1. Howthe Christmas iscelebrated in TheUnitedStates
The Christmas in TheUnitedStatesis a celebrationthatalready comes framedinside so called "
season of holidays " thatbeginson 4 Thursdays of November in theThanksgiving Day and
endsonJanuary 6. Withthebeginning of theseason of holidays, in somebigcitieslike New York
oneorganizes a greatparadewiththe figure of Holy Claus: itistheindication of whichepoch of
Christmas purchasesgivesitselfbegun.(Maicol)
Christmas decoration.
A characteristic of the country of thenorthisthatthe Christmas decorationistothe orden del día
notonly in thehousesbut in thepublicsites. Christmas trees, garlands and allegoric sets
floodthestreets, squares and tradesduringeveryDecember. Anotherdetail of the Christmas in
TheUnitedStatesisthatallthehouses are accustomedtodecoratehis exterior withelaborated sets of
lights of colors and thattheyshapesplendiddesigns of lightingforming figures as trees and
Holy.(Antonny)
OnDecember 25
OnDecember 24 itisnottraded in TheUnitedStates - but 25, whenthefamiliesjointocelebrating - but
in themajority of the places of workthey are celebratedholiday Christmas, and thetrades are
openeduntilthelasthourtooffer Christmas purchases. Theclassicdinner of Christmas is in thehabit
of includingturkey, dads' mashwith sauce and saltypastry. A traditionaldrink of Christmas
Eveistheliquoror punch of egg, done of milk, cream, sugar, well-troddeneggs and brandy
orrum.(Sara)
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AMERICAN CHRISTMAS
Thefirstpuritans of New Englanddidnotseewelltheboisterouscelebrationsthattheywereattending in
Great Britain. In 1659, thecolony of Massachusetts typified as crime, in brief time, theobservation
of the date and the Christmas continuedbeing a labor daylargely of New England and
Pennsylvania. In otherparts of the British North America, nevertheless,
thefestiveonewascelebratedby taste, withdisguisedparty-goerswhoweregoing of door in door and
whowerereceivingsmallobsequiousnesses of food and drink.(Mitchell)

2. Theprotagonist of the christmas
The principal protagonist of the navidad in theUnitedStatesisAnUndoubtedlyholy Claus.
Thoughoriginallythepersonage bases onthe German history of Saint Nicholas of the 17th century,
whowasdistributinggiftstothechildren, butstillitneitherwasdressing red suit, itwasnoteven living in
the North Pole. In 1863, alreadyonereferstohim as Holy Claus, withhisdeer, workshop of toys,
goblins and a pipe in themouth. The Christmas seasonbeginsofficiallyaftertheday of action of
graces and ischaracterizedbytheopening of thestoresfrom 4 a.m. or 5 of
themorningwithbigdiscounts.(John Erney)
Thechristmas tree
The Christmas treewedecorateitaftertheday of action of gracesthatis 4to Thursday in November.
OnDecember 24 somepersonsworkuntilhalf a day, thenwego home topreparing a
turkeywithseasoning, hamtothe oven, cake of gourd, salads and manythings mas. In themiddle of
thenightwhenthechildrenfallasleep, weextractthegifts and putthemunderthe Christmas tree.
Onthefollowingmorningitisthatwecelebrate, thewholefamily comes, some of themgotothechurch
and othersnot. 31 wecelebratethefarewell of years, withfamily and friendshiporuswego of spree,
theEpiphanyisnotcelebrated. (Juan Pablo)
Whichisthetypicalfoodortraditionalplatethatisservedfor navidad in
TheUnitedStates?
Thetraditionalplateistheturkey, which can be a landfillwith a preparación basedon bread of
maizewithsage, accompaniedon a sansa of cranberries (thetypicalortraditionalcranberrywillow) of
vetches. Alsoitispossibletoaccompany of vetchesorwithdads' mash. In additiononeeats cake orfoot
of gourd and fruit cake, more whatis of the taste of every home.
Actuallyifyounoticeitisthesamethingthatoneeatsfortheday of action of graces, wherethedinneris
fundamental, and for navidad thesamethingis done practicallyfromtheculinarypoint of
view.(Walter)