Christmas

structure Why do we celebrate Christmas? Christmas around the world Most popular presents Facts

1. Why do we celebrate Christmas? main church festival birth of Jesus born on 25th of December festivity starts the evening before (Christmas Eve) 10% of Germans do not know that

2. Christmas around the world United States: - Christmas Eve: church, dinner with family - presents in the morning of 25th December - Santa Claus comes down the chimney and fills Stockings - jarring and colorful decoration Poland: - Advent season = fasting period - Christmas dinner starts with the first star - dinner consists of twelve dishes, is vegetarian - one more cover as needed

Denmark: - in the afternoon family wath together TV - dinner: goose, duck or roast pork with potatoes glazed with brown sugar - dessert: rice pudding with an almond Iceland: - from Christmas Eve to Epiphany - dinner: lamb, smoked meat, sausage and home-brewed beer - 13 Christmas dwarfs of the mountains bring the presents Russia: - 7th January - Father Frost and his granddaughter (Snowflake) bring the gifts

Spain:. - beginning of Christmas time = 22th December Spain: - beginning of Christmas time = 22th December  traditionall draw of the Christmas lottery - Christmas Eve dinner with family and Christmas midnight mass - 28th December: day of innoncent children - flats decorated with Chrismas cribs forbidden: Tajikistan, Somalia, Brunei

3. Most popular presents 1. books / e-books 2. gift cards / cash 3. clothes 4. food / sweets 5. toys 6. CDs / DVDs 7. cosmetics 8. attendence of events 9. Entertainment electronics 10. jewellery

4. facts 300 million Christmastrees every year ¼ eats wienerwurst and potato salad on Christmas Eve Every year: 5 million gooses People put on weight 370 gram alcohol consumption increases by 36% 245 euro for Christmas gifts 19% get into dept 40% buy gifts a few days before Christmas 7 of 10 British dogs get a Christmas gift

- visitors of the Cristmas market spend on average 30 euro 8% suffer from Christmas stress 20% of couples break up after Christmas time 144 million chocolate Santas were produced last year Santa is photographed 24million times per year Christmas lists get ruder  one boy write a death threat to Santa USA: twelve-year-old boy spend 4 hours in a predict cause he unpacked his gift to early

1647 – 1660: Christmas was forbidden in England shape and look of the traditional Christmas stollen like swathed Child Jesus Rudolph the red nose reindeer ought to be female November – December many prisoners can leave ealier

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