Christmas in the USAChristmas in the USA

By Erika NielsenCEIP Plurilingüe Profesor Albino Núñez - Ourense

� Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December

� It is a Christian holiday It is a Christian holiday

celebrating the birth of Jesuscelebrating the birth of Jesus

� Christmas in the United States is celebrated by people Christmas in the United States is celebrated by people of many religionsof many religions

Christmas PreparationChristmas Preparation� The Christmas season begins of the day after Thanksgiving The Christmas season begins of the day after Thanksgiving

in the United Statesin the United States

� People decorate the outside of their homes with Christmas People decorate the outside of their homes with Christmas lights, wreaths and figures. lights, wreaths and figures.

� Cities decorate streets with lights and Christmas treesCities decorate streets with lights and Christmas trees

Christmas Trees

� The most important Christmas The most important Christmas decoration is a Christmas Tree.decoration is a Christmas Tree.

� Christmas trees are decorated Christmas trees are decorated with lights, ordainments and with lights, ordainments and an angle or star on top.an angle or star on top.

Christmas Trees� Families can go to tree farms and cut down their Families can go to tree farms and cut down their

own trees or pick one out from a tree lotown trees or pick one out from a tree lot

Christmas Traditions

� Mistletoe Mistletoe

� Nativity scenes represent Nativity scenes represent the birth of Jesusthe birth of Jesus

� Hanging StockingsHanging Stockings

Christmas Eve� Christmas Eve is the 24th of December. Christmas Eve is the 24th of December.

� On Christmas Eve many families go to church and On Christmas Eve many families go to church and have a large family dinnerhave a large family dinner

Typical Christmas Foods� Christmas cookiesChristmas cookies

� Gingerbread houses and cookiesGingerbread houses and cookies

� Peppermint candy canesPeppermint candy canes

� EggnogEggnog Apple cider Apple cider

Christmas Entertainment

� The Nutcracker Ballet The Nutcracker Ballet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXjAMJyeFogChristmashttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXjAMJyeFogChristmas

� People who sing Christmas carols are called Carolers. People who sing Christmas carols are called Carolers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TbnXqusFxIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TbnXqusFxI

� There are many Christmas movies There are many Christmas movies

and songs that play during the and songs that play during the

Christmas seasonChristmas seasonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW9wRNqQ_P8

Santa Claus� Santa is a man who delivers presents Santa is a man who delivers presents

to children while they are asleep theto children while they are asleep the

night before Christmas.night before Christmas.

� Children write lists of the Children write lists of the

presents they would like from Santapresents they would like from Santa

� Children leave cookies and milk Children leave cookies and milk

by the Christmas tree for Santaby the Christmas tree for Santa

Christmas Day� On Christmas day families On Christmas day families

get up early to open presentsget up early to open presents

� Christmas dinner is spentChristmas dinner is spent

with family and baked ham or with family and baked ham or turkey is served turkey is served

Merry Christmas!!!!