christmas in the usa
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Christmas in the USAChristmas in the USA
By Erika NielsenCEIP Plurilingüe Profesor Albino Núñez - Ourense
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� 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
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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
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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.
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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
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Christmas Traditions
� Mistletoe Mistletoe
� Nativity scenes represent Nativity scenes represent the birth of Jesusthe birth of Jesus
� Hanging StockingsHanging Stockings
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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
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Typical Christmas Foods� Christmas cookiesChristmas cookies
� Gingerbread houses and cookiesGingerbread houses and cookies
� Peppermint candy canesPeppermint candy canes
� EggnogEggnog Apple cider Apple cider
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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
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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
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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
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Merry Christmas!!!!