christmas is coming: curious british and american christmas facts and traditions
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Christmas is coming!
Curious British and American Christmas facts and traditions
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What does Christmas mean to you?
What does Christmas mean to you?
Christmas is a very “Dickensian” idea
Mr Scrooge
Who’s been listening?
1.What is Scrooge’s profession?
2.What does Scrooge not say to Cratchit when he sneezes?
a) Every sneeze is a penny lostb) Get rid of that coldc) Are you feeling ok?
3. Why does the man ask for more time to pay his mortgage?
Who’s been listening?
1.What is Scrooge’s profession?A moneylender
2.What does Scrooge not say to Cratchit when he sneezes?
a) Every sneeze is a penny lostb) Get rid of that coldc) Are you feeling ok?
3. Why does the man ask for more time to pay his mortgage?To pay for his wife’s funeral
Fill in the gaps
Hurry up Cratchit! Trust these _______ to close before a man can finish his day’s ____________
Which word in this Scrooge quote does each picture represent?
“Every idiot who goes about with Merry Christmas on his lips should be ____ in his own _____ and _____ with a _____ of _____ through his heart.”
a) b) c) d) e)
buried holly pudding boiled stake
Fill in the gaps
Hurry up Cratchit! Trust these _______ to close before a man can finish his day’s ____________
Which word in this Scrooge quote does each picture represent?
“Every idiot who goes about with Merry Christmas on his lips should be boiled in his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly through his heart.”
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a) b) c) d) e)
buried holly pudding boiled stake
What adjectives describe Scrooge?
What adjectives describe Scrooge?
Mean, bitter, tight-fisted, selfish…
Who are the supernatural beings who help him change?
Plus these three ghosts. Can you name them?
Jacob Marley
The four ghosts
The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to come
Jacob Marley
The four ghosts
The Ghost Club
Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol
Arthur Conan Doyle What did he write?
The Ghost Club
Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol
Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes
What you may not know about Xmas
The reindeer
What’s this reindeer’s name? Why is he famous? Can you name the others? How many are there?
The reindeer
Mistletoe
What do you know about this popular holiday decoration?
Mistletoe
Norse mythology: love and friendship
Santa Claus
St Nikolas of Myra
Sinterklass
4th century Turkey
Odin
Pagan Germanic God
8-legged horse and 8 reindeer
Yule / Yuletide Germanic festival
British vs American Christmas
British American
British American
British American
British American
Father Christmas Santa Claus/Santa
British
Where does Santa live?
American
BritishLapland The North Pole
Where does Santa live?
American
British
Roast Turkey ???
American
British
Roast Turkey Roast Turkey / Ham / Beef
American
British
??????
American
British
Mince Pies Christmas Cookies
American
British
When do we put the Christmas tree up?
After Thanksgiving (26th Nov)
First Sunday in December
American
BritishWhen do we take the Christmas tree down?
On the 12th night of Christmas
Depends, but for some people after the Superbowl (first week in Feb)
American
British
Tree Lighting???
American
British
The Royal Christmas Message Tree Lighting
American
British
The Royal Christmas Message
2007
1952
1932
British
Do you know these places?
American
British
Trafalgar Square Rockefeller Center
The Oslo connection Habitat for Humantiy
American
British
Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman (1982)
The Yule Log (TV program)
American
A Yule log
12 days of Christmas
Tell stories, play cards…
Health, fertility, luck, ward off evil spirits!
Yule log cake
British, American or both?
Christmas Pudding???
Christmas Pudding
Christmas Crackers???
Christmas Crackers
Christmas Crackers
A pun / A play on words / word play
What’s a mathmatican’s favourite Christmas snack?
What’s a mathmatican’s favourite Christmas snack?
A mince pi!
What did Adam say the day before Christmas?
What did Adam say the day before Christmas?
It’s Christmas, Eve!
What do you call people who are scared of Santa Claus?
What do you call people who are scared of Santa Claus?
Claustrophobic!
Egg nog???
Egg nog
Milk
Eggs
Alcohol
Boxing Day???
Boxing Day
Quiz Time!
1. What ingredient is not in a Christmas pudding?
a) Nutsb) Brandy / Rumc) Chocolated) Cinnamon
1. What ingredient is not in a Christmas pudding?
a) Nutsb) Brandy / Rumc) Chocolated) Cinnamon
2. Dickens lived in the…
a) 16th centuryb) 18th centuryc) 19th centuryd) 20th century
2. Dickens lived in the…
a) 16th centuryb) 18th centuryc) 19th centuryd) 20th century
3. What’s in a Christmas cracker traditionally?a) A small giftb) A 20-pound notec) A paper hat, a joke and a small gift d) Cosmetics
3. What’s in a Christmas cracker traditionally?a) A small giftb) A 20-pound notec) A paper hat, a joke and a small gift d) Cosmetics
4. Why are Santa’s reindeers mainly female?
a) Male reindeer lose their antlers in winterb) Male reindeer are called “moose”c) Female reindeer are stronger to pull the sleighd) They are male reindeer but with female names
4. Why are Santa’s reindeers mainly female?
a) Male reindeer lose their antlers in winterb) Male reindeer are called “moose”c) Female reindeer are stronger to pull the sleighd) They are male reindeer but with female names
5. How long has the Royal Christmas message been broadcast on TV?
a) For less than 25 yearsb) Since Queen Elizabeth was bornc) Since 1920d) For over 50 years
5. How long has the Royal Christmas message been broadcast on TV?
a) For less than 25 yearsb) Since Queen Elizabeth was bornc) Since 1920d) For over 50 years
6. What is not usually eaten in the US for Christmas?
a) Turkeyb) Yule Log Cakec) Mince piesd) Christmas Cookies
6. What is not usually eaten in the US for Christmas?
a) Turkeyb) Yule Log Cakec) Mince piesd) Christmas Cookies
7. When do many Americans take their Christmas trees down?
a) In Januaryb) In Februaryc) On December, 31std) Before Thanksgiving
7. When do many Americans take their Christmas trees down?
a) In Januaryb) In Februaryc) On December, 31std) Before Thanksgiving
8. Where does the Christmas Tree in Trafalgar Square come from?
a) Norway, as a present for their help in WWIIb) Germany, as a present from Angela Merkelc) Spain, as a present for the Battle of Trafalgard) Queen of England, as a present for Christmas
8. Where does the Christmas Tree in Trafalgar Square come from?
a) Norway, as a present for their help in WWIIb) Germany, as a present from Angela Merkelc) Spain, as a present for the Battle of Trafalgard) Queen of England, as a present for Christmas
9. Which of these places is not a real US city or town?
a) Noel, Missourib) Snowflake, Texasc) St Nicholas, Floridad) Santa Claus, Indiana
Extra Bonus Question!!!
9. Which of these places is not a real US city or town?
a) Noel, Missourib) Snowflake, Texasc) St Nicholas, Floridad) Santa Claus, Indiana
Extra Bonus Question!!!
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