Christmas in the USA is celebrated on December 25th and involves many traditions. People decorate their homes with lights and trees starting after Thanksgiving. Families cut down or purchase Christmas trees to decorate with lights and ornaments. People attend church on Christmas Eve and have large family dinners. Common foods are cookies, gingerbread, candy canes and eggnog. Families open presents on Christmas morning and have Christmas dinner together.

1. Christmas in the USAChristmas in the USA
By Erika Nielsen
CEIP Plurilingüe Profesor Albino Núñez - Ourense

2. Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of DecemberChristmas is celebrated on the 25th of December
It is a Christian holidayIt is a Christian holiday
celebrating the birth of Jesuscelebrating the birth of Jesus
Christmas in the United States is celebrated by peopleChristmas in the United States is celebrated by people
of many religionsof many religions

3. Christmas PreparationChristmas Preparation
The Christmas season begins of the day after ThanksgivingThe Christmas season begins of the day after Thanksgiving
in the United Statesin the United States
People decorate the outside of their homes with ChristmasPeople decorate the outside of their homes with Christmas
lights, wreaths and figures.lights, wreaths and figures.
Cities decorate streets with lights and Christmas treesCities decorate streets with lights and Christmas trees

4. Christmas Trees
The most important ChristmasThe most important Christmas
decoration is a Christmas Tree.decoration is a Christmas Tree.
Christmas trees are decoratedChristmas trees are decorated
with lights, ordainments andwith lights, ordainments and
an angle or star on top.an angle or star on top.

5. Christmas Trees
Families can go to tree farms and cut down theirFamilies can go to tree farms and cut down their
own trees or pick one out from a tree lotown trees or pick one out from a tree lot

6. Christmas Traditions
MistletoeMistletoe
Nativity scenes representNativity scenes represent
the birth of Jesusthe birth of Jesus
Hanging StockingsHanging Stockings

7. Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve is the 24th of December.Christmas Eve is the 24th of December.
On Christmas Eve many families go to church andOn Christmas Eve many families go to church and
have a large family dinnerhave a large family dinner

8. Typical Christmas Foods
Christmas cookiesChristmas cookies
Gingerbread houses and cookiesGingerbread houses and cookies
Peppermint candy canesPeppermint candy canes
EggnogEggnog Apple ciderApple cider

9. Christmas Entertainment
The Nutcracker BalletThe Nutcracker Ballet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXjAMJyeFogChristmashttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXjAMJyeFogChristmas
People who sing Christmas carols are called Carolers.People who sing Christmas carols are called Carolers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TbnXqusFxIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TbnXqusFxI
There are many Christmas moviesThere are many Christmas movies
and songs that play during theand songs that play during the
Christmas seasonChristmas season
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW9wRNqQ_P8

10. Santa Claus
Santa is a man who delivers presentsSanta is a man who delivers presents
to children while they are asleep theto children while they are asleep the
night before Christmas.night before Christmas.
Children write lists of theChildren write lists of the
presents they would like from Santapresents they would like from Santa
Children leave cookies and milkChildren leave cookies and milk
by the Christmas tree for Santaby the Christmas tree for Santa

11. Christmas Day
On Christmas day familiesOn Christmas day families
get up early to open presentsget up early to open presents
Christmas dinner is spentChristmas dinner is spent
with family and baked ham orwith family and baked ham or
turkey is servedturkey is served

12. Merry Christmas!!!!