christmas time
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Christmas time in English-speaking countries
Ana Arias Castro
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Christmas in the United Kingdom and the USA
• Most people in the United Kingdom and the United Stares are Christians and, therefore, they celebrate Christmas every December.
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Christmas in the United Kingdom and the USA
• Christmas in England is celebrated on the 25th and 26th December.
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Christmas in the United Kingdom and the USA
• 24th December is also called Christmas Eve.
• Children all over the country prepare biscuits and milk for Santa Claus and hay for the reindeer, as Santa will bring gifts for them that night.
• Many churches have candle mass, at midnight.
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Christmas in the United Kingdom and the USA
• 25th December is Christmas Day.
• Traditionally children find presents from Santa Claus in the stockings hung at the fireplace.
• Families usually gather for Christmas dinner together.
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Christmas in the United Kingdom and the USA
• A typical Christmas dinner has roast turkey, potatoes, vegetables and Christmas pudding.
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Christmas in the United Kingdom and the USA
• 26th December is also called Boxing Day.
• Families usually visit friends and children go to their neighbours’ houses singing carols. They are often given sweets or money.
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Christmas in the United Kingdom and the USA
• Typical Christmas decorations include:
– A Christmas tree
– Candles and lights
– Balls, stars and angels
– Paper chains and ribbons
– Holly, ivy and mistletoe
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Christmas in the United Kingdom and the USA
• The Christmas tree at the Rockefeller center in New York is one of the most famous as it has appeared in many films.
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Christmas in the United Kingdom and the USA
• Santa Claus is a traditional character, probably a mixture of European traditions and inspired by St. Nicholas.
• His present-day clothes were first designed for a Coca-Cola advert.
• He is supposed to have a sleigh pulled by nine reindeer: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen and Rudolf, who is the most famous.
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Christmas in the United Kingdom and the USA
• Shopping is now a pagan tradition about Christmas.
• Most of us buy presents for our family and friends.
• The shopping season already begins with Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) in the USA.
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Christmas in the United Kingdom and the USA
Merry Christmas
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