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The Christmas Tree
聖誕樹
What
A tall pine Christmas tree covered in lights and ornaments.
When
Set up early December, kept until New Year's.
Why
Tiny lights twinkle like stars indoors.
The birth of Jesus, and how the holiday spread around the world.
耶穌的誕生與聖誕節走向全世界。
Why every house has a glowing pine tree in December.
為什麼十二月家家戶戶都有閃亮的松樹。
The jolly old man, his reindeer, and the long red socks.
聖誕老人、馴鹿，與壁爐邊的長紅襪。
Why this season is really about kindness, not just gifts.
這個季節真正的意義是善意，不只是禮物。
Christmas is celebrated on December 25 by people all around the world. For Christian families, it is the day they remember the birth of Jesus, who they believe was born in a small stable in Bethlehem about 2,000 years ago.
The Christmas tree tradition started in Germany in the 1500s, when families brought small pine trees indoors and decorated them with apples and candles. Today, every Christmas house has a tall green tree, bright lights, gifts under the branches, and a star on top.
Children also wait for Santa Claus — a jolly old man in a red coat who, the story goes, flies around the world on a sleigh pulled by reindeer, delivering presents to good children. He climbs down the chimney and fills the stockings hanging by the fireplace.
In Taiwan, Christmas is not a national holiday, but every school holds a Christmas party, and the streets fill with twinkling lights, Christmas songs, and the warm smell of hot cocoa.
聖誕節在 12 月 25 日。基督徒家庭紀念兩千年前出生於伯利恆馬槽中的耶穌。聖誕樹的傳統起源於 1500 年代的德國，人們把松樹搬進屋內，掛上蘋果與蠟燭。今天，每個聖誕家庭都有閃亮的樹、樹下的禮物、樹頂的星星。孩子們也會等聖誕老人——故事中那位穿紅衣、坐馴鹿雪橇環遊世界、從煙囪爬下塞滿襪子的老人。臺灣雖不放假，但每間學校都有聖誕派對，街上滿是燈飾、聖誕歌與熱可可的香氣。