Santa Claus brings presents to children in the United States on Christmas Eve. Children leave milk and cookies for Santa and put their presents under the Christmas tree. Popular Christmas traditions include visiting Santa at the mall, decorating trees with ornaments, hanging stockings by the fireplace for Santa to fill with candy and small toys, and singing Christmas carols.
Christmas In Poland
The presentation was prepared by the students from Anna Vasa school in Golub-Dobrzyń as a part of Comenius Project We Guide Our Partners
Christmas In Poland
The presentation was prepared by the students from Anna Vasa school in Golub-Dobrzyń as a part of Comenius Project We Guide Our Partners
An invitation to the United Methodist churches of the Desert Southwest Conference to participate in the annual Sidewalk Ministries Christmas Project, including helpful instructions about the gift bags.
2. The Story of Santa Claus
Santa lives in the North Pole.
He is very fat and happy. He
loves children. Every year on
Christmas Eve he rides on a
sleigh with reindeer and
presents. He goes down
through the chimney and
puts the presents under the
tree.
3. Asking Santa for Presents
• Before Christmas
children go to the
shopping mall to sit on
Santa Claus’s lap
• He asks you if you are
naughty or nice
• If you are a good boy or
girl, you receive
presents for Christmas
• Do you know what we
do to say thank you to
Santa?
4. To say thank you for the
presents, children leave Santa
milk and cookies!
5. Santa Claus, The Three Wise
Men and Presents
• In the USA we do not celebrate The Three Wise Men
• Instead of the three kings, Santa Claus brings the children presents on Christmas E
• The children open the presents on Christmas Day
6. “THE ELF ON THE SHELF”
•Families buy a doll called
“THE ELF ON THE SHELF”
•He moves around the house
•You can’t touch the elf or he
looses his magic
•He watches you before
Christmas and sees if you are
a naughty or nice boy or girl
8. Food
The Christmas food in the USA is similar
to Thanksgiving food
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9. Christmas Treats
•The most famous
Christmas treat in
the USA is the
candy cane
•We also eat sugar
cookies and
gingerbread
cookies
10. Stockings
•Families hang stockings
over the fireplace
•Santa puts candy and
little toys in the
stockings
•On Christmas Eve the
children open their
stockings
