It is said that there was a farmer served a poor boy on a cold windy Chrismas Eve and gave him a big chrisemas meal. The boy cut a Fir tree's branch and inserted it into the earth.He said, "every year this time. there will be many presents in this branch. I wish I can pay back to your favor by this beautiful Fir tree. " After the boy left, the farmer discovered that the branch had grow up as a big tree. Then he realized that the boy was an envoy of the god. This is the origin of the chrismas day. In western countries, Whatever you are, everyone will prepare a chrismas tree to increase the happiness of the chrismas day. Chrismas trees are made of evergreen tree like Fir trees and they represent the long lives.People put candles,flowers,toys,stars on the tree and they put chrismas present on the tree. On Chrismas Eve,people sing and dance happily and they enjoy themselves around the tree.
另壹個傳說記載。據說有壹位農民在壹個風雪交加的聖誕夜裏接待了壹個饑寒交迫的小孩，讓他吃了壹頓豐盛的聖誕晚餐，這個孩子告別時折了壹根杉樹枝插在地上並祝福說：“年年此日，禮物滿枝，留此美麗的杉村，報答妳的好意。”小孩走後，農民發現那樹枝竟變成了壹棵小樹，他才明白自己接待的原來是壹位上帝的使者。這個故事就成為聖誕樹的來源。在西方，不論是否基督徒，過聖誕節時都要準備壹棵聖誕樹，以增加節日的歡樂氣氛。聖誕樹壹般是用杉柏之類的常綠樹做成，象征生命長存。樹上裝飾著各種燈燭、彩花、玩具、星星，掛上各種聖誕禮物。聖誕之夜，人們圍著聖誕樹唱歌跳舞，盡情歡樂