聖誕節

　　再來po一篇好了，今天是聖誕節，剛剛查一下它的由來。

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　　聖誕節是基督徒紀念耶穌誕生的一個重要節日。根據聖經記載耶穌誕生在猶太的一座小城－－伯利恆。該書記載聖母瑪利亞是因聖神的感動而懷孕，就在與丈夫若瑟返往家鄉時遇上所有的旅店客滿，因此瑪利亞被迫在馬槽裡產下耶穌。據說當耶穌安祥的睡在馬槽裡，在遙遠的東方有三博士追隨天上的一顆明亮星星找到耶穌，並膜拜他。牧羊人在曠野中也聽到有天使的聲音在天上發出，向他們報耶穌降生的佳音。
　耶穌誕生的年份已無從考察，但大多數考古學家都認為應該是在劃分世紀的那一年（即是公元前一年）為其誕生之年。但正確的日期卻無法確定，因此在早期的基督教派便把羅馬帝國密司拉教在十二月二十五日紀念太陽神誕辰改為聖誕節。

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　　奇怪了，那為什麼聖誕老公公是北歐來的呢，照道理說應該是從中亞來才比較合理阿，難道是因為中亞太熱了嘛，穿聖誕老公公的妝扮應該會熱死在沙漠裡。我記得芬蘭有聖誕老人組織，小時候聽幼稚園老師講完後還寫過一封信寄到芬蘭，不過因為我沒寫地址，只請老師幫我寫芬蘭郵局的英文(小時候絕得郵局是萬能)，所以我想應該是沒寄到吧XD，現在想想老師應該沒幫我寄而是直接打開來看裡面寫啥吧XD

　　小時候還會互寄卡片，現在連拿筆都懶了，哀，熱情。

小雷的信

Hi, How's everyone doing so far in the graduate school?Under Much more pressure but having less fun??Sometimes it's quite amazing to know you are now all so grown-up.Do you know that I got married six months right afterthe two-year graduate studies,though I didn't feel quite that young at that time.When I think of you, you were still the teenager in the yellow uniform sittingin the classroom, noisy, annoying, saying stupid things,and totally paying no attention to my lectures...Those good old days!!!


The two-week Christmas holiday is from Dec 21 to Jan.6.Now it's Christmas decorations and music everywhere you go.Actually, not so romantic or festive as in movies.Since almost everything is made in China and priced twice or thricemore expensive,it holds no appeal at all.So I fail to enjoy the most important part of Christmas---Shopping.So when I'm back to Taiwan, I'm gonna make up for all the shopping fun I miss.Happy time flees, I have only one year and a half left now.Whenever I think of the past teaching life, I still have nightmares.Take care.Always your high school teacher,Ms. Lei

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　　真是懷念的高中生活阿，當年二下差點沒有人要帶我們班了，幸虧小雷最後回心轉意。大學聯考最沒有對不起的科目就是英文了，雖然模擬考每次都考很鳥，但是還是照小雷說的慢慢來，最後能考70初頭的分數我想也算是出乎我意料了。

　　期待畢業後能在開同學會。