Christmas Traditions and Symbols

Christmas Cookies
One favorite tradition of many people is eating Christmas cookies. These cookies can be bought in stores. They come in various Christmas shapes, like Christmas trees, bells, holly, Santa, etc.

Christmas Cookies
In many families, making Christmas cookies together is a tradition.

Christmas Trees
Christmas trees can be real trees or trees made from plastic. Christmas trees are decorated with lights, candles, and ornaments.

Christmas Tree Farms
Families can buy Christmas Trees from Christmas Tree farms. You can go and chop down your own Christmas tree.

Christmas Decorations
Holly is a very popular decoration seen at Christmas.
Holly and evergreen branches are used to make wreathes and garlands that can be hung on doors and windows.

Christmas Lights on Houses
Many houses are decorated with lights at night.
Neighborhoods will have competitions to see who has the best lights.

Christmas Caroling
Groups of people or Choirs will go caroling. Singing Christmas songs in public to help spread Christmas Cheer.

Christmas Stockings
On Christmas Eve children hang up stocking on the fireplace mantle. Santa will fill up the stocking with small presents. These presents are called stocking stuffers

Christmas Presents
During Christmas, most people will exchange gifts with their friends and family.
Christmas Presents Presents are wrapped in colorful paper and kept under the tree until Christmas morning, when they are opened.

Santa Claus
Children write letters to Santa for Christmas.
At many shopping centers, parents will take their children to have a photo with Santa.
On Christmas Eve, we leave out cookies and milk for Santa, and carrots for the reindeer.