圣诞节英语演讲稿

The word"Chrismas" is derived from the word "Christ Mass" the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Now we are gonging to talk about some traditional customs in the western countries.
People usually place a Christmas tree,wich is decorated with colorful lights sweets and gifts,in their living rooms at Christmas.In Northern Europe,the trees that remained green throughout the year were worshipped as symbols of eternal life.It is said that Mistletoe,hung up as a Christmas decoration,allow you to kiss whoever you like underneath it.A tele tells that Balder the sun god,was killed by an arrow of mistletoe made by the god of evil ,Loki.Balder,however,was bought back to life,and the mistletoe was told never to harmBalder again.Perhaps for this reason the mistletoe become a symbol of love and reconciliation.