Презентация на тему Christmas Around the World

Savior to Christians
Gifts are exchanged partly because the Bible

tells of the wise men (magi) bringing gifts to the Christ-child as they came to worship Him

Bible, especially in the books of Matthew and Luke

as the celebration date to combine with the Roman

holiday of the winter solstice (when sun has no apparent North or South movement) in 336 A.D.

real person in 325 A.D. – Saint Nicholas in

Turkey*
Reputation for kindness and generosity
Legends of financial miracles on behalf of the poor and unhappy



* Mostly Christian nation at this time

came from the traditional Bishop’s robes that Saint Nicholas

would have worn

that Saint Nicholas would bring gold coins (as legend

says he did for three poor girls that needed money to get married)
Most were filled with small gifts, especially fruit and nuts

tradition, dating to about 700 A.D.
“Yule” log was a

large foundational log placed in the fireplace
Name comes from an associated celebratory cry heard about Christmastime because the nights were becoming shorter

Sinterklaas, which became Santa Claus
Gifts are exchanged on Christmas

day partly because of the Dutch Santa Claus legends

a magician that punished naughty children and rewarded good

children with presents

Christmas decoration for years, but was associated with pagan

rituals
A goddess of love – probably where kissing under the mistletoe comes from
Holly replaced it, where the thorns remind of Christ’s crown on the cross and the red berries of His shed blood

the first to get a lump of coal in

the stocking

sung by small choirs for the pleasure of those

that happened to walk by
Christmas cards started in London in 1843

a group dance
Noel in French is translated Christmas

the word for Christ in Greek is Xristos

the Jewish tradition is that the new day starts

at sundown [therefore Christmas eve is actually the start of Christmas day]
Some Jews (by heritage) are also Christians (by faith)

the flower English-speakers call poinsettia, was discovered in Taxco

and the valleys surrounding Cuernavaca. Known by the Aztecs in their native Nahuatl language as cuetlaxochitl, it is believed that they brought the plant from the tropical climate of Cuernavaca to their Aztec highlands for cultivation in special nurseries. Prized in the prehispanic era for the curative properties of the milk that dripped from the leaves, stems and flowers when cut, the pigment from the red leaves was also used to dye cotton fibers.

pavilion has a section dedicated to the history and

traditions of Christmas (during the Christmas season)

celebrate Christmas
Immigrants brought their Christmas traditions, especially in the

1700s and early 1800s
Christmas as a national celebration gathered momentum during the mid-1800s

Poinsett, imported (what became) the poinsettia for Christmas in

1828

etc. came from 2 published works in 1822 and

1863-1886
1822 – “The Night Before Christmas”
1863-1886 – magazine published pictures of Santa’s workshop, Santa reading letters, Santa checking his list, etc.

popular in 1860s, and by 1874 Macy’s in New

York developed Christmas theme window displays
Tree decorations became common in 1880 when Woolworth’s began to sell manufactured ornaments

started in 1923 with President Coolidge

secular songs at Christmas are:
Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” (1942)
Gene

Autry’s “Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer” (1949)
Based upon the Montgomery Wards booklet of the same named given away free in 1939 – written by a father attempting to cheer up a sad daughter grieving over a dieing mother