NEPHELIE & M.ANGELO D SEN

1. Christmas
in
Great Britain

2. by
Nephelie Gioulou
Celia Koulieri
Michael Angelo Kouretas

3. Christmas Eve
 It is the night when Father
Christmas comes.
Children hang up their stockings
for Father Christmas to put
some presents in.
One tradition is to put out a
plate of carrots for the
reindeer, and mince pies and
sherry for Father Christmas to
help him on his way.
Children believe that Father
Christmas comes down the
chimney to leave the presents
under the tree.
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4. Christmas Day
 On Christmas morning the
family traditionally opens their
presents.
 They prepare a Christmas
Dinner which is typically served
just after midday.
 After the meal they relax,watch
Christmas Television and play
board games.
After the meal they sit down in
front of the Television for the
traditional Christmas speech of
Queen Elisabeth.
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5. On Christmas Day at 3 o'clock p.m. English people watch the
Queen on television as she delivers her traditional Christmas
massage to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth
The Queen’s Christmas speech.

6. Boxing Day
 It is traditionally a time to give
gifts to tradesmen, servants,
friends and poor people.
 They visit families and
exchange presents with them.
 It is often a day when football
matches are played in the
professional leagues.
 They eat leftovers (food they
didn't eat on Christmas Day)
They relax and play games.
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7. New Year's Eve
 Two of the most famous
fireworks displays are in
London, along the River
Thames, and in Edinburgh at
the Hogmanay celebrations.
They have big parties all over
the country to celebrate New
Year.
The biggest party is in
London.
In England a stranger coming
through the door carrying a
lump of coal will bring good
luck.
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8. Christmas Food

9. English people celebrate Christmas Day
with a big holiday dinner.
Families sit down to a big turkey dinner followed by Christmas pudding.
They like to eat roast turkey, potatoes and green vegetables.
A turkey is a traditional Christmas bird.

10. Christmas Pudding
 It is sometimes known as
plum pudding or just a "pud”.
 Plum puddings are a very rich,
dark pudding
sorts of dried
spices, black
made with all
fruits, nuts,
treacle and lots
sherry or brandy.
 They are made well before
Christmas as it takes time for
the alcohol to soak into the
dried fruit.

11. Christmas Cake
 Some people love it and some
people really don't like it!
It's traditionally a rich fruit
cake covered with marzipan
and icing - and often top with
Christmas themed cake
decorations like a spring of
holly.
They should be made about
six weeks before Christmas
and are usually decorated with
ribbons and images of Santa
Claus or robins with holly.
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12. Mince Pie
 Mince pies were often
known as Christmas pies.
 Mince pies traditionally
served during the
Christmas season.
 It is a mixture of dried fruit
(raisins, sultanas, candied
peel, etc.,) apples, spices,
sugar and suet, often
moistened with brandy or
sherry, and baked in small
pastry cases.

13. Images of Christmas

14. Christmas Crackers:
 The Cracker is a small cardboard
tube covered in a brightly coloured
twist of paper.
 When the crackers are pulled -
with a bang! - a colourful party hat,
a toy or gift and a festive joke falls
out! (for example: "Where do fish
wash?" "In the river basin!")
 The family will pull each other's
crackers before the meal starts,
this often involves crossing arms
and pulling two crackers at once.

15. Christmas Cards:
 The Christmas card is a
greeting card sent as part of
the traditional celebration of
Christmas.
 The traditional greeting reads
"Wishing you
a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year".
 Objects associated with
Christmas are candles, holly,
baubles, and Christmas
trees.

16. Christmas Trees:
 Christmas trees are an integral
part of the Christmas
decorations in most British
households.
The decorating of the tree is
usually a family occasion, with
everyone helping.
Christmas trees were decorated
with candles, sweets and in the
top the is an angel or star.
In London, near the statue of
Lord Nelson in Trafalgar Square,
a giant Christmas tree is set up
and decorated with great
ceremony each year.
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17. Mistletoe:
 There are lots of legends and
traditions surrounding
mistletoe.
It was believed that kissing
under the mistletoe would lead
to marriage.
They also believed that
mistletoe would bring good luck
and health.
A good crop of mistletoe is a
sign that there will be a good
harvest in the following
season.
The berries are poisonous.
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18. The Holly and The Ivy
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Holly, has dark green spiky leaves
and red berries.
 Holly has the ability to drive
demons away.
 the magical powers of mistletoe
and holly were taken quite
seriously.
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Ivy is used only to decorate the
outside as it is banned from the
inside of Christian homes.

19. The Nativity Play
 A Nativity play is a play, usually
performed at Christmas, which
recounts the story of the birth of
Jesus.
Many primary schools and
Sunday schools in the UK put
on a Nativity play.
The infant Jesus is sometimes
represented by a doll, but
sometimes played by a real
baby.
Schoolchildren in costume act
as the human and angel
characters, and often as the
animals and props.
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20. Pantomime
 Pantomime is a type of musical
comedy stage production,
designed for family
entertainment.
It is a participatory form of
theatre, in which the audience
is expected to sing along with
certain parts of the music and
shout out phrases to the
performers.
Pantomime includes songs,
slapstick comedy and dancing.
Pantomime employs gender-
crossing actors.
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21. The Wishbone
 People have to hook their little
finger round an end each and
pull it apart until it breaks.
 While they are pulling, they are
making a wish.
 The person who gets the
"bigger half" of the wishbone
will have his or her wish "come
true”.
 You mustn't tell anyone what
you wished for, or it won't come
true.

22. Christmas has a special magic for young and old alike.

23. Nephelie Gioulou,
Celia Koulieri,
Michael Angelo Kouretas

24. Thank you for watching
Merry Christmas!
Michael Angelo Kouretas
Celia Koulieri
Maria Nephelie Gioulou
ELC D Senior 2017-18