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Christmas in Christmas in BritainBritain

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Christmas in Britain is one Christmas in Britain is one of the greatest holidays. It’s of the greatest holidays. It’s celebrated on the 25-th of celebrated on the 25-th of

December.December.

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The origin of The origin of ChristmasChristmas

The word The word Christmas comes Christmas comes from the name from the name Christ and is the Christ and is the celebration of the celebration of the birth of Jesus. birth of Jesus. In In AD440 the AD440 the Christian Church Christian Church fixed a celebration fixed a celebration date of December date of December 25. 25.

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This abbreviation for Christmas This abbreviation for Christmas is of Greek origin. The word for is of Greek origin. The word for Christ in Greek is Xristos. Christ in Greek is Xristos. That’s That’s why people use this short form of why people use this short form of the holiday.the holiday.

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Christmas traditionsChristmas traditions In Great Britain In Great Britain people like to people like to

prepare for Chistmas.prepare for Chistmas. The They cooky cook food, send Christmas cards, food, send Christmas cards, decoratdecoratee theirtheir houses and churches, houses and churches, prepare prepare gifts gifts.. EEveryoneveryone is is busy even busy even the the childrenchildren. .

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Christmas dinnerChristmas dinner People People in England in England cookcook a Christmas a Christmas

dinner for the familydinner for the family. T. The traditional he traditional Christmas dinner consistChristmas dinner consistss of fried of fried potatoes with roast turkey, roast beef potatoes with roast turkey, roast beef or gooseor goose,sweet ,sweet mince mince pies, pies, a plum a plum puddingpudding..

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Christmas TreeChristmas Tree TheThe tradition to decorate tradition to decorate

Christmas Tree Christmas Tree came came fromfrom Germany in the Germany in the 16th century. German 16th century. German people decoratepeople decoratedd fir fir treestrees with roses, apples, with roses, apples, candles candles and colored and colored paper. The Christmas paper. The Christmas tree tree came tocame to Britain Britain inin the 19th century.the 19th century.

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Christmas treesChristmas trees

TThe decorated and he decorated and illuminated illuminated Christmas treeChristmas treess werewere popular in England. popular in England. EEveryvery year a year a bigbig Christmas tree is Christmas tree is decorated near the decorated near the statue of Lord Nelson statue of Lord Nelson in Trafalgar Squarein Trafalgar Square in Londonin London. .

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Carol singingCarol singing

On Christmas On Christmas Eve carols are Eve carols are often sung by often sung by groups of groups of singers walking singers walking from house to from house to house. Caroling house. Caroling is one of the is one of the oldest customs oldest customs in Great in Great Britain. Britain.

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Christmas cardsChristmas cards British people send a lot British people send a lot

of Christmas cards to their of Christmas cards to their friends and relatives.friends and relatives.

Christmas cards Christmas cards can can show show religious pictures - Mary, religious pictures - Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus. Joseph and baby Jesus. Today, Today, they often havethey often have jokes, winter pictures, jokes, winter pictures, Father Christmas.Father Christmas.

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Santa ClausSanta Claus 'Father Christmas' (or 'Santa 'Father Christmas' (or 'Santa

Claus') Claus') is the main symbol of is the main symbol of ChristmasChristmas. . He is anHe is an old man old man with long white beard, red coat, with long white beard, red coat, and bag of toys. Children and bag of toys. Children knowknow that he brings them presents that he brings them presents the night before Christmas. the night before Christmas. HHe e lives near the North Pole, and lives near the North Pole, and comescomes on a sledge pulled by on a sledge pulled by reindeer. reindeer.

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Christmas stockingsChristmas stockings SantaSanta comes into comes into

houses down the houses down the chimney and places chimney and places presents for the presents for the children in socks or children in socks or bags by their beds or in bags by their beds or in front of the family front of the family Christmas tree.Christmas tree.

That’s whyThat’s why children children hang a stocking on the hang a stocking on the fireplace or fireplace or onon their bed their bed for Father Christmafor Father Christmas.s.

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The Candy CaneThe Candy Cane

Candy caneCandy cane is is a symbol of a symbol of Christmas, Christmas, too.too.

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Queen's Christmas Queen's Christmas MessageMessage

Every yearEvery year the Queen the Queen makes a makes a Christmas Message on Christmas Christmas Message on Christmas Day afternoon. Day afternoon.

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Boxing dayBoxing day

Boxing Day is on December 26th. Boxing Day is on December 26th. Nowadays dustmen, milkmen, or Nowadays dustmen, milkmen, or postmen get a postmen get a presentpresent for a good for a good service at Christmas time.service at Christmas time.

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Christmas plantsChristmas plants

PoinsettiaPoinsettia,, Mistletoe and Mistletoe and HollyHolly are Christmas plants. are Christmas plants.

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Today Christmas is one Today Christmas is one of the most popular and of the most popular and favourite holidays in favourite holidays in BritainBritain

Today Christmas Today Christmas is one of the is one of the most popular most popular and favourite and favourite holidays in holidays in

BritainBritain

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Merry Merry Christmas!Christmas!

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