Merry Christmas! ---The greatest gift of Christmas is Jesus; His coming is the gift from God to the world.
Christmas is a transcendent process that begins with the news from the angel to the Virgin Mary.
The birth of Jesus is a greater miracle than Santa Claus delivering gifts; it is a crucial aspect of the Christian faith.
As to Santa Claus, It's not just a matter of whether children believe it or not; it's a question of whether adults can understand and accept miracles. And the even greater miracle is the Creation, where God created the heavens and the earth.
Christmas is not just a worldly affair. I think that's probably the meaning.
Later on, it was dramatically transformed into Santa Claus, allowing children to receive the idea and as well reminding people that the world is not just a collection of atomic molecules; there are also miracles and the Almighty.
Angel Gabriel's Annunciation to Mary, by Murillo, c. 1660
圣诞是从圣母玛利亚由天使得到消息开始的一个超越世俗的过程，耶稣的诞生是比圣诞老人送礼物更大的奇迹，这是基督教信仰中最重要的一个环节。
不仅仅是小孩信不信的事儿，而是成年人能否理解、接受奇迹的问题。而更大的奇迹其实是创世纪，上帝造天造地。
圣诞节不是一件世俗的事儿。我想大概是这个意思。
后来戏剧化地转换成圣诞老人，让儿童也能接受，让人们时时记住世界不仅仅是一些原子分子的堆积，还有奇迹和大能(Almighty)这么回事儿。。。
Merry Christmas! ---The greatest gift of Christmas is Jesus; His coming is the gift from God to the world.
Christmas is a transcendent process that begins with the news from the angel to the Virgin Mary.
The birth of Jesus is a greater miracle than Santa Claus delivering gifts; it is a crucial aspect of the Christian faith.
As to Santa Claus, It's not just a matter of whether children believe it or not; it's a question of whether adults can understand and accept miracles. And the even greater miracle is the Creation, where God created the heavens and the earth.
Christmas is not just a worldly affair. I think that's probably the meaning.
Later on, it was dramatically transformed into Santa Claus, allowing children to receive the idea and as well reminding people that the world is not just a collection of atomic molecules; there are also miracles and the Almighty.
Angel Gabriel's Annunciation to Mary, by Murillo, c. 1660
Nativity of Jesus, by Botticelli, c. 1473–1475
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