Christmas is coming soon! Have you ever noticed the warm and festive Christmas decorations on the street? As the most important festival of the year in European and American countries, decorates the Christmas tree as the most important holiday ceremony to celebrate Christmas . Many foreign families have already started to take action~
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When an oversized Christmas tree is moved into the room and decorated with colorful lights, The house instantly becomes very warm . Today's Christmas trees are diverse and unique. They each have their own highlights, adding new ideas to the festival~
Some netizens said that Christmas is the New Year abroad, so it will be very festive. But in fact, it is not. Christmas is also called Christmas . It is an important religious festival in Western countries. New Year's Day is the New Year of many Western countries. Celebrating Christmas, the most familiar festival ceremony is indispensable for Santa , exchanging gifts and sending Christmas cards.
But the earliest Christmas did not give gifts from Santa, and even the Christmas tree was just an ordinary undecorated tree. So when did Santa Claus appear in ? Who created the amiable image of Santa Claus and the beautiful Christmas tree?
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The answer is in the latest issue of "Economist" (Lexington丨Rowing about Christmas). "The Economist" is a general reading material for roast ducks , which is very worth watching. Let’s take a look at this article with Xiao Yi today, and get some interesting Christmas knowledge~
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MERRY CHRISTMAS
Christmas is an important festival for Christianity to commemorate the birth of Jesus htm3htm3htm3htm3htm3htm4, also known as Jesus Christmas, Nativity Day, etc. But as the religious color of celebrating holidays becomes increasingly faded, more and more people in the United States who do not believe in Christianity will also celebrate Christmas.
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Early Christmas was not happy and sweet. In the second half of the 17th century, if it was illegal to celebrate Christmas in England and Massachusetts , htmlChristmas in the early 218th century only returned in traditional form.
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Even if Christmas is returned, the holiday-specific "Santa Claus" has not appeared yet, let alone the warm image we are familiar with.
Recently, there was a Wicked Youren who looked like Santa Claus on the Internet and disguised himself. Many netizens commented: "Santa Claus himself!" Everyone looked at such a vivid "Santa Claus", and couldn't help but like it.
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So Summary and cute Santa Claus and ?
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In the early 19th century, the wealthy people in New York began to change the way this festival celebrated, and Santa Claus appeared. Because Santa Claus was thin, tall and very serious, after the festival was spread to the United States, they thought that the tall, thin and serious image of was not likable , so Santa Claus began to gain weight, and Santa Claus at this time was still wearing a green robe.
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Later, the image of Santa began to change continuously, including becoming a elves with strange looks... Until the early 1930s, Coca-Cola company In order to increase product sales in winter, illustrator Haddon Sundblom created the image of Santa in red and white clothing.
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This red, happy old man is associated with the slogan "The Pause That Refreshes" of Coca-Cola . He looks white and fat, and is warm and friendly.
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Such a magic present giver actually existed as early as the Central and European version. The prototype of is the historical St. Nicholas , a noble Greek leader, his version is a happy character. St. Nicholas likes to ride elk sledges. When encountering poor families, they lend a helping hand, , be kind and kind to , and send candies and toys to the children.
So far, the Santa Claus we know has appeared. When did the Christmas tree decorations and greeting cards become popular?
Christmas decoration and poetry
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After Christmas set off the tone of joy, in order to better celebrate Christmas, in 1882 Thomas Edison 's business partner, hangs a light bulb on a tree in New York , the Christmas tree light strip is made in large quantities; in order to increase sales, people also imitate the sales techniques of wool products in the late 19th century hide pickled vegetables on the Christmas tree.
1915, Hall Brothers Company made foldable Christmas cards. Seasonal theme parks have begun to be rebuilt across the country, among which the slogan of the Pennsylvania town is "Bethlehem is Christmas all year round" .
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This kind of counterpart version of Christmas greeting cards later became the industry standard. On the colorful greeting cards are painted with Santa in red robe, as well as the Stars of Bethlehem, etc., the joyful greeting cards are very popular.
Another Heman company has hired many well-known artists to design greeting cards for them, such as Spanish painter Salvador Dali, American famous folk painter grandmother (Anna Mary Robertson Moses) and American important painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell (Norman Rockwell). Today, Heman Company can sell about 10 million greeting cards every day, and is still one of the largest private companies in the United States.
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In addition to Christmas decorations and greeting cards, also has published books , such as "Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition" and the famous British novel "A Christmas Carol" written by Charles Dickens, which have been widely read by later generations.
In addition, "The Night before Christmas" The poem was widely circulated after it was published in a newspaper in New York in 1823.
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poetry is lively and vivid, with a strong sense of rhyme. It depicts the interior and exterior environment and atmosphere of the house, and the appearance and movements of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. The lyrics are also very simple and easy to understand, presenting a quiet and pleasant atmosphere of .
Christmas celebrations have been updated and iterated for centuries and have become one of the popular festivals. On Christmas Day, every family will be reunited, harmonious and happy, , and everyone will also make a wish and look forward to the wish to come true.
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Today is Christmas Eve. in the country, everyone will associate Christmas Eve with Apple to express peace and safety. Xiaoyi wishes everyone in advance a happy Christmas, 2022 peace and smoothness, all your wishes become , and happy slaughtering duck~
