Christmas Sasovo School English Teachers, Svitlana Kyvyr, Natalia Chovban and Ryan Knight
Introduction From Eureka, California Served in Sasovo from December, 2013 to February, 2014 Returned to Sasovo July, 2015 Peace Corps Volunteer
Christmas Around the World
Christmas in… Christmas trees are very important This country is well known for its Christmas markets that sell Christmas foods and decorations the beautiful song Stille Nacht (Silent Night) was written in this country, and today is sung all around the world.
Christmas in… This country has a small Christian population, so few people know about Christmas. Christmas is only celebrated in the biggest cities,
Christmas in… In this country Christmas and New Year’s are celebrated for many days. New Year’s eve is called “The Old night”.
Christmas in… In this country Christmas is celebrated by the queen. Many villages, towns and cities are decorated with Christmas lights
Christmas in… In this country Christmas dinner is eaten during the evening of Christmas eve. The dinner is usually a fish soup with potato salad
Christmas in… In this country there are markets that sell special Christmas figures. There are special logs that are burned that smell nice when it is burning.
Christmas in… In this country there are lots of different Christmas tradition becomes many people have immigrated from different countries. It is famous for its fir and pine Christmas trees
Christmas in… In this country people use beautiful tropical flowers to decorate their homes On Christmas eve everyone puts on their nicest clothes and goes to a midnight church service.
Christmas words Cracker Gold Frankincense Myrrh Charity To bet Santa Claus To spend time reindeer
Christmas Cracker
Gold
Frankincense
Myrrh
Charity
To bet
Santa Claus
To spend time with family
To spend time with friends
Reindeer
Questions about the Text What is the Christmas number one (clue: it’s about music)? Does it always snows at Christmas in Britain? What do people eat at Christmas in the UK? Do British people really like Christmas?
Down 1.a type of perfume that the wise men brought to baby Jesus
Across 2. giving of help to those in need.
Down 3. A type of deer that helps Santa to fly in his sleigh
Down risk something, usually a sum of money, against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of a future event, such as the result of a race or game.
Down 4. A special oil used in Church. The wise men brought it to baby Jesus
Across a tube of brightly coloured paper, usually given at Christmas parties, that makes a noise when pulled apart by two people and contains small presents
Down a plump white-bearded and red-suited old man in modern folklore who delivers presents to good children at Christmastime
Across At Christmastime we do this with family and friends
Across a very expensive material, that is yellow in color The wise men brought baby Jesus this.
What does Christmas mean to you?