Christmas in the

United Kindom

Christmas is a very important holiday in the UK.

There are lots of special English Christmas traditions.

Trees and decorations

Every family has a Christmas tree and l decorate their houses with lights.

Even the Queen!

December 24th - Christmas eve

Christmas eve is the night before Christmas .

Children write letters to Santa Claus and tell him what presents they want.

Families spend time together. They might watch a Christmas movie on TV.

One of the most popular Christmas films is The Snowman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubeVUnGQOIk

Christmas eve Before going to bed, children leave mince pies

and milk for santa claus. They leave a carrot for Rudolf, his reindeer.

Christmas eve

Children hang Christmas stockings by the fireplace or at the end of their beds, so that Santa can fill

them with presents.

Father Christmas Santa Claus, or Father Christmas, brings

presents to all the children.

He lives in the North Pole and flys around the world on his sleigh, which is pulled by nine reindeer.

Elves help him make presents for all the children.

Father Christmas

He comes down the chimney, and leaves presents in Christmas stockings and under the Christmas tree.

Christmas day the 25th of December

The family open their presents together.

Christmas dinner

English people eat a big meal together at lunch

time

Christmas dinner

Turkey

Christmas dinner They eat mince pies and Christmas pudding...

Christmas Crackers

After Christmas dinner...

The family relax together and start thinking

about Christmas next year...

MERRY

CHRISTMAS

Christmas quiz

What is this?

Where does Santa put the presents?

What do we eat for Christmas

dinner?

What is this cat eating?

Name two things you get in a

Christmas Cracker....

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