Ah! Christmas morning! Children like to wake up early while it's still dark and sneak into the living room to check the presents----find any with their name on it, shake them to guess what's inside, and then maybe they'll go back to bed and pretend they are still asleep when their parents come to wake them with a "Merry Christmas!"
But almost no one I know gets completely dressed or eats a regular breakfast first thing Christmas morning. They just put on a robe or wear their pajamas and go to see what's under the Christmas tree. Some Christian families have a tradition of reading the Bible story of Jesus' birth. Maybe it's to remind the children that Christmas is Jesus' birthday.
Someone will begin to take the presents out from under the tree, see whose name is on the package, and then pass them around. Some families wait until all the presents have been given out before opening any of them, while others open each one as it comes to them. There are many "thank you" to the ones who gave the gifts, new clothes are tried on to see if they fit, and of course the most interesting toys will immediately be played with.
Usually among the Christmas gifts will be some especially delicious candy or cake or cookies which everyone tastes. These sweet things may be the only breakfast many people eat Christmas morning. After the gifts have been opened, the room will be tidied up except where the children are playing with their toys. Everyone will wash and get dressed for the day.
Some people may go to a Christmas morning church service around ten o'clock if their church didn't have one on Christmas Eve. But most people will just watch TV. Well, most men will. The children may play outside or inside with their new toys, but the mothers will be in the kitchen preparing Christmas Dinner.
啊!聖誕節的早晨!孩子們喜歡早起,它仍然是黑暗和溜進客廳去檢查禮物——找到任何與他們的名字,動搖他們猜裡面有什麼,然後他們可能會回到床上,假裝他們是還在睡覺當他們的父母叫他們“聖誕快樂!”
但是我幾乎沒有人知道會完全打扮或吃普通的早餐聖誕節早晨的第一件事。他們只是穿上長袍或穿睡衣去看聖誕樹下會有什麼。一些基督教家庭的傳統閱讀聖經耶穌誕生的故事。也許是提醒孩子們,聖誕節是耶穌的生日。
有人會開始把禮物從樹下,看到包裝上是誰的名字,然後通過周圍。一些家庭等到已經給所有的禮物之前打開其中任何一個,而其他人打開每一個涉及到他們。有很多“謝謝”的人給了禮物,新衣服試穿,看看是否合適,當然最有趣的玩具就會玩。
通常會在聖誕禮物一些特別美味的糖果、蛋糕或餅乾,每個人的口味。這些甜食可能是唯一早餐很多人吃聖誕節的早晨。禮物被打開後,會整理房間除外孩子們玩他們的玩具。每個人都會洗乾淨,穿好衣服。
有些人可能會去一個聖誕節的早晨教堂服務大約10點鐘如果他們的教會沒有一個在聖誕前夜。但大多數人只會看電視。嗯,大多數人的意願。孩子們可能會在外面玩或在他們的新玩具,但媽媽會在廚房裡準備聖誕晚餐。