christmas traditions and symbols 4th grade

Have a happy Have a happy ChristmasChristmas

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Christmas TreesChristmas Trees

• Christmas trees are used to decorate our house

• They are very typical of Christmas time

OrnamentsOrnaments• We can also decorate

our house with ORNAMENTS

• They have hooks on top. They are hung from the branches of Christmas trees.

WreathsWreathsOther way of decorating for

Christmas is by using WREATHS. These are decorated with bows and ornaments and

are hung on doors or above fireplaces.

Christmas Christmas CardsCards

• People send Christmas cards to relatives and friends

• People write their wishes for the new year in the Christmas cards

PoinsettiasPoinsettias• Poinsettias are the

typical Christmas flowers

• They can be found in different colours (apart from red)

StockingsStockings• Christmas stockings

can be filled with gifts

• They are normally hung on the fireplace

Candy CanesCandy Canes• Candy canes are

the typical Christmas sweets

• They have red and white stripes

Christmas Christmas CarolsCarols• Christmas carols are that

special songs which we typically sing at Christmas time

• For example, the songs “Baby please come home” and “Nuestra Canción de Navidad” are the Christmas Carols that we are preparing for Friday

Christmas Christmas CarolersCarolers

• The carolers are those people who go from house to house singing Christmas Carols

Gingerbread Gingerbread houseshouses• Gingerbread is another very known

Christmas symbol

• The tradition of baking a Gingerbread house began in Germany after the Brothers Grimm published their collection of German fairy tales in the early 1800s. Among the tales was the story of Hansel and Gretel: children left to starve in the forest, found a house made of bread and sugar decorations.

Santa ClausSanta Claus• On Christmas Eve,

Santa Claus delivers presents to all the children in the world

• He climbs down their chimneys while they are asleep

This is 5th grade Santa

Cookies for Cookies for SantaSanta

• Children leave cookies and milk or hot chocolate for Santa Claus on December, 24th

ReindeersReindeers• The tradition says that

9 reindeers pull Santa's sleigh on Christmas’ Eve

• Santa’s most famous reindeer is Rudolph

• Rudolph has a red nose that glows

Christmas Christmas PresentsPresents

• The tradition of giving presents at Christmas started with the Three Wise Men, who brought Jesus precious gifts on the first Christmas day

Christmas Christmas DinnerDinner

• People always celebrated Christmas with a special meal. Before Victorian times, people would eat roast beef, ham or goose for Christmas dinner. Today, most people prefer turkey.

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