How do British celebrate Xmas

CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS
Every year in December we celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ: It’s Xmas time!
How do people in Britain celebrate this holiday?
They send Christmas cards.
They watch nativity plays.
They have big family get-togethers.

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CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS
People sing special songs called Christmas carols:
Silent Night
Jingle Bells
White Christmas
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Children write their Santa List and they make snowmen.

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CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS
What do people say when it’s Christmas time?
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!
SEASON’S GREETINGS!

ADVENT
Advent is the time of waiting for the Christmas coming . During Advent preparations for Christmas begin:
People decorate their homes with ornaments and mistletoe!
Kissing under the mistletoe is a tradition!!
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ADVENT
Some people buy or make Advent Calendars
These calendars have chocolates for the children hidden behind each window!!!

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CHRISTMAS EVE
It is the day before Christmas Day. It is the night when Father Christmas comes! Children hang up stockings above the fireplace
Father Christmas and his elves make all the toys in his workshop in the North Pole.
Then he flies around the world in a sleigh pulled by eight reindeer

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CHRISTMAS DAY
This is the favourite day for children.
They wake up very early in the morning to open the presents!
Children find their presents under the Christmas tree.
How do the British decorate their Christmas trees?

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CHRISTMAS DAY
People decorate their Christmas Trees with:
Bells
Candles
Lights
Tinsels
Ornaments
Candy canes
A star or an angel at the very top of the tree

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CHRISTMAS EVE
Rudolph is the red-nosed reindeer!
Children leave mince pies, brandy, cookies, hot chocolate or milk for Santa and carrots for the reindeer!
Santa goes down the chimney to leave the presents or the coal!

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CHRISTMAS DAY
Both parents and children gather together to unwrap the presents.
Later the whole family sits down for Christmas dinner.
What does a traditional Christmas dinner include?
Roast turkey
Roast potatoes
Cranberry sauce
For dessert they have rich fruity pudding which you douse in brandy. Christmas puddings usually include raisins, nuts and cherries.
Gingerbread is also typical.

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CHRISTMAS DAY
Do you know what a cracker is?
A Christmas cracker is a coloured paper tube which contains a banger.
When two people pull the cracker it snaps in half making a loud bang.
Inside the cracker there are paper crowns, jokes or little gifts.

BOXING DAY
Boxing Day is celebrated on December 26, the day after Christmas
On Boxing Day people in Britain play sports. Football and horse racing are the most popular activities.
Shops sell their Christmas inventory at reduced prices!
And families gather together again, go for a walk, watch football matches together, go shopping…
The origins:
English families boxed up Christmas leftovers. Then they gave them to poor families and churches for charity.
The tradition still continues today! Employers give extra money to their employees and schools across the country send their Christmas Boxes full of gifts to poorer countries.

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And… what about these Three Kings???
On the Twelfth Night families remove all the Christmas decorations, so as not to bring bad luck upon the home!!!
It is on the 5th January.
British people don’t celebrate the Reyes Magos, but they are considered part of the whole Christian tradition.

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The Three Wise Men
The Three Wise Men or Three Kings, as they are called in Britain (Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar), followed the Star of Bethlehem and gave gifts to Jesus Christ.
What kind of gifts?
Gold
Frankincense
Myrrh

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Now… let’s have some fun!!!

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CHRISTMAS QUIZ
This word starts with a "W." It is the season of the year in which Christmas is celebrated. What is it called?
Winter
This word starts with an "S." It is a fluffy white form of water that sometimes falls in cold parts of the world during winter. What is it called?
Snow

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CHRISTMAS QUIZ
This word starts with an "S." It is a character that you can make out of snow. What is it called?
Snowman
This word starts with a "P." Christmas is a time for giving. This is another word for a gift. What is this other word?
Present

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CHRISTMAS QUIZ
This word starts with a "T." Most children hope to get some of these for Christmas. What are they?
Toys
This word starts with a "T." This is a symbol of Christmas. Some people put one of these in their house and decorate it with ornaments, lights and angels. What is it?
Tree

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CHRISTMAS QUIZ
This word starts with an "N." This cold, far-away area is where Santa lives. What is it called?
North Pole
This word starts with a "G." These decorated cookies are made in the shape of little people. What are they called?
Gingerbread

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CHRISTMAS QUIZ
This word starts with an "R." These animals pull Santa's sleigh. What are they called?
Reindeers
This word starts with a "C." Many people send these paper items to their friends and family at Christmas time. What is one of these called?
Card

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Fill in the gaps with the appropriate form of the verbs:
Hello! My name’s Charlene and I’m going to tell you about the way we __________ Christmas in my family.
celebrate
My mother likes to __________ Christmas cards to everyone!!
send
She __________ the Nativity plays represented at my sister’s school.
watches
My little sister Mary loves Christmas carols but unfortunately she ___________ too well.
doesn’t sing
She always sings… “We __________ you a Merry Christmas…”
wish
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Fill in the gaps with the appropriate form of the verbs:
My mother always ____________ that Christmas is a very special celebration.
says
I ___________ usually ___________ Christmas cards to my friends because they are too expensive!
don’t / write
In my city it generally ___________ to snow some time before Christmas, so little children ____________ snowmen in their gardens.
begins / create
The mistletoe is very important here in my country. __________ you also ___________ under the mistletoe in your country?
do / kiss
create say kiss write begin