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Christmas: customs and traditions
Christmas: customs and traditions
Santa's sleigh slides on slick snow.Tiny Timmy trims the tall tree with tinsel.Bobby brings bright bells.Chilly chipper children cheerfully chant.
Christmas tongue twisters
Answer the questions:
1. What do you know about Christmas?
2. What traditional Christmas meals do you know ?
Christmas
Symbols
Meal
PresentsPeople
Plants
Christmas Associations
• Turkey, pudding, pumpkin pie, vegetables.• Santa Clause, holiday, Christmas tree, birch
tree. • Christmas pudding, Easter, ring, horseshoe. • Trousers, stockings, presents, socks.• 23rd December, 24th December, 25th
December, 26th December.• Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, Thanksgiving
Day, Christmas.
№ Titles Number of the picture
1 Christmas Stockings
3
2 Christmas Pudding
5
3 Holly 7
4 Robin 9
5 Christmas tree 1
6 Candles and Crackers
6
7 Father Christmas (Santa Claus)
4
8 Christmas Card 2
9 Waits and Carol 8
Silent night, holy night!All is calm, all is bright.Round you Virgin, Mother and child,Holy Infant so tender and mild,Sleep in heavenly peace. Silent night, holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight. Glory streams from Heaven afar. Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia Christ the Saviour is born, Christ the Saviour is born.Silent night, holy night!Son of God, Love’s pure light.Radiant beams from Thy holy face,With the dawn of redeeming grace,Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth,Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth.
Silent night
Colours of Christmas
Colours of Christmas
The colours most closely
associated with the Christmas season are: red, white and
green. Some say that this is because of
the red and green plants of
wintertime contrasting with the
white snow.
Red
means love and reflects our warmth and
love for each other. It is also the colour that is
considered the greatest excitement. As a religious symbol it
stands for fire, blood, and charity.
Green
means hope and the eternal longing for spring and all the promises of the future. Green is the symbol of
nature, youth, and the hope of
eternal life.
White
means purity and is represented by the crystalline form of water and the snowflake.
White is the religious symbol which stands for light, purity, joy and glory.
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Christmas quiz
1. When was Christmas first celebrated?
Around 100 AD
In the 4th Century
1935
2. Where did the Christmas tree tradition originate?
Germany
Israel
New England
3. Who probably was the first man to illuminate a Christmas tree with candles?
Pope John I
Martin Luther
St.Nicolas
1. What do you like/don’t like to do at Christmas?2. How do you celebrate Christmas in your family?3. What gifts do you usually prepare for your friends and relatives? 4. Do you enjoy making greetings cards to their friends and family?
***In my opinion…From my point of view…It seems to me…There is no doubt…First of all….. Because I’m fond of …. It’s important for me… Then……
Amazing Christmas
Facts
Saturnalia was adopted by the Roman Christians and
became Christmas, celebrated on the 25th of December.
The Romans celebrated
Saturnalia in honor of the god Saturn.
It was supposed to be the period of chaos between the old and the new year when the normal rules of society could be ignored. People drank a lot, went wild and gave presents to each other.
The name
‘Santa Claus’ comes
from the Dutch Sinter Klaus,
short for Sinter Nikolaus
or Saint Nicolas.
According to a survey, 7 out of 10 British
dogs get Christmas gifts from their loving owners.
Scientists say
that Christmas trees are
edible. The needles are a good
source of vitamin C.
In the USA, Christmas trees are now
called ‘Holiday trees’
The Christmas
tree originated in
Germany
in the 16 th century.
It was usually
decorated with
apples.
Christmas day lasts172,800 seconds. Santa Claus would need to travel at 2,058 kilometres per second to reach
all the places in the world during that time.
About 2 million tones of Christmas
presents are given at Christmas
The well known image of Santa Claus was invented
by Coca-Cola.
The Spanish and the Portuguese introduced the Christmas
tree to Latin America, but unfortunately there are no fir trees
there, so what do you think they decorate?
The Christmas cactus of course!
An internet site for Santa Claus was set up in
1997
In 1995, in Canada, Santa Claus was given his own postcode - HOHOHO
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I wish you Health...So you may enjoy each day in comfort.
I wish you the Love of friends and family...And Peace within your heart.
I wish you the Beauty of nature...That you may enjoy the work of God.
I wish you Wisdom to choose priorities...For those things that really matter in life.
I wish you Generousity so you may share...All good things that come to you.
I wish you Happiness and Joy...And Blessings for the New Year.
I wish you the best of everything...That you so well deserve.
HAPPY NEW YEAR, FRIEND!
The Candy Canes of Christmas
•Candy cane sweet treats made primarily from boiled sugar seem to have first appeared in Europe in the late 1600’s to early 1700’s. They were made in many different colors (most often white) and shapes (most often straight sticks), evolving to the familiar cane or upside down J shape with the red and white stripes in the early 1900’s.
Here are my wishes for you H ours of happy times with friends and family
A bundant time for relaxationP rosperityP lenty of love when you need it the mostY outhful excitement at life’s simple pleasures
N ights of restful slumber (you know - dont' worry be happy)E verything you needW ishing you love and light
Y ears and years of good healthE njoyment and mirthA angels to watch over youR embrances of a happy years!
