高二年级英语作文（汇集20篇）

The Spring Festival is a traditional festival for all Chinese people. On

that evening there is a very traditional ceremony----Spring Festival Gala, which

is the favorite for many people. It brings so much happiness to Chinese all

around the world .

When asked about their opinion on Spring Festival Gala, people always

reason differently. Some people deem that it should be cancelled, while there

are also other people who argue that it should be continued.

Some people take it for granted that the Gala should not exist because it

is too boring on the evening of the Lunar New Year. Besides, the form of the

Evening seems the same every year. In comparison, there are, however, a large

number of people who hold a different view concerning this issue, they insist

that the Gala must be continued. They argue that it is one of the most important

celebration customs. And they think the Gala is worth expecting.

As far as I am concerned, I am intending to stand on the side of the latter

group of people. Admittedly, the former point of view seems reasonable, but the

latter is more persuasive. Taking the above-mentioned factors into

consideration, I can safely conclude that the Gala just needs a reform in the

future but not to be cancelled.

The Chong Yang Festival is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, and it is as such known as the Double Ninth Festival.

Climbing mountains: On the Double Ninth Festival, people customarily climb mountains, appreciate chrysanthemum flowers, drink chrysanthemum wine, and eat double-ninth cakes. The Double Ninth Festival is also the Old Men Festival. Old people are especially meant to improve their health by taking part in the activities on the day of the festival.

Origins: The festival began as early as the Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC). According to the yin/yang dichotomy that forms a basis to the Chinese world view, yin represents the elements of darkness and yang represents life and brightness. The number nine is regarded as yang. The ninth day of the ninth month is a double yang day, hence the name Chong Yang Festival. (Chong means repeat in Chinese.) The ninth month also heralds the approach of winter. It is a time when the living need warm clothing, and filial Chinese sons and daughters extended this to make the festival a time for providing winter clothes for their ancestors. The Double Ninth Festival, therefore, also became an occasion to visit the graves of dead family members. Clothes made of paper would then be burnt as offerings.

Family get-togethers: The Double Ninth Festival is also a time for family get-togethers. It is an occasion to remember one‘s ancestors, the sacrifices they made and the hardships they underwent. Often, family outings are organised during which people search to renew their appreciation of nature and to reaffirm their love and concern for family members and close friends.

12 May 2006

Dear Sir,

I am a December 2003 graduate from the University of San Francisco (USF) with a bachelors degree in International Business. As part of my career planning, I am very interested in supplementing my international business education with a basic knowledge of the Chinese language. This I hope will help me enter into business commerce with business organizations partnering with Chinas economic development.

I already have information from BLCU and hope to study there for at least one full year starting with this summers program continuing through the fall and spring semester 2006. Can your office advise me if such scholarships might be available to me?

I have been studying Chinese for one year now. I am not sure what level I belong to. I was told that there will be an HSK test in our university in September. I am planning to attend the test. But I dont know if the result of the test is recognized by your university. If so, can it be a help for me to apply for the scholarship?

I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours faithfully,

Tom Jolly

I am a senior three student. I often quarrel with my mother over whether I can watch TV after school. My mother... An Agreement I am a senior three student. I often quarrel with my mother over whether I can watch TV after school. My mother holds the view that students in senior three, shouldering heavy loads, are too busy to spare any time to watch TV. It seems to her that＇ once I am allowed to do that I＇ll not be able to control myself and forget all about my study. She also thinks that it is bad for my eyes to watch TV too often. But I really can＇t accept her ideas. I think it a relaxation to watch TV after a day＇s hard work. Watching TV can not only relax me, but broaden my horizons. Now we＇ve at last reached an agreement that I can only watch TV at weekends, and the programs should be limited to news,programs of entertainment, sports or science.

Smoke has something for people in poor health, nicotine.

Nicotine in a cigarette can kill a mouse, 25 g of nicotine in cigarettes can kill a few cows, 40 to 60 mg of pure nicotine can kill a person.

The dangers of nicotine is also quite big, it can cause stomach or other stomach disease; Also can make the person causes heart disease cause rhythm of the heart is not straight; The outbreak of serious still can cause cancer.

Cigarettes are hidden in the invisible killer, around us are all should be vigilant.

According to scientists, the chemical composition of tobacco contains hundreds of complex, most harmful to human body, including tar, nicotine, phenols, alcohols, acids, aldehyde is 40 kinds of toxic and carcinogenic substance. Smoke after the fire, smoke, contains the chemical composition of tobacco in all, at the same time than the tobacco itself and added some harmful substances, such as carbon monoxide, tobacco tar and so on. This is because in addition to the tobacco itself, in the process of cigarette made, to add some cocoa in raw materials, liquorice, sugar, glycerin, such as ethylene glycol, moist, taste fragrance and combustion-supporting material. Although these additive itself is harmless, but changed in the process of combustion. For example, in the back of the rat with cocoa after burning smoke oil, can grow skin tumor. Glycyrrhizic acid in glycyrrhiza after burning, with other ingredients, can generate have carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Sugar increased after combustion with tobacco tar, and the product of sugar after combustion is an important carcinogens in tobacco. Glycerin and glycol after the burning of the material, not only can make smokers bladder cancer, and the acrolein inhibits the trachea and cilia secretion from the lungs, thereby increase the chances of suffering from bronchitis and emphysema, and make people with both became seriously ill.

Smoke harm to people is how great! So we cant smoke. Stop smoking, the benefit of future generations.

烟里有一种对人身体不好的东西——尼古丁。

一枝香烟中的尼古丁可以毒死一只小白鼠，25g的香烟里的尼古丁可 毒死几头牛，40至60毫克纯尼古丁可以毒死一个人。

尼古丁的危害也是相当的大，它可以引起胃痛或其它胃病;还会使人引起心律不正诱发心脏病;严重的还可能引起癌症的爆发。

香烟是隐藏在我们身边的隐形杀手，是大家所应警惕的。

据科学家测定，烟草中含有数百种复杂的化学成分，大部分对人体有害，其中焦油、尼古丁、酚类、醇类、酸类、醛类等40种是有毒和有致癌作用的物质。烟在点燃后，所产生的烟雾，包含了烟草中所有的化学成分，同时比烟草本身又增加了一些有害物质，如一氧化碳和烟焦油等。这是因为除烟草本身外，在制成卷烟的过程中，要在原料中加入一些可可、甘草、糖、甘油、乙二醇等调味、湿润、产香、助燃物质。这些添加剂虽然本身无害，但在燃烧过程中却起了变化。例如，在鼠背涂上可可燃烧后产生的烟油，可长出皮肤瘤。甘草中的甘草酸在燃烧后，与其他成分化合，可生成有致癌作用的多环芳烃。糖与烟草一起燃烧后增加了焦油量，而糖燃烧后的产物是烟中的一个重要致癌物。甘油和乙二醇在燃烧后的物质，不但可能使吸烟者患膀胱癌，而且所产生的丙烯醛可抑制气管和纤毛分泌物从肺内排出，从而增加患气管炎和肺气肿的机会，并使患有这两种病的人病情加重。

烟对人的危害是多么大啊!所以我们不能吸烟。杜绝吸烟，造福后人。

Thanksgiving Day is the USA and Canadas holiday. Later, people often thank the others on this day.

It’s in November of last Thursday is Thanksgiving Day.

Thanksgiving Food

Cornbread, English Cheese Pie, Venison, Ducks and Geese, Wild Turkey, Garlic and Onions, Pumpkin Pudding are Thanksgiving Day’s food.

Thanksgiving Day a very traditional color of the food. Every Thanksgiving Day, Americans must eat a fat chicken. Because turkey is the traditional course.

Thanksgiving Day Blessings

Thank the parents. They give me the life, let me to study.

Thank the sisters and brothers. They let me healthy growth. In my difficult times, they stretched out their hands warm.

Thank the teachers. You let me to study, let me have the ability to pay for someone else.

Thank the friends. You bring me a lot of funny, bring me a lot of self-confidence. You bring me a lot of help, let me better to face all, too.

Oh, THANK YOU EVERYONE!

Since I was very small, I watched a lot of sports with my father. My father

is a huge fan of basketball match. When he has time, he will sit in the sofa and

watch NBA. So I enjoy the time to watch the match with him. I also become a

sport fan, but my passion on sports is much stronger. I am interested in

watching all kinds of sports, besides basketball, tennis, volleyball and other

sports are favored by me. Though I am a girl, I play many sports in the school.

My classmates admire me. I feel so proud of myself of being different. Whats

more, doing sports makes me happy. I feel the energy when I am running in the

playground. I also learn to be patient and persistent, which helps me a lot in

my study.

I took a trip to Shanghai with my mother during the seven-day holiday. It

took us more than two hours to drive to Shanghai from my home in Haimen. We

stayed in a large hotel on the eighth floor. On the first day， I just stayed in

the hotel and rested. On the second day， my brother and I went to Nanjing Road.

It’s the busiest street in Shanghai. When we got there， there were lots of

people. We walked from one shop to another. I bought two T-shirts and two pairs

of trousers for the ing summer. The T-shirts and trousers I bought are all white

because white is my favourite colour. My brother also bought some clothes. On

the third day， my mother took me to Jinjiang Entertainment Centre. It was full

of people. I played many kinds of gamesthere. I had a good time. The other days，

I went to some other interesting places， such as the Oriental Bright Pearl TV

Tower， the Huangpu River and Shanghai International Conference Centre. I didn’t

forget to do my homework in the evening. I had a full and happy holiday.

My Home

My home is on the first floor. There are two bedrooms， a kitchen and a living room. I’m a child. I have a nice bedroom. In my bedroom， there is bedroom， a closet， an air- conditioner and so on. My closet is green. My bed is blue. I love my bedroom very much.

As we all konw, trees have many uses.With the rapid growth of economy,the

trees has become increasingly important in our daily life.While on the one

hand,trees not only can clean the atmosphere and offer

building,desk,table,papers wood,but also making oxygen.On the other hand,trees

can prevent soil be washed away by heavy rains.In hot summer it give us shade

and make our enviroment more beautiful.So we must plant more trees and protect

forests and prevent people cut down the trees.

It was a very busy evening, I was doing my homework at my home. My father was writing a composition in the study room. My mother was interested in Shanghai opera. She was watching a Shanghai opera contest. The apartment was very quiet. Suddenly the light went out. It was a blackout, but I liked it very much. It came and I didn’t have to do my homework. We went to the living room very slowly. After 5 minutes, we all sat in the sofa. It was a lucky, fortunate day. I said that let’s held a concert. My parents agreed with me. I took out some candles and lighted up. We were singing, laughing and talking. We had a really good time. But while I was singing, the light suddenly turned on. Oh, my God. My father went back to his room went on writing. My mother turned on the TV and said to me “Dear, do your homework!” I felt very frustrated. I sat at the desk and thought I hated light. I hoped there would be a blackout the next day. I thought I would enjoy myself more and more. I went into a dream……

Many children are always looking forward to the winter vacation; this is because during the vacation, children needn’t go to school; They can do everything they like, such as playing, watching TV, traveling, or even sleeping all the day and so on. and when winter vacation come on ,it means that spring festival will come on soon.I spent the whole day at home nearly every day, I played with my computer .I played computer games and surfed the internet. during the vacation ,I still stayed in touch with my classmates and my friends. I think I have been a potatoes mouse .During the spring festival, I visited my relatives ,and I got a lot of red bags. Even though my vacation was crazy and exciting, but I really learnt a lot. It was good for relaxing, and I am getting ready for the coming new term now. Good-bye, my winter vacation.

这是一个非常繁忙的晚上,我正在做我的作业在我的家。我的父亲是在书房写一篇作文。我母亲是上海歌剧感兴趣。她正在看一个上海歌剧比赛。公寓非常安静。突然灯灭了。这是停电,但我非常喜欢它。它来了,我没有做我的家庭作业。我们去了客厅非常缓慢。5分钟后,我们都坐在沙发上。这是一个幸运,幸运的一天。我说让我们举行了一场音乐会。我的父母同意我。我拿出一些蜡烛,点亮了。我们唱歌,说笑。我们有一个很好的时间。但当我唱歌的时候,突然打开。哦,我的上帝。我的父亲回到他的房间继续写作。我妈妈打开了电视,对我说“亲爱的,做你的家庭作业!“我感到非常沮丧。我坐在桌子上,以为我讨厌光。我希望会有第二天停电。我想我应该享受我自己越来越多。我走进一个梦想……

许多孩子们总是期待着寒假;这是因为假期中,孩子们不用去学校,他们可以做他们想做的一切,比如玩,看电视,旅游,或者睡整天等等。当寒假来,这意味着春节很快就会来。我花了一整天在家里几乎每一天,我在玩电脑。我玩电脑游戏和在网上冲浪。在假期期间,我和我的同学仍然保持着联系,我的朋友。我想我一直是土豆的老鼠。春节期间,我访问了我的亲戚,我得到了很多红色的袋子。尽管我的假期是疯狂和兴奋的,但我真的学到了很多。这是有利于放松,我现在正在为即将到来的新学期做准备。再见,我的寒假。

I have many friends, but Jim is one of my best friends. He is not handsome,

but kind-hearted. We know each other at primary school. He was the tallest in

our class at that time. He is good at study and playing basketball, while bad at

playing table tennis. Everytime he has delicious food, he will give it to me.

Moreover, whenever I feel sad, he will play with me and comfort me. However, he

is not spoilt me. For example, everytime I meet difficulties in study, I would

like to copy his, but no matter what I say, he never give his homework to me to

copy. Instead he teaches how to do it. All in all, no matter what difficulties I

meet, he will help me. It is him make me realize that a friend in need is a

friend indeed.

I have a dream about my career.I want to be a teacher, because I

thinkteacher is a good job.Generally speaking, teachers have much

knowledge.Theycan help students to enrich their knowledge.Besides, teachers can

communicatewith students all the time.It helps teachers keep young at

heart.Finally,teachers have two long holidays a year.In the free time, I can do

many things Ilike.And I have time to travel.It makes me exciting.I must work

hard torealize my dream.

Dear Sir ,

I’m LiHua , a Chinese student taking summer course in your university . I’m

writing to ask for help . I came here last month and found my courses

interesting .But I have some difficulty with note-taking and I have no idea of

how to use the library . I was told the learning center provides help for

students and I’m anxious to get help from you. I have no class on Tuesdays

mornings and Friday afternoons . Please let me know which day is ok with you.

You may email or phone me . Here are my email address and phone number

:lihua@1236.com ; 1234567.

Look forward to your reply .

Yours ,

Li Hua

As a high school student, I am always confused about myself. I want to

catch other peoples attention, I think most girls will have such desire. So

when I see the girls look so beautiful, I am so longing to be one of them. I

start to lose my weight and try not to eat the delicious food. Whats more, I

spend a lot of money to buy clothes. My friends have felt my change and some

boys look at me, I feel so happy. But in the long run, I feel lost, my friends

and I are not that close anymore. I cant focus attention on my study, then I

feel annoyed. I decide to give up losing weight and dressing beautiful clothes.

Everything is back on the track. I feel relieved and easy. This is the new me

and the real me.

2020年高二月考英语作文4

When we meet difficulties, most of us will be feeling distressed, just like

the whole world is down and there is no hope for tomorrow. When we look back

after many years, the difficulties at that time are just small matters, only if

we can hold on to these. Life is wonderful, there is no need to let down on life

when we meet difficulties, like a popular song“How can we see the rainbow

without the storm”. Once I failed on the exam, I feel my world is over, I

couldn’t eat well, I just let my parents down, I was so guilty about it. My

teacher told me that the exam was not a big deal, I should forget it and kept

moving on. Since than, I work hard and trying to forget it. Now when I look back

on the failing exam, I think it is not a big deal.

A cigarette after a meal, happy as the fairy. "The other words right, but for a long time, a cigarette for you it is not enough.

Smoking increases the risk of cancer, also can let you lungs become yellow, if is pregnant women smoke, belly child is very poor, will suffer because you smoke. Have a friend call you smoke, please say "no", not easy to accept each other, make oneself sink down. The disadvantages of smoking too much too much, smoke so expensive, how do you willing to spend money to buy? Smoke a pack a day, a year, it will all be spent a lot of yourself or for her to earn the money.

If I were you, I would put the money to buy cigarettes, over the years, you can buy more valuable items. If your boyfriend is a dazed and confused love smoking guy, please advise him not to smoke any longer, if not be persuaded, also asks you to slowly, quietly leave him. Also good smoke, smoke can let you have a lot of spirit, but it is the burden, the consequence is very serious, people stop smoking, we should also be a good happy for him.

Today smoking is a lot of, if your mom and dad, will smoke, please also advise them!!!! Secondhand smoke also is very bad.

饭后一根烟，快乐似神仙。”这句话说得没错，可是抽久了，对你来说一根烟根本是不足够的。

抽烟得到癌症的机率提高，也会让你肺部变黄黄的，如果是孕妇抽烟，肚子里的孩子很可怜，会因为你抽烟而遭殃。有朋友叫你抽烟，请一定说“不”，不要容易接受对方，使自己向下沉沦。抽烟的坏处实在太多太多了，烟那么贵，你怎么舍得花钱去买呢?一天一包，抽一年的话，就会白白花掉很多自己或爸妈赚来的血汗钱。

如果是我，我会把那些买烟的钱省下来，过了好几年，就可以买更有价值的物品了。如果你的男朋友是个年少轻狂爱抽烟的家伙，请劝劝他不要在抽下去了，如果不听劝，也请你慢慢的、默默的离开他。烟也有好处，烟可以让你很有精神，不过它造成的负担、后果很严重，戒烟的人，我们也应该好好的替他开心。

如今抽烟的人还是很多，如果你的爸爸、妈妈，也会抽烟，也请你劝劝他们吧!吸二手烟也是很不好的。

暑假里，我和爸爸妈妈一起去参观上海科技馆。

科技馆座落于上海浦东，地铁载着我一颗兴致勃勃的心一路把我送往上海科技馆站。刚一出地铁站口，一座宏伟壮观的扇形大楼就把我的视线吸引了过去，这座大楼的中心是一个玻璃大球体，球的两旁向外伸展着两座扇形楼房，像是球上长出了两只大翅膀，大楼的正面都是用玻璃制成的，在阳光的照耀下散放出灿烂的光彩，这就是上海科技馆。

今天参观的人可真多呀!我随着人流来到科技馆生物万象区，刚跨进区内，哇!眼前的美景让我惊呆了：一个绚丽多彩的生物世界展现在我的眼前。我们一边漫步在高山流水下，一边观看着热带雨林植物，耳边还不时传来叽叽喳喳的小鸟歌唱声，使我尽情领悟到丰富多彩的生命现象，让我仿佛进入了原始的自然风光区。

离开了生物万象，去了机器人世界展区，咦!这里哪里传来钢琴曲，我闻声放眼望去，原来是机器人音乐家正在有声有色地尽情为大家演奏，太美妙了!你看，那边的机器人更棒着呢!它正专心致志的跟一位小朋友下棋，看着那位小朋友满脸焦急、大汗淋漓的样子，我想，他肯定已斗不过机器人了。这里的机器人真多呀!不过，最引人注目的还是机器人剧场，它们个个都穿着漂亮的衣裙，头上带着时尚的帽子，手上还撑着一把小花伞，正随着音乐翩翩起舞，远远望去真像一群俊俏的小姑娘。穿过机器人世界，我们又去参观了信息时代、探索之光，宇宙天地……

这次参观不但让我愉快地过上了一天，更让我开阔了眼界，了解到我们身边存在的各种科学奥秘，使我懂得了我们每个人都应该爱科学、学科学、用科学。让科学为我们作出更大的贡献。你没和机器人比赛魔方呀，真可惜。

According to my collection to a report said:"the environment problem is due to human is not reasonable to develop and make use of the natural source caused by environmental problems.Red main air pollution,water pollution,noise pollution,food contamination,not suitable development and utilization of natural resources it five categories." As one of the fact that we iron,they are like a demon ruthless swallowed with human life.It threatens the ecological balance,the harm to human health,and restricts the sustainable development of economy and society,it lets the human was in trouble.For this I make declared:"as long as we have not forgotten--human moment of the environmental protection consciousness,have the consciousness of the environment according to law,the global village will be beautiful paradise".The future of the sky of dark blue must be,water is clear,the green flowers,can enjoy the human nature with our happiness.

"The real test our environment is not words,but action contribution." Although I do is just some small things,but I firmly believe that if we all have the responsibility to protect the environment,from oneself,starts from the minor matter,starts to protect our homes,to human nature will be rewarded.In the cradle of warm-a prairie; In the smiling face of the kind-growth,source of love-bathing in the river

据我收集到的一份报告说:“环境问题是由于人类不合理开发和利用自然源所造成的环境问题。红主要空气污染、水污染、噪声污染、食品污染、不适当开发利用自然资源这五大类。“我们铁的事实,他们就像一个魔鬼无情的吞噬着人类的生命。它威胁着生态平衡,危害人类健康、制约经济和社会的可持续发展,它让人类陷入了困境。为此我宣称:“只要我们不忘记,人类的环境保护意识,依法环境的意识,地球村将美丽的天堂”。深蓝色的天空的未来是必须的,水是明确的,绿色的花,可以享受人性与我们的幸福。

“真正的考验我们的环境是没有话说,但是行动贡献。“虽然我做的只是一些小事,但我坚信,如果我们都有责任保护环境,从自己做起,从小事做起,开始保护我们的家园,人类自然会得到回报。在暖和的摇篮草原;kind-growth的笑脸,在河里love-bathing来源

A school on Wednesday afternoon, my father took us a non-stop back to my hometown "makin" to the Chinese traditional festival "Mid-Autumn festival". We are talking and laughing all the way of happiness.

"Every festive holiday times", the thought of a person at home grandma, we decided to go home and grandma spend Mid-Autumn festival together. Is really anxious to return! Car for about five hours finally came home, see grandma with a smile we also very happy!

The Mid-Autumn festival evening we had a good family reunion dinner, eat moon cakes. Heaven is round full moon hanging in the sky at this moment, we several children carrying a straw in the moonlight "grass dragon" to the above with "sweet", and then we went door to door to send blessings, they can take out the candy cakes sent to us. The us can be happy!

This years Mid-Autumn festival is one of the most happy Ive.

星期三下午一放学，爸爸就带我们一家马不停蹄地赶回我的老家“马金”去过中国传统节日“中秋节”。一路上我们说说笑笑，快乐无比。

“每逢佳节倍思亲“，一想到奶奶一个人在老家，我们决定回老家和奶奶一起过中秋。真是归心似箭啊!车子开了大概五个小时终于到家了，看到奶奶满脸的笑容我们也很开心!

中秋节晚上我们吃好团圆饭，吃过了月饼。天上这时已是一轮圆月挂在星空，我们几个小朋友在月光下举着一个用稻草拧成的“草龙”上面插着“香”,然后我们挨家挨户的去送祝福，他们就会拿出糖果货糕点送给我们，我们可开心了!

今年的中秋节是我过的最开心快乐的一次。

Many years ago, the movie about the youth became very popular, every year,

we can see many hot movies about the protagonist’s passed youth. People like to

recall their passed youth, which makes such movies sell good. But I find the

common things about these movies, all the protagonists’ youth are about

fighting, love and other negative things. I understand the directors’ intention,

they want to tell people youth is not perfect and having pities. Of course movie

is exaggerating, the real youth is about studying, at least, most people have

worked so hard to get into their ideal colleges. What the movies describe make

up some people’s youth, for which they don’t have the chance to experience. We

should not be misled by these movies, for the teenagers, their job is to study,

so that they can have a bright future.

平安夜(silent Night)，又称圣诞夜(Christmas Eve)，即圣诞前夕(12月24日)，在大部份基督教社会是圣诞节日庆祝节日之一。圣诞夜传统上是摆设圣诞树的日子，但随着圣诞节的庆祝活动提早开始进行，例如美国在感恩节后，不少圣诞树早在圣诞节前数星期已被摆设。

由来

传说耶稣诞生的晚上，在旷野看守羊群的牧羊人，突然听见天上传来了声音，告诉他们耶稣降生的消息。根据《圣经》记载，耶稣来到人间，是要作人世间的王，因此天使便透过这些牧羊人把消息传给的人。

后来，人们就仿效天使，在平安夜的晚上，到处传讲耶稣降生的消息。直至今日，就演变成报佳音这个活动。

传统庆祝

基督教

平安夜基督教会中，平安夜这天，每家按传统都要摆放一棵圣诞树。当晚，全家人团聚在客厅中，围在圣诞树旁唱圣诞歌曲，互相交换礼物，彼此分享生活中的喜怒哀乐，表达内心的祝福和爱，并祈求来年的幸福。

还有不少基督徒会在平安夜参与子夜弥撒或聚会，通常在世界各地的教堂内举行，以表示圣诞日的开始。

天主教

天主教的圣诞期在平安夜开始。除非当日是星期日(参看待降节)，守夜的聚会据说是在12月24日早上。然而，在午夜前参加圣诞节的聚会是不被允许的。圣诞季节继续直至1月4日，如当日是星期六，则至1月5日，当主显节(显现日)庆祝时。

其他教会

一些教会则会在晚上较早时间举行烛光崇拜，通常会有耶稣降生故事的话剧表演，亦会享用大餐，一般会有火鸡或火腿作为主菜。德国的传统菜色则是烧鲤鱼。

各地庆祝方式

基督教文化圈

平安夜平安夜亦被认为是圣诞老人及其他地区类似人物，四处向儿童派礼物的时间。在意大利，礼物在平安夜当日早上已开启，而在英国、爱尔兰、瑞典、丹麦、挪威、芬兰、葡萄牙及波兰，圣诞礼物通常在平安夜晚上，或圣诞日早上开启。在德国大部份地区，圣诞礼物则在平安夜晚上(德语：Bescherung)开启。在冰岛，圣诞节在平安夜下午6时开始。教堂钟声会被敲响，人们会与家人一起享用节日晚餐，之后便会拆礼物，一起渡过晚上。在北美洲，大部分家庭会在圣诞日早上拆礼物。对于已离婚的家庭，孩子可能分开两日，与父亲或母亲其中一方庆祝。在西班牙，礼物则要到1月6日显现日(Día de reyes)早上才会被拆。不少传统圣诞故事都在平安夜晚上发生。

非基督教文化圈

日本

在日本，大多数人都信奉传统的神道教以及佛教，圣诞节的宗教气息淡薄，一般人鲜少注意圣诞节或平安夜的宗教意义。大多是年轻人受到商业炒作的影响，将圣诞节等同于礼物交换、狂欢节或是情人节的延伸。年轻人开派对，情侣往往在圣诞夜约会、吃大餐，造成餐厅与旅馆人潮，远多于教堂的现象。

香港和澳门

平安夜中国也非传统基督教国家，然而，香港及澳门在殖民时期分别受到英国及葡萄牙的影响。平安夜是年轻人、小孩子以至所有人都会庆祝的日子。数以十万计的香港市民会到尖东欣赏圣诞灯饰，及到酒店吃自助餐;不少人会在平安夜交换礼物。年轻情侣则会到尖沙咀欣赏圣诞灯饰，开圣诞派对，或到兰桂坊等地狂欢;基督教及天主教徒则会参加报佳音等宗教聚会。

台湾

在台湾，原本只有占人口少数的基督徒以传统方式庆祝，然而近年受到西方文化的刺激，以及日本节目、ACG文化的影响，在年轻人之间兴起了过平安夜的风潮，庆祝的方式除了移植自日本及美国之外，许多地方还会举办圣诞狂欢舞会。