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下面这幅漫画,载于一九七九年十二月二十四日美国《新闻周刊》。这幅漫画反映了刚刚过去的一九七九年美国圣诞节的凄凉情景。每年的十二月二十五日,是基督教所信奉的耶稣基督诞生的纪念节日。在这一天,各国基督教徒和天主教徒举行盛大庆祝活动。关于耶稣的确切生年,史无记载,但据一般的说法,划分纪元前后的那一年为耶稣的生年。《新约全书》说耶稣生于伯利恒,可是并未记载出生日期。十二月二十五日这个日子是在公元三五四年由罗马天主教教会规定的。但是,由于基督教各教派使用的历法不完全一致,因此它们纪念圣诞节具体日期也不尽相同。
The following cartoon is published in Newsweek on December 24, 1979. This comic reflects the desolation of Christmas in the United States in 1979. Every year on December 25 is a commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ, which Christians profess. On this day, Christians and Catholics in all countries held a grand celebration. The exact year of birth of Jesus is unrecorded, but according to the general statement, the year before and after the epoch was the birth year of Jesus. The New Testament said that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, but did not record the date of birth. December 25 This day was set by the Roman Catholic Church in 345 AD. However, since the calendars used by the Protestant denominations are not exactly the same, the exact dates they commemorate for Christmas are not the same.