Pronunciation: English [? Crism? Beautiful? kr？ sm？ s iv]？ .
Interpretation: Christmas Eve (65438+February 24th).
Bilingual example:
I had a lonely Christmas? Eve? This Christmas, although I got him. ?
I spent the lonely Christmas Eve and this year's Christmas, although he is still around.
Word parsing:
Interpretation of Eve: The night before (major festival); Eve.
Eve.n Eve (the first woman in the Bible).
Extended data:
Christmas Eve refers to the night of February 24, 65438+, which is Christmas Eve. The English name is Christmas Eve, and it is also used to mean the day before Christmas. Coincidentally, it is the same as the folk "Dust Sweeping Festival" in our country (on February 24th, 65438, families in most parts of the country have to sweep dust, and "dust" is homophonic with "Chen", so "dust sweeping" means "removing the old"). In old Europe, Christmas Eve was also a day to clean the dust.
This day, especially for parents in rural areas, is a very hard day. They have to do a lot of things for Christmas and New Year: they are busy working in the fields, taking care of animals, cleaning the floor, cleaning kitchen utensils, baking Christmas geese, making cakes, arranging Christmas trees, and placing Christmas presents ... When the whole family gets together to celebrate Christmas Eve, parents are usually too tired to help themselves.
Many people ask about the origin of Christmas Eve. Christmas refers to 65438+February 25th, and Christmas Eve refers to 65438+February 24th, which is the so-called Christmas Eve, that is, Christmas Eve. At that time, thousands of Europeans and Americans in Qian Qian will go home for reunion. The basic program of Christmas Eve is a party or a party.
Most family members in Europe and America get together at home, have a sumptuous dinner, then sit around the burning stove, play the piano and sing songs, and celebrate the family happiness. Or hold a fancy masquerade party to celebrate Christmas Eve all night. This is a happy, peaceful, carnival Christmas Eve and reunion night. On Christmas Eve, parents will quietly prepare presents for their children and put them in socks.
The climax of Christmas Eve is an activity organized by the Christian Church on Christmas Eve. Mass on Christmas eve is generally divided into two times, one at 9 ~ 10 in the evening; The other is midnight mass, which is the climax of Christmas Eve. Midnight Mass ends at midnight. At this time, just as Christmas is coming, it is often accompanied by church bells, ringing forgiveness, blessing, joy and happiness for the world.