Christmas in the USA is a widely celebrated holiday honoring the birth of Jesus Christ, with both religious and non-religious traditions. Families decorate their homes, bake treats, and often attend midnight mass on Christmas Eve, where children await Santa Claus who delivers presents. Christmas Day typically involves gift exchanges, festive meals, and family gatherings.

1. Christmas
IN THE USA
BY JAMIE SMITH
CEIP PLURILINGÜE P. ALBINO NÚÑEZ
OURENSE

2. Christmas
Christmas is a Christian holiday
celebrating the birth of Jesus
Christ, but now in the USA
many non-religious people
celebrate it too.
The Christmas season is a time
for giving and spending time
with close family and friends.
Nativity scene

3. Christmas Traditions
Decorating
Picking out Christmas trees
Baking
Singing Christmas Carols
Gift giving

4. Decorating
People begin decorating for
Christmas as early as
October.
Houses are decorated
inside and out with lights
and garland, and wreaths
are put on doors.
Christmas Wreath
Christmas Garland

5. Christmas Trees
People put up Christmas trees and decorate
them with ornaments and lights and
place either a star or an angel on top.
Families go to Christmas tree farms to
choose the best tree.

6. Christmas Baking
Baking sweet treats is a popular
activity this time of year.
Other popular treats are candy
canes and eggnog.
Gingerbread house
Gingerbread men
Pie
Christmas Cake
Christmas cookies

7. Caroling
An old tradition is singing songs called Christmas carols.
People used to go house to house singing, but now many churches
and community centers have concerts instead.

8. Christmas Eve
24 December
Each family celebrates differently,
but for many the Christmas
holiday starts on Christmas Eve.
People make a large dinner with
either a Christmas ham or turkey.
Normally, children are allowed to
open one present on Christmas
Eve.
Many families go to Midnight Mass.

9. Santa Claus
Children are told to go to bed early so that Santa Claus can come and
leave them presents.
They leave out cookies and milk for him to eat and drink.
Children write letters to Santa and visit him in malls to tell him what
they want for Christmas.

10. Santa lives in the North Pole with his wife Mrs. Claus, his elves, and
his reindeer.
He brings toys to every child in the world on Christmas Eve night.
He travels on a sleigh led by his reindeer.
Santa Claus

11. Elves make all the toys in their workshop.
Santa Claus

12. Christmas Day
25 December
Children wake up early to find the presents that Santa Claus has left
under the tree.

13. After opening presents, families might make a large traditional
breakfast including pancakes, bacon, french toast, cinnamon rolls,
scrambled eggs, and coffee.
Christmas Day
Pancakes
Cinnamon roll
French toast
Bacon
Scrambled eggs

14. People usually spend the rest of the day at home relaxing with their
family, watching Christmas movies, or watching basketball.
Christmas Day