Презентация на тему Christmas Traditions in Great Britain

probably the most popular holiday in Great Britain. It

to thousand years.
The first recorded

Solstice and the ancient pagan
Roman midwinter festivals called

Christmas
in the UK by introducing
Christianity in the

and is only celebrated in a few countries.
It was

Boxing Day has now become another
public holiday in countries such as
the U.K. , Canada, Australia
and New Zealand.

the Christmas traditions,
we may need to go back

for the whole family, but most of all children

in the 1830s. They became very popular
in 1841,

Because of the danger of fire, in 1895 Ralph Morris,
an American telephonist, invented the first
electric Christmas lights, similar to the ones we use today.

originally used in pre-Christian times to
help celebrate the

Greenery

The U.K. and Germany were the main countries
to keep the use of the greenery and here
the Christian meanings are :

to some versions, from it the wreath of
the

Holly

to God
for support in our lives.
It has

goes back to the times of the ancient
Druids.

It is supposed to possess mystical powers which bring good luck to the household and ward off evil spirits.
It was also used as a sign of love and friendship in Norse mythology and that's where the custom of kissing under Mistletoe comes from.

England! The original custom

was that a berry was

years ago,
but these were not Christmas Carols. They

Carols

are sung during а Christmas season.
The songs are

of these weeks are wreaths with candles which have

the light of Jesus coming into the world:
but

The orange is round like the world.
The candle stands tall and straight and
gives light in the dark like the love of God.
The red ribbon goes all around the 'world'
and is a symbol of the blood Jesus shed
when he died for us.
The four sticks point in all directions and
symbolise North, South, East and West –
they also represent the four seasons.
The fruit and nuts (or sometimes sweets!)
represent the fruits of the earth, nurtured
by the sunshine and the rain.

log
should be cut down by the
head of

of St. Nicholas.
St. Nicholas was a Bishop
who

Father Christmas (in Britain), or Kriss Kringle (in America)

of the family Christmas tree,
or near the fire

Some people say that Santa
lives in the North Pole.

In Finland, they say that he lives in the north part of
their country called Lapland.

But everyone agrees that he travels through
the sky on a sledge that is pulled by reindeer,
that he comes into houses down the
chimney at night and puts

custom of giving
and receiving presents at
Christmas, is

Frankincense was a perfume used in Jewish
worship and, as a gift, it showed that people
would worship Jesus.
Gold was associated with Kings and Christians
believe that Jesus is the King of Kings.
Myrrh was a perfume that was put on dead
bodies to make them smell nice and, as a gift,
it showed that Jesus would suffer and die.

Cards to their friends and family.
The first Christmas

potatoes and other vegetables
such as carrots and sprouts.

stalks celery, chopped 2/3 cup diced water chestnuts 3 green onions,

Cranberry Sauce - a traditional accompaniment to roast turkey.
- 500 g (18 oz.) fresh cranberries
- 250 ml (1 cup) cider vinegar
- 250 ml (1 cup) water
- 250 g (9 oz.) brown sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 tsp. ground allspice
- 1 piece of peeled ginger
Place all the ingredients in a saucepan and simmer
over low heat for about 20 minutes; remove the
cinnamon stick and ginger; pour into a sauce boat or bowl.

lime Kool-aid 1 qt lime sherbet 2 qts ginger ale Mix Kool-aid

with sticks in the shape of a cane (or

for Santa as a token of gratitude for work

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