Tuesday, December 20, 2016

圣诞节在世界各地:奥地利 - Christmas Around the World: Austria

Christkindl,基督的孩子,在圣诞节的心脏在奥地利。在其他国家圣诞老人,圣诞老人或圣尼古拉斯可以填充孩子的想法作为圣诞假期的方法。但在奥地利,Christkindl是本赛季的明星。这是他在圣诞前夜带孩子们的礼物。 Christkindl也装饰树。他的到来是用深刻的奉献准备和庆祝的。

圣斯蒂芬节,12月26日,开始被称为十二夜,其神秘的活动是世俗和宗教传统的混合。被称为Rauhnachte(未知夜),这个时期结束于1月6日主显节的盛宴,纪念来自东方三个智者的伯利恒的稳定。奥地利庆祝新年的噪音和欢乐 - 很像世界其他地方,但有一个明显的音乐扭曲,正如人们希望一个拥有这么辉煌的艺术遗产的国家。维也纳,据说,每一个新的一年,“音乐在她的嘴唇和她的心脏。


Christkindl, the Christ child, lies at the heart of Christmas in Austria. In other countries Father Christmas, Santa Claus, or St. Nicholas may fill the thoughts of children as the Christmas holidays approach. But in Austria, the Christkindl is the star of the season. It is he who brings the children their presents on Christmas Eve. The Christkindl also decorates the tree. His arrival is prepared for and celebrated with deep devotion.

St. Stephen's Day, December 26, starts the period known as the Twelve Nights, whose mysterious activities are a blend of secular and religious traditions. Called the Rauhnachte (Raw Nights), the period ends on the feast of the Epiphany, January 6, which commemorates the arrival at the stable in Bethlehem of the Three Wise Men from the East. Austria celebrates the New Year with noise and gaiety--much like the rest of the world, but with a distinctly musical twist, as one would expect of a nation with such a brilliant artistic heritage. Vienna, it has been said, plunges into each new year "with music on her lips and in her heart."

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