Christmas in Britain Prepared by Jolanta Dynerowicz ( The presentation is based on materials from Oxford University Press and Google graphics)

Christmas Christmas Day, 25th December, is a very special day for Christians all over the world. In Britain they have three or four days’ holiday for Christmas. It is a happy time, especially for children. 2

Christmas cards In the weeks before Christmas, everyone is busy. People send Christmas cards to all their friends or relations. You can buy or you can make them yourself. Many children make their cards at school. 3

Christmas decorations People decorate their houses with Christmas cards, holly and paper decorations – bells, chains and stars. 4

Christmas tree They buy a Christmas tree and put it in the sitting – room. The children decorate it with red, gold and silver balls, and little coloured lights. You can put a star or an angel on top of the tree. 5

Christmas Eve On Christmas Eve everyone puts their presents under the tree. Young children go to bed early and hang empty stockings at the foot of their beds. 6

Father Christmas During the night Father Christmas comes down the chimney and puts presents in the stockings. Father Christmas is a very happy old man. 7

Father Christmas He wears red clothes and has a big white beard. On his back he has a big sack of presents for good children. He rides over the houses in a sleigh. Reindeer pull the sleigh through the sky. 8

Trafalgar Square Every year there is a very big Christmas tree in the centre of London, in Trafalgar Square. This is a present from the people of Norway to the people of Great Britain. 9

Christmas carols In the evenings before Christmas people sing special songs – Christmas carols – round the tree. 10

Christmas decorations In the big cities, especially in London, there are Christmas decorations in the streets. All the shops decorate their windows with Christmas trees, presents, coloured lights and artificial snow. 11

Shopping The shops are very busy at Christmas. Everyone wants to buy presents for their family and friends. And people buy a lot of food and drink for all the Christmas meals and parties. 12

Shopping The shops are very busy at Christmas. Everyone wants to buy presents for their family and friends. And people buy a lot of food and drink for all the Christmas meals and parties. 13

25th December At midnight or early in the morning Christians go to church for a special service. Everyone opens their presents on Christmas morning and then it’s time to decorate the table with candles and crackers. 14

Christmas dinner For Christmas dinner people eat roast turkey, roast potatoes, green vegetables and sauces. Then they have the Christmas Pudding. 15

Christmas cake and crackers After dinner they pull crackers, and put on paper hats. They read out the jokes from the crackers, or play games. At five o’clock it’s time for tea and Christmas cake. 16

26th December - Boxing Day The day after Christmas is Boxing Day. People visit their relations or go to parties. Or they just spend a quiet day at home. No one works on Boxing Day. After Christmas everyone needs a holiday! 17