从12月24日于翌年1月6日为圣诞节节期。 From December 24 to January 6 next year for the Christmas holiday season.

节日期间，各国基督教徒都举行隆重的纪念仪式。 During the holiday season, national Christians held a grand ceremony.

圣诞节本来是基督教徒的节日，由于人们格外重视，它便成为一个全民性的节日，是西方国家一年中最盛大的节日，可以和新年相提并论，类似我国过春节。 Christmas was originally a Christian holiday, as people paid special attention, it will become a national holiday in the Western countries the year's biggest holidays, New Year's can be comparable to, similar to China's Spring Festival.

西方人以红、绿、白三色为圣诞色，圣诞节来临时家家户户都要用圣诞色来装饰。 Westerners with red, green, white and three colors for the Christmas colors, Christmas comes each household must be used to decorate the Christmas colors.

红色的有圣诞花和圣诞蜡烛。 Red with Christmas flowers and Christmas candles. 绿色的是圣诞树。 Green is the Christmas tree.

它是圣诞节的主要装饰品，用砍伐来的杉、柏一类呈塔形的常青树装饰而成。 It is the main Christmas ornaments, with cut to the cedar, cypress was a kind of evergreen tree decorated pyramid formed.

上面悬挂着五颜六色的彩灯、礼物和纸花，还点燃着圣诞蜡烛。 Colorful lanterns hanging above, gifts and paper flowers, but also lit the Christmas candles.

红色与白色相映成趣的是圣诞老人，他是圣诞节活动中最受欢迎的人物。 Exist side by side is the red and white Santa Claus, he is the most popular Christmas activity characters.

西方儿童在圣诞夜临睡之前，要在壁炉前或枕头旁放上一只袜子，等候圣诞老人在他们入睡后把礼物放在袜子内。 Western children go to bed on Christmas Eve prior to the fireplace or put a pillow next to the socks, waiting for Santa Claus to fall asleep after they put on the socks in a gift.

在西方，扮演圣诞老人也是一种习俗。 In the West, to play Santa Claus is also a custom.