Mostwesterners always celebrate Christmas Day as their major festival, in order tomemorialize Jesus. During that time, they always have several days off, so theycan enjoy this festival with all their hearts. The children often get togetherwith their friends. The adults are busy with decorating their houses. They alsosend the postcards with their best wishes to each other. In the streets, thereare so many Fathers Christmas sending presents to the passers-by. Andeverything is on a discount in the supermarkets. Thus the supermarkets are thebusiest places.

为了纪念耶稣大部分西方人都庆祝圣诞节作为他们的主要节日。在这段时间里，他们总是有好几天假，所以他们可以全身心的享受这个节日。小孩们经常与他们的朋友聚在一起。大人都忙着装饰他们的房子。他们还互相赠送明信片以及他们对彼此的祝福。在街上，有很多圣诞老人在派送礼物给路人。超市里面的所有东西都在打折。所以，超市是最忙的地方。

Inthe evening, the families usually have pudding, sandwiches, apple pies and someother desserts for dinner. After supper, the families always sing and dancearound the Christmas tree. Sometimes, they also go to church. Before going tobed, the children often hang up their stockings beside their bed, so thatFather Christmas will fill them with presents. It is said that Father Christmasalways drives a deer to the human world and entering into each house from thechimney. Now the children no longer believe in Father Christmas, but they stillhang up their stockings, because their parents will fill them with presents.

晚上，家里面通常都有吃布丁，三明治，苹果派还有一些其它的甜点作为晚餐。晚饭后，家人们总是围着圣诞树唱歌跳舞。有时，他们还会去教堂。睡觉前，孩子们常常会把长统袜挂在床边，这样圣诞老人就会用礼物把它填满了。据说圣诞老人总是骑着一只鹿到人类，之后从烟囱进入每个房子。现在的孩子不再相信圣诞老人的故事了，但他们仍然会挂上他们的袜子，因为他们的父母会用礼物把它填满。