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Christmas Time in English speaking countries
- 1. Christmas time ByNoemí Botella Ruiz
- 2. Time: 24th ofDecember until 6th of January. Place: UK and United States. History: AD 596, started in England with the arrival of St.Augustine along with his monks.
- 3. TRADITIONS People exchangeChristmas greeting cards.
- 4. Kids and adultssing Christmas carols.
- 5. Mummering. People wearmasks and act on Christmas plays.
- 6. Christmas crackers: Itis very common to pull one before the Christmas meal. Mode of use: You ask a person to pull one end while you pull the other. The person who ends up holding the middle part wins the small gift which is inside.
- 7. On Christmas Eve,Father Christmas leave Christmas gifts in stockings.
- 8. The Boxing Dayor ‘St.Stephen’s Day’: It is the following day after Christmas Day. Traditionally, this was the day to open the Christmas Box to share the gifts with the poor. Today is a day for fox hunting or a family time.
- 9. January 6th is known as Epiphany: Popularly known as Twelfth Night , because this day is twelve days after Christmas Day. Christmas lights and decorations are taken down on this day.
- 10. FOOD The daybefore the grand feast, people used to eat Frumenty. It is made up of corn. Roast turkey is the most common meal.
- 11. And for desserts…The Christmas pudding is the traditional one. The superstition says that you have to eat one mince pie each day of Christmas in order to have luck.
- 12. CHRISMTAS CLIP Watchthe following video of a famous English actor celebrating his ‘peculiar’ Christmas time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etUq95XKGiw
- 13. QUESTIONS Do youhave anything in common with the English Christmas tradition? How do you celebrate Christmas in your country?