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圣诞节 — meaning in English

Shèng dàn jié

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English meaning

  • Christmas noun The Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus, held on December 25th.
  • Noel noun A traditional Christmas carol or hymn.
  • Yule noun Christmas, or the wider Christmas season running through the Twelve Days of Christmas.

Senses

圣诞节 is used for these senses in English:

  • Christmas (originally, Christianity) A festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan, and secular customs, which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 (Christmas Day) in most places.
  • Noel A en given name.
  • Yule Christmastide, the Christmas season, the Twelve Days of Christmas (between December 25th and January 5th).

Christmas — full definition

  1. noun The Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus, held on December 25th.
  2. adj Coloured red and green, the traditional colours of the holiday.
  3. verb To celebrate or spend the Christmas season somewhere.

Noel — full definition

  1. noun A traditional Christmas carol or hymn.
  2. intj An exclamation used to celebrate or mark Christmas.
  3. name A given name, often used for people born around Christmas.

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