当天夜晚，马厩上空升起了一颗明亮的星星。三位智者看到这颗星星，便明了那是上帝的启示。他们追寻着星星，找到了耶稣、玛利亚和乔瑟夫。为了庆祝耶稣的诞生，他们分别送了一样礼物给耶稣。这就是为什么我们会在圣诞节互换礼物的原因。

第三篇：

Legendsuggeststhat,inthelate16thcentury,MartinLuther(thefounderoftheProtestantreligion)wasthefirsttodecorateanindoortreewithcandleswhenheattemptedtorecreatethestarsshiningoveraforestofevergreens.

Thefirstmentionofdecoratedtreesbeingtakenindoorscamein1605inGermany-acountrywithalongChristmastreehistory!Thetreeswereinitiallydecoratedwithfruitandsweetstogetherwithhandmadeobjectssuchasquilledsnowflakesandstars.GermanChristmasMarketsbegantosellshapedgingerbreadsandwaxornamentswhichpeopleboughtassouvenirsofthefairandtookhometohangontheirtree.

TinselwasalsoinventedinGermanyinabout1610.Upuntilfairlyrecentlyrealsilverwasused,whichwaspulledintowaferthinstripsbyspecialmachines.Thiswasdurablebuttarnishedquicklyandmanyexperimentstookplacetotryandfindanalternative-includingamixofleadandtin,whichwastooheavyandkeptbreaking.Itwasonlyinthemid20thcenturythataviablealternativewasfound.