Santa ClausOn the 25th of December English children celebrate Christmas. Christmas is their favourite holiday. Santa Claus with white beard and red robe comes into the house at night and leaves presents for good children in
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Santa Claus On the 25th of December English children
celebrate Christmas. Christmas is their favourite holiday. Santa Claus
with white beard and red robe comes into the house at night and leaves presents for good children in their stockings.
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Christmas cards. On Christmas all people get and send
Christmas cards and presents.
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Christmas tree Every family has Christmas tree. They put
the tree in the room and decorate the house
and the X-mas tree. Then they prepare Christmas Dinner.
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Christmas dinner For dinner they have a turkey (goose)
and potatoes. Years ago people in the UK sat down
to Christmas dinner at the same time, so as to be ready for the Queen's Speech on TV at 3p.m.
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Christmas puddings For dinner they have a plump pudding,
or Christmas cake. It is the traditional cake. The
cooks put coins in to Christmas puddings as good luck .
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Answer the questions What is Christmas ? Where do English
people celebrate it? When is Christmas celebrated? What do people
say each other? How do English families prepare for Christmas? What do English people have for Christmas dinner?
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The first Christmas card - Christmas begins with Christmas cards. The
families prepare Christmas Cards to their relatives and friends. The
first Christmas card was in 1843, Sir Henry Cole invented it. One side of the card was a short greeting, and another – a nice picture. Soon these cards became very popular.