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阿玛咖港, 阿拉斯加美国 Amalga Harbor, Alaska (© Mark Kelley/Tandem Stills + Motion)

一切都很平静 All is calm

阿拉斯加阿玛咖港的圣诞节

“最后的边境”上的这个与世隔绝的小海湾是你最不可能看到圣诞树从头到脚装饰着闪闪发光的地方。阿玛咖港位于朱诺（美国为数不多的沿海州首府之一）以北约15英里处，这表明公众表达圣诞快乐的方式很少有局限性，可能包括使用小型驳船。这张照片拍摄于附近的欧内斯特·格鲁宁州历史公园，该公园以阿拉斯加州前州长的名字命名。格鲁宁在1939年至1953年领导该地区，1959年阿拉斯加成为该州的第一批美国参议员之一。在他的政治生涯结束后，他和妻子住在一间小屋里，这间小屋被作为这一历史遗迹的一部分保存下来。

Christmas in Amalga Harbor, Alaska

This isolated cove on 'the Last Frontier' is the least likely place you'd expect to find a Christmas tree decorated from head to toe with lights aglow. Amalga Harbor lies about 15 miles north of Juneau (one of the few coastal state capitals in the US) and shows that the public expression of Christmas cheer knows few limitations–and may include use of a small barge. This photograph was taken from nearby Ernest Gruening State Historical Park, which was named for the former governor of the Alaska Territory. Gruening led the territory from 1939 to 1953 before becoming one of the state's first US senators when Alaska became a state in 1959. After his political career ended, he and his wife lived in a cabin that was preserved as part of this historic site.

黑梳山附近的惠斯勒小镇，加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省 (© VisualCommunications/Getty Images)

灯光点亮了悠闲的小镇

南极洲的巴布亚企鹅 Gentoo penguins in Antarctica (© Nature Picture Library/Alamy)

南极洲的巴布亚企鹅 'I've got a lot of problems with you penguins!'

南极洲的企鹅

对于外行来说，虚构节日Festivus的起源可以追溯到90年代热播剧《宋飞正传》的一集根据该剧编剧之一的真实家庭传统，Festivus在现实世界中展现了自己的生活，并为粉丝提供了一种有趣的、开玩笑的方式来庆祝节日，同时忽略了它的压力和商业性。

从今天的照片来看，南极洲的这些Gentoo企鹅似乎很了解Festivus，因为人们似乎正在参与节日的主要传统之一“哀怨之声”就Gentoo而言，他们有很多不满要发泄的情况并不罕见。无论是因为不忠而被逐出教会，还是因为邻居的巢石而嫉妒，Gentoo都可能是咸的。不过，也许这是意料之中的事，因为它们的饮食中含有大量的物质，以至于它们会从喙中漏出高浓度的盐水。

Gentoo penguins in Antarctica

For the uninitiated, the origins of the made-up holiday Festivus can be traced back to an episode of the hit '90s show, 'Seinfeld.' Based on the real family tradition of one of the show's writers, Festivus has taken on a life of its own in the real world and provides fans with a fun, tongue-in-cheek way to celebrate the holiday season while ignoring its pressures and commercialism.

And with today's photo, it appears these Gentoo penguins in Antarctica are well aware of Festivus, as one seems to be engaging in one of the holiday's main traditions—the 'Airing of Grievances.' And as far as Gentoos go, it's not uncommon for them to have plenty of grievances to air. Whether over excommunication for infidelity, or jealousy over their neighbor's nesting stones, Gentoos can be salty. Maybe that's to be expected, though, as their diets are so loaded with the stuff that they literally leak highly concentrated saline from their beaks.

老佛爷百货公司的圣诞树, 法国巴黎 Christmas tree of the Galeries Lafayette in Paris, France (© Geoffroy Van der Hasselt/AFP via Getty Images)

光之城的光之季 Season of light in the City of Light

巴黎老佛爷百货公司

巴黎的老佛爷百货无疑是任何一个城市中最宏伟的商店之一。它不仅是一个购物的地方，也是光之城最受欢迎的目的地。在百货公司日渐衰落，整个零售业也在发生变化的时候，Galerie依然坚守着。它在金融危机、战争和现在的互联网中幸存了下来，仍然是巴黎生活中值得庆祝的一部分。像纽约的梅西百货或洛克菲勒中心一样，老佛爷百货是假日的代名词。每逢假日，商店的招牌彩色玻璃圆顶下都会装饰一棵巨大的杉树，这是巴黎人世代以来一直信奉的圣诞庆祝仪式。

Galeries Lafayette, Paris

Surely one of the grandest stores found in any city is the Galeries Lafayette in Paris. It's not just a place to shop but a destination as popular as any in the City of Light. At a time when department stores are fading and the entire retail industry is shifting, the Galerie holds fast. It has survived financial crises, wars, and now the internet, remaining a celebrated part of life in Paris. Like Macy's or Rockefeller Center in New York, the Galeries Lafayette is synonymous with the holidays. A giant fir is decorated every holiday season under the store's signature stained glass dome—a ritual of Christmas cheer that Parisians have embraced for generations.

安纳西，法国上瓦萨省 (© Sabine Klein/Alamy)

法国阿尔卑斯山的明珠

多洛米蒂山脉安特莫亚湖上的日晕，意大利 Sun halo over Lake Antermoia in the Dolomite Mountains of Italy (© Walter Donega/Getty Images)

环绕太阳的彩虹 Rainbow around the sun

意大利安特莫亚湖上空的太阳晕

从这里开始，日子只会变长！北半球今天标志着冬天的开始，但冬至也是一年中最短的一天。这里环绕太阳的彩虹，一个太阳光环，位于意大利北部多洛米特山脉的安特摩亚湖上方。当太阳或月亮的光线穿过悬浮在上层大气中的冰晶时，就会形成太阳晕。当太阳光照射到晶体上时，它们就充当了一个棱镜，将光分成光谱中的不同颜色，就像暴雨后彩虹出现的方式一样。

Sun halo over Lake Antermoia, Italy

The days only get longer from here! The Northern Hemisphere marks the beginning of winter today, but the winter solstice is also the shortest day of the year. The rainbow that encircles the sun here, a sun halo, is above Lake Antermoia, in the Dolomite Mountains of northern Italy. Sun halos form when sun or moon light shines through ice crystals suspended in the upper atmosphere. When the light of the sun hits the crystals they serve as a prism, separating the light into individual colors of the spectrum, the same way rainbows occur after a rain shower.

维也纳美景宫的圣诞市场，奥地利 Christmas market at Belvedere in Vienna, Austria (© Diyana Dimitrova/Alamy)

圣诞节的倒影 Reflecting on Christmas

维也纳Belvedere的圣诞集市

圣诞集市赢得了节日的三重大奖：你可以买到有趣的、通常是手工制作的礼物，它们位于欧洲风景如画、浪漫的城镇和村庄，它们用热葡萄酒和当地美食吸引你。有什么不喜欢的？圣诞集市，或称为“维纳赫斯多夫”，是欧洲最古老的降临节之一。

我们的照片显示了奥地利的Belevedere圣诞市场，位于多瑙河对岸，上贝尔维代尔（Upper Belvedere）郊外，是该酒店的两座宫殿之一。如果你去逛圣诞集市，花点时间逛一逛，看看这个季节的所有景色和气味。在维也纳，这座建筑令人印象深刻的城市在节日期间全力以赴，灯光、装饰和音乐一应俱全，而丽城宫则是一个颇具戏剧性的背景。

Christmas market at Belvedere in Vienna

Christmas markets win the holiday trifecta: You can buy interesting, often hand-crafted gifts, they are set in picturesque, romantic towns and villages in Europe, and they tempt you with mulled wine and local delicacies. What's not to like? Christmas markets, or 'Weihnachtsdorf,' are one of Europe's oldest Advent events.

Our photo shows Austria's Belevedere Christmas market from across the Danube River, outside Upper Belvedere, one of two palaces on the property. If you visit a Christmas market, make the time to stroll, taking in all the sights and smells of the season. In Vienna, the architecturally impressive city goes all out for the holidays, with lights, decorations, and music, and the Belvedere Palace is a suitably dramatic backdrop.

令人难忘的景色

冬季仙境 Winter wonderland for your wallet

保加利亚Borovets滑雪场

Borovets是保加利亚最古老的冬季滑雪胜地，成立于1896年。它是一个更便宜的欧洲滑雪胜地，而不是阿尔卑斯山上更昂贵的滑雪胜地，特别是对于滑雪新手和那些在斜坡上寻找乐趣而不花大钱的人来说。

该度假区曾被保加利亚皇室用作狩猎场。Borovets覆盖了保加利亚和巴尔干半岛最高的山峰Musala Peak的山麓和山脊，位于国家首都索非亚以南几十英里的东部Rila山脉。

Borovets ski resort in Bulgaria

Borovets is Bulgaria's oldest winter resort, established in 1896. It's a cheaper European skiing alternative to the more expensive resorts in the Alps, especially for novice skiers and those looking for fun on the slopes without shelling out the big bucks.

The resort area was once used by Bulgarian royalty as hunting grounds. Borovets covers the foothills and ridge-spine of Musala Peak, the highest mountain in Bulgaria and the Balkans, in the eastern Rila Mountains only a few dozen miles south of the national capital, Sofia.

意大利最古老的国家公园 In the oldest national park in Italy

格兰帕拉迪索国家公园，意大利

格兰帕拉迪索国家公园（Gran Paradiso National Park）是位于格拉安阿尔卑斯山的一座意大利国家公园，位于奥斯塔山谷和皮埃蒙特地区之间。公园以位于公园内的格兰帕拉迪索山命名；它与法国瓦努瓦兹国家公园毗邻。

格兰帕拉迪索也有丰富的河流、瀑布，当然还有湖泊，就像照片中描绘的那样。Agnel和Serrù实际上是两个人工流域，为各种水力发电厂供水，最著名的是1969年电影《意大利工作》的最后一幕。

Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy

Gran Paradiso National Park is an Italian national park in the Graian Alps, between the Aosta Valley and Piedmont regions. The park is named after Gran Paradiso mountain, which is located in the park; it is contiguous with the French Vanoise National Park.

The Gran Paradiso is also rich in rivers, waterfalls and of course lakes, like those portrayed in the photo. Agnel and Serrù are actually two artificial basins that feed various hydroelectric plants, famous above all for having served as the setting for the final scene of the 1969 film The Italian Job.

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