Презентация на тему Рождество в Великобритании

popular holiday in Great Britain. It is a family

holiday. Traditionally all relatives and friends give each other presents. So before Christmas all the department stores and shops are crowded, everybody is choosing a present. In general, people get prepared for this holiday very carefully. They decorate their houses in the traditional way, that is the Christmas trees are set up in houses, in the streets and churches. The Christmas trees are always decorated with fairy lights, angels and small toys. In addition litlle packets with nuts, candies and special biscuits are hung on the tree. Presents are put around the tree and artificial ''frost'' is scattered over the branches.

used to decorate the house.

hang their stockings so that Santa Claus could put

presents into them : oranges, sweets, nuts and if the child didn't behave properly Santa Clause can put there a piece of coal as punishment.

known as St.Nickolas who lived in Asia in the

fourth century. He gave his wealth to the poor and often to children. After he died the Dutch brought
this legend to colonial America. Soon the Dutch name Sinter Klaus became Santa Claus.

Christmas. No church or school is without its carol

service. Carols may be traditional or by known composers they can express different feelings. Carols appeared in Christmas history about the fifteenth century.

the front doors and start singing carols and the

people living in these houses give children candies, nuts, pies and so on, to thank them for carol singing

cranberry sauce and pudding. Every young woman in each

household helps to stir the Christmas pudding if she wishes to be married that year.

all the people of Great Britain.