圣诞树的英文作文

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圣诞树的英文作文

TonightisChristmaseve.HuangPeixinmysteriouslygavemeagiftafterschool."It'stheChristmastree!"Shesaidwithasmile,"yougobackanddoit,youwillhaveanunexpectedsurprise!""Really?"I'mlookingforwardtotheevening.

Ireturnedhome,can'twaittoopenthebag:whataChristmastree?Onlytwopiecesofcardboardandasmallplate,abagofwater.Idoubtedputtogetherwelltwopiecesofcardboard,thisisnotthe"trunk"?Ifeltajoyinmyheart."HuangPeixindidn'tcheatme."Iputthe"trunk"ontheplate,andthewaterpouredintotheplate.Atthistime,Isawthewaterquicklyintothe"tree","alleyesonmytrunk".Afterabout30minutes,Ifoundthe"trunk"onthe"long"alittlewhite,Irubbedmyeyes,makesurenowrong,jumpedupanddownwithexcitement,"Ijumpedtenfeethigh"andsaid:"Mom,grow,grow!"

Mothersmiledandsaid:"sillygirl,whatlongcameout!"Icontinuedtolookatthe"Christmastree"withacuriousmood,atthismoment,mymothercalledouttoeat,andIwaved,andthenputintothemagicofthe"Christmastree"onthe.Idonotknowhowlong,alittlewhiteflowersdisappeared,the"Christmastree"ofthe"leaves"longcameout,Iholdmybreath,staringeyes,ablink,forfearthatinmyblinkoftimetherewillbesomesecret"sneak"away.Unconsciously,Ifellasleep......

Iwokeupfromthedimlight,andIwenttoseemyChristmastree"."Wow!Great,great!"Iwassurprised,"Christmastree"grew!Itiscolorful,inthelightofthebackgroundismorebeautiful,Icarefullylookedatit:asmallplateonatraceofwhitesilk,suchasthe"ground","Christmastree"colorful.Toobeautiful!Icannothelpbutlikeaponylikedanceandskipwithjoy.

IreallyappreciateHuangPeixin,becauseitishertobringmethisspecial,beautifulgift,shemademeahappychristmas!

圣诞树的英文作文

AlthoughitisgenerallyagreedthattheChristmastreeinitscurrentformcamefromGermanyintheearly19thcentury,thetraditionofdecoratingatreetomarkwintercelebrationsdatesbackhundredsofyearstoRomantimes,whentheyusedtodecorateevergreentreeswithsmallpiecesofmetaltocelebrateSaturnalia.

Inmedievaltimesthe'ParadisePlay'wasperformedeveryyearon24December.ThisdepictedthecreationofManandthefallofAdamandEvefromtheGardenofEdenandalwaysincludedanevergreenhungwithappleswhichrepresentedtheappletreeoftemptation.

ThereisalegendthatStBoniface,anEnglishmonk,cameuponagroupofpagansgatheredaroundanoaktreewhowerepreparingtosacrificeachildtotheGodThor.Inordertostopthesacrifice,andsavethechild'slife,StBonifaceissaidtohavefelledthetreewithoneblowofhisfist.Lateron,afirtreegrewinplaceoftheoakandthis,StBonifacetoldthepagans,wastheTreeofLifeandrepresentedtheChristChild.

Legendalsosuggeststhat,inthelate16thcentury,MartinLuther(thefounderoftheProtestantreligion)wasthefirsttodecorateanindoortreewithcandleswhenheattemptedtorecreatethestarsshiningoveraforestofevergreens.

Thefirstmentionofdecoratedtreesbeingtakenindoorscamein1605inGermany-acountrywithalongChristmastreehistory!Thetreeswereinitiallydecoratedwithfruitandsweetstogetherwithhandmadeobjectssuchasquilledsnowflakesandstars.GermanChristmasMarketsbegantosellshapedgingerbreadsandwaxornamentswhichpeopleboughtassouvenirsofthefairandtookhometohangontheirtree.

TinselwasalsoinventedinGermanyinabout1610.Upuntilfairlyrecentlyrealsilverwasused,whichwaspulledintowaferthinstripsbyspecialmachines.Thiswasdurablebuttarnishedquicklyandmanyexperimentstookplacetotryandfindanalternative-includingamixofleadandtin,whichwastooheavyandkeptbreaking.Itwasonlyinthemid20thcenturythataviablealternativewasfound.

Artificialtreeswereinventedinthe1880'sinabidtotryandstopsomeofthedamagebeingcausedtorealtreesduetopeopleloppingthetipofflargetrees,thuspreventingthetreesfromgrowinganyfurther.ItgotsobadinGermanythatlawshadtobebroughtintopreventpeoplehavingmorethanoree.

PrinceAlbert,husbandofQueenVictoria,iscreditedwithbeingresponsibleforintroducingthecustomoftheChristmastreetotheBritishpublicbydecoratingthefirstEnglishChristmastreeatWindsorCastlein1841usingcandles,sweets,fruitandgingerbread.

ThepopularityoftheChristmastreegrewinBritainduringthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury,withtreesbeingbiggerandmoreelaboratelydecoratedwithbells,baublesandtinsel.However,theonsetoftheSecondWorldWarresultedinabanoncuttingdowntreesfordecorationandpeopleresortedtohavingsmall,artificialtabletoptreesbearinghomemadedecorations.ThesewereoftentakendownintotheairraidshelterswhenthesirenssoundedtoprovideabitofChristmascheer!

Thisallchangedfollowingthewar,andlargetreeswereerectedinmanypublicplacestocelebrateChristmas.ThemostfamousoftheseisthetreeinTrafalgarSquare,LondonwhichisanannualgiftfromtheNorwegiangovernmenttogivethanksforthehelptheyreceivedfromBritainduringthewar.