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This webpage was set up and designed on Dec 9, 2012 by Tyrone Vuong 王永健 Background music: Feliz Naviddad
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This page is created for KT teachers and alumni who want to send their greetings to post in this page. please send your greetings to the following email. thanks.
Tyrone Vuong: tv0808@hotmail.com
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Meaning of Christmas Provided by Antonio Trink (69L)
What is the meaning of Christmas? It is to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
Where was the birth of Christ? Bethlehem, Israel.
Why do we celebrate the birth of Jesus? He is the Savior for the world. He is the only one who is worth the whole world to celebrate His birthday.
Who is Santa Claus? Why is Santa Claus associated with Christmas? Santa Claus is a transliterate Sinte Claes which is the name of Saint Nicholas of Myra in 270-343 AD. He was a Bishop of Myra in Lycia (modern Turkey). He had a legend that he gave generously to the sailors and children. He was willing to share the grace of God to them. He loved children and often went out at night disguised in a hooded cloak, to leave necessary gifts of money, clothing or food at the windows of unfortunate families.
The North American custom of giving gifts to children at Christmas was introduced in the 1600s by Dutch Protestants in New York, where the Dutch “Sint Klaes” was changed to the English “Santa Claus.”
What is the meaning of the Christmas Candy Cane? Why the shape is made of a “J” and the colors are red and white? A candy maker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would be a witness, so he made the Christmas Candy Cane. He incorporated several symbols in the candy. The candy maker made the candy in the shape of a “J” representing the precious name of Jesus and it also represents the staff of the “Good Shepherd” which he reaches down into the ditches of the world to lift out the fallen lambs.
The colors of white presents the purity and sinless of Jesus Christ. The color of red presents the blood of Jesus Christ on the cross so we would have the promise of eternal life. The candy is hard representing the Solid Rock of Jesus Christ and our faith is built upon Him.
The candy maker hoped that the sweetness of Jesus Christ could go into our heart so that we can remember that not only we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ to provide us the salvation, but also the partaker of His sweetness.
Why do we have so many lighting around on Christmas? The shortest day of the year falls around December 22. This is the darkest day - the day with the least sunlight. Ancient cultures recognized this and shortly after this darkest day they had festivals. The Romans put lights in their windows to call back the sun. Germanic peoples decorated with evergreen trees because it was a sign that the sun would come back.
Through the centuries, Christians have noticed this parallel between the celebration of the birth of Christ and the seasons, and have adopted and reinterpreted the symbols used by their pagan neighbors. Lights and lamps became symbols of Christ, the light of the world. The greenery of evergreens, holly and mistletoe were used to symbolize the life that Christ brought. Christian symbols like angels and stars were given prominence in adorning evergreen trees. So when it gets dark before 5:00 pm and you turn on your Christmas tree lights, remember that Jesus, the light and life of God, came into the darkness of our lives.
Why there are stockings in Christmas? According to the legend the practice of hanging up stockings originated with St. Nicholas. It was claimed that once while trying to help a man who needed a dowry for his daughter, Nicholas threw a bag of gift through the man’s window. The bag of gift landed in one of the girl’s stockings that had been hung up to dry.
Why Christmas on December 25 every year? Historians are unsure exactly when Christians first began celebrating the Nativity of Christ. However, most scholars believe that Christmas originated in the 4th century as a Christian substitute for pagan celebrations of the winter solstice. Before the introduction of Christmas, each year beginning on December 17, Romans honored Saturn, the ancient god of agriculture, in a festival called Saturnalia. This festival lasted for seven days and included the winter solstice, which usually occurred around December 25 on the ancient Julian calendar. During Saturnalia, the Romans feasted, postponed all business and warfare, exchanged gifts, and temporarily freed their slaves. Many Romans also celebrated the lengthening of daylight following the winter solstice by participating in rituals to glorify Mithra, the ancient Persian god of light. These and other winter festivities continued through January 1, the festival of Kalends, when Romans marked the day of the new moon and the first day of the month and year.
What does “Christmas” mean? The word Christmas entered the English language sometime around 1050 as the Old English phrase Christes maesse, meaning “festival of Christ.” In the old Latin word, it means “Christ Mass.” It is the traditional name for the Eucharist (Lord Supper), that is, the celebration of the death and resurrection of Christ in praise and thanksgiving for all that God has done to save humankind.
This term Christ Mass began in the Middle Ages. Christmas, dropping an “s” in Mass makes it easier to pronoun. Christmas is the time to celebrate what Jesus Christ has done for us in the world, which is to save us from sin.
法國鵝肝聖誕大餐的典故 陳淑萍（69L）
一年一度的聖誕佳節即將來臨，讓人們想起曾經讓法國餐餚，享譽國際的兩道經典名菜：黑菌鵝肝和檸檬鮮蠔。這是法國人在平安夜及除夕夜之盛宴上配備的珍饈美饌。鵝肝及鮮蠔相當於在中國喜慶餐宴上的魚翅及鮑魚那般珍貴。剛巧的是，魚翅及鵝肝皆被不少國家禁食。然而，鵝肝早已經被聯合國教科文組織，列為法國文化及美食遺產。
緣何法國人在聖誕節偏好品嚐鵝肝？這需要追溯到五千多年前的典故。如眾所周知，西方文明承襲希臘文化，而希臘文明一部份是受到埃及文化的燻陶而成。大約5千年前，古代埃及人發現鴨子及野鵝，每年在秋季長途遷徙之前都會大量進食。如此一來，它們的肝臟不光體積膨脹，烹調後的味道也更佳。據說埃及人最早用無花果餵養鵝鴨。後來，這種強制餵養的方法傳授了希臘人、羅馬人，以及猶太人。羅馬帝國軍人征服法國的時候，意大利人將仿照埃及人填鴨餵鵝的飼養方法，傳到法國西南部，當時的羅馬人已經懂得品嚐肥鵝肝。
另一傳說，隨著摩西出走埃及的猶太人，逐漸遷移到歐洲各地，在法蘭西定居之後，將填餵養鵝方法，製造肥鵝肝的技術引進了法國阿爾薩斯地區。猶太人最初是為了取鵝脂，用以烹調而飼養肥鵝。法國人改進了猶太人餵養鵝隻的技術，發明了類似中國“填鴨”式的餵養法，並且將鵝肝加工，製成熟切片或壓碎成醬，許多方法至今仍然使用。 實際上，必須等到法國御廚科魯斯，於1780年為阿爾薩斯總督孔塔德元帥，精心泡製發明了鵝肝醬之後，鵝肝才真正成為令人垂涎欲滴的玉食。儘管埃及人，希臘人及意大利人早已經在公元前品嚐到齒頰留香，口感柔如絲的鵝肝，但是一直等到1960年左右，鵝肝才在美食菜單上，永久地佔據了重要的一席之地。由於價格高昂，法國人傳統上僅在聖誕節及除夕夜，在饕餮大餐中供應鵝肝凍盤。它也可以當作熱葷，伴飲含高量鞣酸的紅酒或香檳一起進食，以柔和其肥膩。 鑒於填餵鵝鴨的飼養方法極度殘忍，當今不少法國人已經寧願禁口，唾棄進食使用鵝肝或鴨肝烹製的大餐了！
From Catherine Tran of Class 69L
Posted on Dec 10, 2012
Ivy Willis, 黃金鳳是69年文科校友
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