4. 圣诞的传统装饰都有哪些？

　　Since the 19th century, the poinsettia, a native plant from Mexico,has been associated with Christmas. Other popular holiday plantsinclude holly, mistletoe, red amaryllis, and Christmas cactus. Along with a Christmas tree, the interior

　　of a home may be decorated with these plants, along with garlands andevergreen foliage.In Australia, North and South America, and Europe, itis traditional to decorate the outside of houses with lights andsometimes with illuminated sleighs,snowmen, and other Christmas figures. The traditional colors ofChristmas are pine green (evergreen)， snow white, and heart red。

　　自19世纪开始，一品红，一种原产于墨西哥的植物就和圣诞节联系起来。其他流行的圣诞装饰植物还包括冬青树、懈寄生(拜痞子蔡所赐相信大家都知道了那个著名的关于亲吻的故事)、红色宫人草和蟹爪兰。它们和圣诞树、花环、绿叶一起用以装饰房间。在澳洲、南北美和欧洲，还有用灯泡、发光的雪橇、雪人和其他圣诞人物装饰屋子外部的传统。圣诞节最传统的装饰颜色是青色、雪白和大红。

　　5. 圣诞赞歌有什么来源吗？

　　In the thirteenth century, in France, Germany, and particularly, Italy,a strong tradition of popular Christmas songs in the native languagedeveloped.[30] Christmas carols in English first appear in 1426. Thesongs we know specifically as carols were originally communal songs sung during celebrations like harvest tide as well as Christmas。

　　13世纪，法国德国、特别是在意大利，用当地语言写成的圣诞歌开始流行起来。第一首英语的圣诞赞歌写于1426年。现在为我们所熟知的那些圣诞赞歌应该是和丰收节的传统一并起源的。

　　6. 圣诞节一定要寄卡片吗？

　　Christmas cards are usually exchanged during the weeks preceding

　　Christmas Day on December 25 by many people (including non-Christians)in Western society and in Asia. The traditional greeting reads "wishingyou a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year", much like the firstcommercial Christmas card, produced by Sir Henry Cole in London 1843.

　　没有规定吧，但在圣诞节互寄卡片的确是这个节日的传统，西方社会和亚洲都是。历史上的第一张商业圣诞卡片起源于1843年的伦敦。(为保护环境还是建议大家寄电子卡片哟！)

　　7. 有圣诞卡片就要有圣诞邮票吗？

　　A number of nations have issued commemorative stamps at Christmastime. Postal customers will often use these stampsto mail Christmas cards, and they are popular with philatelists. Thesestamps are usually printed in considerable quantities。

　　没错啊，很多国家在圣诞的时候都会发行纪念邮票。人们也经常用这些圣诞邮票来寄他们的圣诞卡片，这些邮票通常质量都很好，常被收藏做集邮。