, But some of the ways people celebrate Christmas have nothing to do with Christ's birthday Many bits of older holidays have crept into Christmas It wasnt until about 200 years after Christ's death that Christians even thought about celebrating his birth. No one knows the exact date of his birth. It is believed that December 25th was chosen to turn people away from celebrating other holidays in the time of the year Saturnalia, was the romans holiday that they celebrated in December. It was a time of feasting and parties. Also, in northern Europe there was a holiday known as Yule hey celebrated this holiday by making great fires. they then would dance around the fires, yelling for the winter to end In time, Christmas took the place of these holidays. But people kept some of the old ustoms-such as burning a Yule log and having feasts and parties. The word Yule is still used as a name for the christmas season As time went on, new customs crept into Christmas. One was the Christmas tree which was started in Germany. As the Merman settled in new lands they brought with them this tradition Last but not least is Saint Nick. A long time ago, a bishop named Nicholas lived in what is now the country of Turkey. No one knows much about him. There are stories that he often helped children in need. Many years after his death, Nicholas was made a saint. In time he became the patron saint of children (未测) 1. The tradition of giving gifts is based on A)Jesus Christ B) the Wise Men C)the Romans D)the German 2. It is not started but implied that A)Jesus came to this world on December 25 th B)The Wise Men knew the birthday of Jesus C) The birthday of Jesus was celebrated ever since his birth D) December 25 was set aside to celebrate Jesus birthday 3. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A)At Christmas people like burning a Yule log. B)The roman holiday"Saturnalia"comes from Christmas C) Yule affected Christmas only to a small degree D)Christmas tree were introduced 200 years after Christ's death 4. Which of the following is not true according to the passage? A) The Christmas tree originally started in Germany B) Santa Claus was one of the Wise Men C)The Christmas tree is also called yule D) Nicholas often helped children in need 5. What is the best title for this passage? A)The Christmas Season B)The Birthday of Jesus Christ C)Christmas Custom D)The History of Christmas
Many Christmas customs are based on the birth of Christ. Such as giving presents because of the Wise Men, who brought presents to the baby Jesus, and Christmas carols based on Christ’s birth and scenes of the birth with figures of shepherds, the Wise Men, and animals surrounding the baby Jesus, But some of the ways people celebrate Christmas have nothing to do with Christ’s birthday. Many bits of older holidays have crept into Christmas! It wasn’t until about 200 years after Christ’s death that Christians even thought about celebrating his birth. No one knows the exact date of his birth. It is believed that December 25th was chosen to turn people away from celebrating other holidays in the time of the year. Saturnalia, was the Romans holiday that they celebrated in December. It was a time of feasting and parties. Also, in northern Europe there was a holiday known as Yule. They celebrated this holiday by making great fires. They then would dance around the fires, yelling for the winter to end. In time, Christmas took the place of these holidays. But people kept some of the old customs—such as burning a Yule log and having feasts and parties. The word Yule is still used as a name for the Christmas season. As time went on, new customs crept into Christmas. One was the Christmas tree, which was started in Germany. As the Merman settled in new lands they brought with them this tradition. Last but not least is Saint Nick. A long time ago, a bishop named Nicholas lived in what is now the country of Turkey. No one knows much about him. There are stories that he often helped children in need. Many years after his death, Nicholas was made a saint. In time he became the patron saint of children. (未测) 1. The tradition of giving gifts is based on ________. A) Jesus Christ B) the Wise Men C) the Romans D) the German. 2. It is not started but implied that _______. A) Jesus came to this world on December 25 th B) The Wise Men knew the birthday of Jesus C) The birthday of Jesus was celebrated ever since his birth. D) December 25 was set aside to celebrate Jesus’ birthday 3. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A) At Christmas people like burning a Yule log. B) The roman holiday “Saturnalia” comes from Christmas. C) Yule affected Christmas only to a small degree. D) Christmas tree were introduced 200 years after Christ’s death. 4. Which of the following is not true according to the passage? A) The Christmas tree originally started in Germany. B) Santa Claus was one of the Wise Men. C) The Christmas tree is also called Yule. D) Nicholas often helped children in need. 5. What is the best title for this passage? A) The Christmas Season. B) The Birthday of Jesus Christ. C) Christmas Customs. D) The History of Christmas
