莫斯霍尔港的圣诞灯饰，康沃尔，英格兰 Christmas lights at Mousehole Harbour, Cornwall, England (© ianwool/Getty Images)

节日还在继续 The holidays continue

节礼日

当圣诞颂歌的余音仍在空中回荡时，节礼日又到了。英国、加拿大及多个英联邦国家都会庆祝这个节日。过去，富人们会在圣诞节后的这一天给仆人赠送装满礼物的礼盒，这一传统后来演变为向不幸者进行慈善捐赠的日子。如今，尽管赠予的精神仍在，但这一天已转变为购物促销和观看足球比赛的节日。

让我们前往英格兰康沃尔的渔村港口莫斯霍尔港，继续感受节日的欢乐氛围。今天的图片中的莫斯霍尔港因其圣诞灯饰而闻名于世。这些灯饰最早是由当地艺术家琼·吉尔克雷斯特于20世纪60年代初点亮的。最初的几串简单灯饰很快发展为一场盛大的视觉盛宴，逐年增加了标志性场景、航海主题和康沃尔特色主题。如今，这些灯饰从12月开始被点亮，一直持续到次年1月初，覆盖了整个港口，让建筑物、船只甚至水边都披上了柔和的光芒。

Boxing Day

As the last notes of Christmas carols linger in the air, Boxing Day arrives. This day is celebrated in the United Kingdom, Canada, and several other Commonwealth countries. In the past, it was customary for the wealthy to give boxes filled with gifts to their servants on the day after Christmas. The tradition evolved into a day for charitable giving to the less fortunate. Today, while the spirit of giving remains, it has transformed into a holiday about enjoying bustling sales and a lineup of soccer matches.

Let's visit Mousehole, a fishing village in Cornwall, England, to keep the merriment going. Featured in today's image, Mousehole Harbour is known for its Christmas illuminations. The Mousehole lights were first lit in the early 1960s, thanks to local artist Joan Gillchrest. A few humble strings of lights soon turned into a full-blown spectacle, growing over the years to include iconic scenes, nautical motifs, and Cornish themes. Today, the lights, switched on from December until early January, span the entire harbor, wrapping buildings, boats, and even the water's edge in a soft glow.

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