1.Christmas,annualChristianholidaycommemoratingthebirthofJesusChrist.MostmembersoftheRomanCatholicChurchandfollowersofProtestantismcelebrateChristmasonDecember25,andmanycelebrateontheeveningofDecember24aswell.MembersoftheEasternOrthodoxChurchusuallydelaytheirmostimportantseasonalceremoniesuntilJanuary6,whentheycelebrateEpiphany,a
commemorationofthebaptismofJesus.EpiphanyalsotraditionallycommemoratesthearrivaloftheThreeWiseMenoftheEastinBethlehem(nearJerusalem,Israel),wheretheyadoredtheinfantJesusandpresentedhimwithgiftsofgold,frankincense,andmyrrh.TheofficialChristmasseason,popularlyknownaseitherChristmastideortheTwelveDaysofChristmas,extendsfromtheanniversaryofChrist鈥檚birthonDecember25tothefeastofEpiphanyonJanuary6.
ChristmasisbasedonthestoryofJesus鈥birthasdescribedintheGospelaccordingtoMatthew(seeMatthew1:18-2:12)andtheGospelaccordingtoLuke(seeLuke1:26-56).RomanCatholicsfirstcelebratedChristmas,thenknownastheFeastoftheNativity,asearlyas336ad.ThewordChristmasenteredtheEnglishlanguagesometimearound1050astheOldEnglishphraseChristesmaesse,meaning鈥渇estivalofChrist.鈥ScholarsbelievethefrequentlyusedshortenedformofChristmas鈥擷mas鈥攎ayhavecomeintouseinthe13thcentury.TheXstandsfortheGreekletterchi,anabbreviationofKhristos(Christ),andalsorepresentsthecrossonwhichJesuswascrucified.
2.SpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalinChina.BeforeSpringFestivalwecleanourhouses,paintdoorsandwindowsred,decoratethedoorsandwindowswithpapercuts,buyclothesandhaveahaircutonNewYear'sEve,wegettotogetherandhaveabigdinner,weeatdumplings,sweetricedumplings.WewatchTVandatmidnight,weplayfireworks.OnNewYear'sDay,weputonournewclothesandvisitourfamilyandfriends,There'sdragonandliondancing.
TheNewYearFestivalfinishesatLanternFestivalaftertwoweeksweusuallyeatricedumplings.Theyareroundandsotheybringusgoodluck.
3.Myschoolisverybeautiful.ItisinGuicheng,neartheQiandengLake.Doyouknowit?ItisNanhaiExperimentalPrimarySchool.Ilikemyschoolverymuch.
Thereisabigplaygroundinmyschool.WehaveP.E.classontheplaygroundandweoftenplaysportsonit,too.Ourteachingbuildinghasfivefloors.Myclassroomisonthefifthfloor.Itisbigandclean.Thecomputerroomsareonthethirdfloor.Thereisalibraryonthesecondfloor.Therearemanybooksinthelibrary.Ioftenreadbookshere.Therearesomemusicroomsandartroomsintheteachingbuilding,too.Theteachersinmyschoolareverykind.Thestudentsareverypoliteandsmart.Iamhappyinmyschool.
Schoolarestudentssecondhome.Everystuentlovestheirschool.Ilikemyschoolverymuch.Myschoolisverygreat.Ltisthebestschool.Myschooltaughtmangexcelletstudents.Fiveyearsago,myschoolissimpleandcrude.Thereisonlyfewstudentsinourschool.Now,ourshoolisbeauiful.Therearemorethan5thousandstudents.Equipementisveryabundant.WecansurftheInternetnow.
Ilovemyschool.Myschoolwelcomesyou.
4.NexttouslivesMr.Lv.Heismathteacher,heisaboutfourtyyearsoldandlookverystrict.Infact,heisverykind.Healwaysgetsupveryearly,Andhealwaysgoestoworkveryearly,too.Inclass,heisverystrict.Ifastu