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The Americans The Americans celebrate celebrate Christmas on the Christmas on the 2525thth of December. of December. Christmas is a Christmas is a religious holiday. It religious holiday. It is the day on which is the day on which Christians Christians celebrate the birth celebrate the birth of Jesus Christof Jesus Christ

The Christmas story comes from the Bible.The Christmas story comes from the Bible.

It tell us an It tell us an interesting story of interesting story of

shepherds who shepherds who were watching their were watching their

sheep when the sheep when the angel appeard to angel appeard to

them.He told them them.He told them that a Savior had that a Savior had

been born in been born in Bethlehem.They Bethlehem.They

went there to see went there to see Jesus.Jesus.

The baby Jesus The baby Jesus was born in a was born in a stable.His stable.His mother was the mother was the Virgin Mary and Virgin Mary and his Father was his Father was Joseph.Joseph.

The Bible tell us The Bible tell us how the Wise Men how the Wise Men (the Magi) followed (the Magi) followed

a star until it led a star until it led them to Jesus. them to Jesus.

They gave Jesus They gave Jesus many gifts.many gifts.

Because of the birth of Jesus Because of the birth of Jesus Christ,Christ, the Christians the Christians celebrate Christmascelebrate Christmas

Cities and Cities and towns in towns in America America sparkle sparkle with bright with bright lights and lights and decorationsdecorations

Churches, homes, schools, shops Churches, homes, schools, shops and streets are decorated with and streets are decorated with Christmas trees,coloured Christmas trees,coloured lights,Santa Claus and his reindeerlights,Santa Claus and his reindeer..

The Americans The Americans choose a tree choose a tree and decorate and decorate it with it with ornaments and ornaments and lights.lights.

The The American American children hang children hang up stockings up stockings near the fire-near the fire-place to place to receive gifts receive gifts from Santa from Santa ClausClaus

• On Christmas Eve the President of the United States turns on the lights of the Christmas tree near the White House and sends his greetings to the nation.