求英语作文 why christmas widely celebrated 200字

求英语作文 why christmas widely celebrated 200字

Christmas is one of the most important religious holidays for Christians since it is the date that birth of Jesus is celebrated.Nobody knows exactly when Jesus was born so December 25 was chosen because it was close to the winter solstice which had long been celebrated anyway.In fact many of the traditions that are celebrated at Christmas go back long before the birth of Christ.As a result Christmas is probably the most widely celebrated holiday in the world.
While Christmas is obviously important to Christians it is also celebrated by a surprisingly large number of non-Christians.There are several reasons for this; the most important is that it is a custom that was left over from the days of colonization.The other is that it is a reflection of the influence that the United States has on the world.Since Christmas is a major holiday in the United States it is celebrated in a lot of other countries as well.
The dominant position of the United States is starting to affect the way that Christmas is celebrated.There are huge differences in the Christmas traditions from one country to another.Most of these are historically as different traditions appeared in different parts of Europe during the early days of Christianity.As the European powers started to colonize the world the way that Christmas was celebrated in the colonies depended on which European country had colonized them.However in recent years most of the traditions that are being found around the world are those of the United States.This is a telling statement on how much influence American media has had on the world.
One of the other trends that is starting to appear is that the religious element in starting to disappear from Christmas.There are several reasons for this; in Europe for example it is largely because people are just less religious than they used to be.In other places it is because of the role of immigration,a lot of non-Christians now live in these countries.In order to avoid offending them or leaving them out much of the religion has been removed.
The result of all these changes is that Christmas has largely become a secular holiday that is celebrated around the world whether you are a Christian or not.This has been exacerbated by the huge consumerism that has started to become a part of Christmas.In large par the exchange of gifts is the dominant theme of Christmas in most places.People are now giving more gifts and more expensive ones as this has become such an important part of Christmas.This change in the way that Christmas is celebrated has lot of people concerned but it is not clear that anything can be done about it.