“圣诞节”这个名称是“基督彌撒”的缩写。彌撒是教会的一种礼拜仪式。下面是小编分享的关于圣诞传说英语作文，欢迎大家阅读！

　　圣诞节的来历传说

　　Origin of Christmas

　　The name Christmas is short for "Christ's Mass"。 A Mass is a kind of Church service。 Christmas is a religious festival。 It is the day we celebrate as the birthday of Jesus。

　　“圣诞节”这个名称是“基督彌撒”的缩写。彌撒是教会的一种礼拜仪式。耶诞节是一个宗节我们把它当作耶苏的诞辰來庆祝，因而又名耶诞节。

　　There are special Christmas services in Christian churches all over the world。 But many of the festivities of Christmas do not have anything to do with religion。 Exchanging gifts and sending Christmas cards are the modern ways of celebrating the Christmas in the world。

　　这一天，世界所有的基督教会都举行特別的礼拜仪式。但是有很多圣诞节的欢庆活动和宗教并无半点关联。交换礼物，寄圣诞卡，这都使圣诞节成为一个普天同庆的日子。

　　The birth of Jesus had a story： In Nazareth， a city of Galilee。 The virgin's name was Mary was betrothed to Joseph。 Before they came together， she was found with child of the Holy Spirit。 Joseph her husband was minded to put her away secretly。 While he thought about these things， Gabriel， an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him did not be afraid to take Mary as wife。 And Mary will bring forth a Son， and he shall call his name， Jesus， for he will save his people from their sins。

　　耶苏的出生是有一段故事的，耶苏是因着圣灵成孕，由童女马利亚所生的。神更派遣使者加伯列在梦中晓谕约瑟，叫他不要因为马利亚未婚怀孕而不要她，反而要与她成亲，把那孩子起名为“耶苏”，意思是要他把百姓从罪恶中救出來。

　　Before Jesus births， Joseph and Mary came to Quintus was governing Syria。 So all went to be registered， everyone to his own city。 Joseph also went up out of Galilee， out of the city of Nazareth， into Judea， to the city of David， which is called Bethlehem， because he was of the house and of the lineage of David， to be registered with Mary， his betrothed wife， who was with child。 So it was that while they were there， the days were completed for her to be delivered。 And she brought forth her firstborn Son， and wrapped him in swaddling cloths， and laid him in a manger， because there was no room for them in the inn。

　　当马利亚快要临盆的时候，罗马政府下了命令，全部人民到伯利恒务必申报戶籍。约瑟和马利亚只好遵命。他们到达伯利恒时，天色已昏，无奈两人未能找到旅馆渡宿，只有一个马棚可以暫住。就在這时，耶苏要出生了！於是马利亚唯有在马槽上生下耶苏。后人为纪念耶苏的诞生，便定十二月二十五为圣诞节，年年望彌撒，纪念耶苏的出世。

　　And that， Christmas is the feast of the nativity of Jesus， is on 25th， December every year。 But nobody know the actual birthday of Jesus。 And the Christmas has become popular when Christmas cards appeared in 1846 and the concept of a jolly Santa Claus was first made popular in nineteenth Century。

　　12月25日原来是波斯太阳神（即光明之神）密特拉（Mithra）的诞辰，是一个异教徒节日，同时太阳神也是罗马国教众神之一。这一天又是罗马历书的冬至节，崇拜太阳神的异教徒都把这一天当作春天的希望，万物复苏的开始。可能由于这个原因，罗马教会才选择这一天作为圣诞节。这是教会初期力图把异教徒的风俗习惯基督教化的措施之一。

　　Later， though most of the church received on December 25 for Christmas， but solid for use throughout the church calendar is different， the specific date can not be unified， then put on December 24 to January 6， the second year for the Christmas holiday season （Christmas tide）， around the church can according to specific local conditions during this period within the celebration of Christmas day。 Since December 25 is recognized the most churches after Christmas， the original of the January 6 epiphany just remember Jesus' baptism the， but the Catholic Church decided as January 6 "three kings to the section"， to Memorial Jesus was born when the East Three Kings （that is， three doctoral） pilgrimage to the story。 With the spread of Christianity， Christmas has become a Christian， and even the majority of non Christian people a major festival。 In many countries in Europe and America， people attach great importance to the festival， which is connected with the new year， and the excitement and celebration of the event has greatly exceeded the new year。 The main commemorative activities in December 25th and that should be the legend。

　　后来，虽然大多数教会都接受12月25日为圣诞节，但又固各地教会使用的历书不同，具体日期不能统一，于是就把12月24日到第二年的1月6日定为圣诞节节期（Christmas Tide），各地教会可以根据当地具体情况在这段节期之内庆祝圣诞节。自从12月25日被大多数教会公认为圣诞节后，原来1月6日的主显节就只纪念耶稣受洗了，但天主教会又把1月6日定为"三王来朝节"，以纪念耶稣生时东方三王（即三位博士）来朝拜的故事。随着基督教的广泛传播，圣诞节已成为各教派基督徒，甚至广大非基督徒群众的一个重要节日。在欧美许多国家里，人们非常重视这个节日，把它和新年连在一起，而庆祝活动之热闹与隆重大大超过了新年，成为一个全民的节日。12月25日的主要纪念活动都与那稣降生的传说有关。

　　Christmas is on December 25th to commemorate the birth of Jesus， but the real birth of the day

　　圣诞节便是於十二月二十五日纪念耶苏的诞生，但真实的诞生日就沒有人知道了。十九世紀，圣诞卡的流行、圣诞老人的出现，圣诞节也开始流行起來了。