Christmas timeChristmas time

By Noemí Botella RuizBy Noemí Botella Ruiz

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• Time: 24th of December until 6th of Time: 24th of December until 6th of January.January.

• Place: UK and United States.Place: UK and United States.• History:History: AD 596, started in England with the AD 596, started in England with the

arrival of St.Augustine along with his arrival of St.Augustine along with his monks.monks.

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TRADITIONSTRADITIONS

• People exchange Christmas greeting People exchange Christmas greeting cards.cards.

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• Kids and adults sing Christmas carols.Kids and adults sing Christmas carols.

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• Mummering. People wear masks and act Mummering. People wear masks and act on Christmas plays.on Christmas plays.

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• Christmas crackers:Christmas crackers: It is very common to It is very common to

pull one before the pull one before the Christmas meal.Christmas meal.

Mode of use:Mode of use: You ask a person to You ask a person to

pull one end while you pull one end while you pull the other. pull the other.

The person who ends The person who ends up holding the middle up holding the middle part wins the small part wins the small gift which is inside. gift which is inside.

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• On Christmas Eve, On Christmas Eve, Father Christmas Father Christmas leave Christmas leave Christmas gifts in stockings. gifts in stockings.

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• The Boxing Day or ‘St.Stephen’s Day’:The Boxing Day or ‘St.Stephen’s Day’: It is the following day after Christmas Day.It is the following day after Christmas Day. Traditionally, this was the day to open the Traditionally, this was the day to open the

Christmas Box to share the gifts with the poor.Christmas Box to share the gifts with the poor. Today is a day for fox hunting or a family time.Today is a day for fox hunting or a family time.

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• January 6thJanuary 6th is is known as Epiphany:known as Epiphany:

Popularly known as Popularly known as Twelfth NightTwelfth Night, , because this day is because this day is twelve days after twelve days after Christmas Day.Christmas Day.

Christmas lights Christmas lights and decorations are and decorations are taken down on this taken down on this day.day.

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FOODFOOD

The day before the The day before the grand feast, people grand feast, people used to eat used to eat Frumenty. It is Frumenty. It is made up of corn.made up of corn.

Roast turkey is the Roast turkey is the most common most common meal.meal.

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And for desserts…And for desserts…• The Christmas The Christmas

pudding is the pudding is the traditional one. traditional one.

• The superstition The superstition says that you have says that you have to eat one mince to eat one mince pie each day of pie each day of Christmas in order Christmas in order to have luck.to have luck.

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CHRISMTAS CLIPCHRISMTAS CLIP

Watch the following video of a famous Watch the following video of a famous English actor celebrating his English actor celebrating his ‘peculiar’ Christmas time:‘peculiar’ Christmas time:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etUhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etUq95XKGiwq95XKGiw

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QUESTIONSQUESTIONS

• Do you have anything in common Do you have anything in common with the English Christmas tradition?with the English Christmas tradition?

• How do you celebrate Christmas in How do you celebrate Christmas in your country?your country?