New Year Christmas

Dashing through the snow In a one-horse open sleigh Over the fields we go Laughing all the way Bells on bobtail ring Making spirits bright What fun it is to ride and sing A sleighing song tonight Jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is ride

Christmas Eve ing 24th of December On this day everybody is busy and in a hurry. Offices close at 1 o’clock but the shops stay open late. On Christmas Eve children hang their Christmas stockings on their beds. They wait for Santa Claus and other miracles

Christmas History

The holiday is connected with a wonderful birth of Jesus Christ as it is described in the Holy Bible. On that day, about 2000 years ago, Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem.

When Jesus was born wise men from the East came to worship him. They gave the child presents: gold, frankincense ( ладан) and myrrh(мирра). That’s why people nowadays try to please their friends and relatives giving them Christmas presents When Jesus was born wise men from the East came to worship him. They gave the child presents: gold, frankincense ( ладан) and myrrh(мирра). That’s why people nowadays try to please their friends and relatives giving them Christmas presents

X- mas Christmas gets its name from “Christ” meaning “Messiah” (спаситель, избавитель) and “Mass”, meaning “religious festival”

Christmas traditions

Christmas Tree Christmas tree

Christmas tree The tradition of Christmas Tree started in 16th century in Germany. On a brisk, clear Christmas Eve, Martin Luther, a German theologian, was walking home under a bright, starry sky, which was so beautiful that he wanted to recreate its beauty for his children. His idea was to decorate a large evergreen tree with glowing candles.

Every year the people of Norway give the city of London a present. It is a big Christmas tree and it stands in Trafalgar Square. It was Peter the Great who introduced that tradition in Russia.

Many families decorate their houses with a Christmas tree.

Evergreen plants

Mistletoe (омела) is an evergreen plant with small leaves and small white berries. on Christmas Eve is a bunch of mistletoe in every house. Under this bunch boys kiss girls Holly (остролист) is an evergreen plant with sharp-pointed leaves and red berries. People put holly on Christmas pudding Poinsettia (пуансетия) this plant Begins to blossom before Christmas. It is usually called a “Christmas star”

Christmas cards

Before Christmas people write and send cards to their friends and relatives. In England almost every family receives more than 60 Christmas cards.

Santa Claus

Santa Claus gets his origin from St. Nicholas, a generous man from 4th century A.D. who helped the children and the poor, often throwing gifts through children’s windows to make them happy.

Brought to America by Dutch Immigrants in 1600s as “sinter Klaas” Americans Soon began calling him “Santa Claus”. He is described as fat, jolly, red-suited and white-beard man from the North Pole

Christmas stocking

In the evening of the 24th of December children hang their Christmas stockings on their beds or put them under the Christmas tree. Father Christmas (Santa Claus) puts presents into them. A Christmas stocking is not a real stocking. It is big and beautifully decorated.

Christmas meals

Traditional Christmas meals are roast turkey and Christmas pudding. Christmas pudding was first made many, many years ago. Now it is the highlight of Christmas dinner. Children often put holly on the pudding. Traditionally a coin is placed into the pudding. It brings a good luck to a person who finds it.

Christmas decorations

Cracker-(хлопушка) If there are children in the family, they have often Christmas crackers. When you pull a cracker it makes a bang and inside there is usually a Christmas hat, a small toy and a piece of paper with a joke on it

Wreath

Christmas hats- are made of coloured paper. Children and grown-ups like to wear them on Christmas

Shining balls

Candles

Christmas bells

Christmas symbols Test

Decorate the Tree

Many legends tell of his ________________ Saint Nickolas was a____________ who lived in Asia Minor in the 4th century. He was the patron ____________ of children. Many legends tell of his ________________ One story tells how he gave a bag of gold as a __________ to each of three poor sisters so they could be married. The _________ in Saint Nickolas as a giver of gifts was developed from such legends. Many countries in ______________ observe December,6, the date of his death, as a special holiday. On December,5,Saint Nickolas Eve many European children fill their __________ with straw for Saint Nickolas’s __________ and leave the shoes by the _____________ They believe that after the horse eats the _________ Saint Nickolas will fill their shoes with ___________ and goodies. The name Santa Claus comes from the ___________ Sinterklaas, which is Dutch for Saint Nickolas shoes generosity Europe fireplace belief dowry straw saint bishop horse toys word

Tinsel on the Christmas ____________ is attributed to a ______________ whose husband died. She was left to bring up a large family of __________ herself. She was left to do everything working so hard and she was determined to make a happy _______ for them at Christmas. She prepared a Christmas Tree ______________ them on Christmas ____________ Unfortunately, _____________ visited the tree, and crawled from _________ to branch, making _________ all over it. The Christ __________ saw the tree and knew she would be very upset to find this on Christmas ____________ He changed the spider’s ___________ to shining _____________ Tree silver children woman morning Day time to surprise spiders branch webs Child

Old Russian cards

Make the puzzled picture

Congratulations!

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M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S T O A L L

Boxing Day

Higher than a house, Higher than the tree, Oh, whatever can it be?

What kind of apple isn’t an apple?

What man can’t live inside the house?