It is the traditional end of the Christmas seasonand the last day of the Christmas holidays for both primary andsecondary schools in Ireland.

在爱尔兰，小圣诞被视为是圣诞季的最后一天，过了这一天，小学和中学就开学啦。 (很像咱们的“过大年”啊！)

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My wife and I lived in Beijing last year. During the Christmas season, we saw many Christmas decorations and heard a lot of western Christmas music in department stores.

去年，我和妻子住在北京时，在圣诞节期间，我们在百货商店里看到了很多圣诞节装饰品，听到了许多西方圣诞音乐。

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Christmas Eve Mass was held at 10 p.m last year, so the Pope, who was 82 years old at the time, would be well-rested for Christmas Day services.

前一年的圣诞弥撒于夜里10时举办，所以当时82岁高龄的教宗需要为圣诞节的仪式好好休息。

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But India's diamond center is now desolate. Merchants in the once busy trading city say they have transacted virtually no business since last Christmas as orders dry up from Western buyers, who bought nearly 90 percent of their stones.

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Last Christmas Eve Michael Harding's wife Gretchen was in bed with the stomach flu.

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Then, he flew home last Christmas for what was supposed to be two weeks' leave.

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His charm offensive last Christmas, presents of books and videos on Argentina's natural beauty has been frostily received.

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