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2 Christmas is the most important festival in the Christian calendar.
The celebration marks the birth of Jesus Christ in the Bethlehem stable, visit of three wise men and shepherds.

3 Children hang stockings on Christmas Eve, the 24th of Dec.
Children hang stockings at the end of their bed or at the fireplace. Then while they are asleep, Father Christmas comes and puts presents. Traditionally, he comes down the chimney.

4 Are there any well-behaved children in this house?
Father Christmas He got stuck Coming down the chimney Oh, bad luck!

5 Christmas trees were a German tradition brought to Britain in 1841.
It was when Prince Albert had a Christmas tree put up for his wife, Queen Victoria, in Windsor Castle. Now most people have a decorated Christmas tree at Christmas.

6 Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December.
O, Christmas tree, how lovely are your branches. In summer sun or winter snow a coat of green you always show. O,Christmas tree...

7 Families share Chrismas dinner.
The Christmas dinner is turkey with stuffing and vegetables followed by Christmas pudding. It is a steamed pudding with dried fruit.

8 Crackers are on the dinner table.
They are colourful packages. Two people open them making a cracking noise. Crackers contain a little present.

9 Christmas customs In Britain, children put a plate of biscuits and glass of milk under the Christmas tree for Father Christmas and an apple outside the door for his reindeer. On Christmas morning the plate is empty and there is no apple. There are lots of presents under the Christmas tree.

10 Christmas cake Christmas cakes are eaten during the Christmas period.
They are special fruit cakes with icing and marzipan.

11 What is the name of the day before Christmas?
Christmas Eve What do people pull at dinner table? crackers They grow in forests and look pretty at Christmas. What are they? Christmas trees What songs do families sing at Christmas? Christmas carols praying angel

12 What does Father Christmas give to good children?
What do children put next to the bed or fireplace? presents stockings devil

13 Christmas carol Christmas is a time to love.
Which Christmas carols can you sing? Which one do you like best?

14 Silent night. Holy night. All is calm. All is bright
Silent night! Holy night! All is calm. All is bright! Round Virgin Mother and Child. Holy Infant so tender and mild. Sleep in heavenly peace. Silent night! Holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight. Glories stream from heaven afar. Heavenly hosts sing halelujah. Christ the Savior is born. candles

15 Jingle bells Jingle all the way!
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. mistletoe Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh!

16 It´s snowing today. I love the snow. Me too
It´s snowing today. I love the snow. Me too. It´s snowing, snowing today. Snow, snow, where do you go? I don´t know, where I go.

17 Snowman I am a big snowman. I am tall and fat.
Here is my broomstick and here is my hat.

18 Can you say the meaning? This happy old man brings everyone presents on Christmas Eve. People eat this for Christmas dinner. It looks like a big chicken. These are animals that take Father Christmas to children´s houses. Father Christmas / Santa Claus turkey reindeer

19 May your Cristmas be the merriest, your New Year the happiest.
So this is Christmas and what have you done? Another year over and new one just begun. And so this is Christmas I hope you have fun. The near and the dear ones. The old and the young. A very great Christmas and Happy New Year. Let´s hope it´s a good one without any tears. And so this is Christmas for weak and for strong. For rich and the poor ones. The world is so large. And so happy Christmas for black and for white. For yellow and red ones. Let´s stop all the fight.

20 Can you describe the Christmas customs in your family?
Do you have an artificial or a real Christmas tree at home? Do you put the Christmas tree in the corner or in the middle of the room? When do you decorate it? What do you decorate it with? coloured glass balls

21 What do you think of celebrating Christmas with all your family?
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22 Let Santa Claus be generous to your family.

23 Vytvorila : Mgr. Helena Demčáková
Základná škola, Sídlisko II 1336 Vranov nad Topľou Predmet : Anglický jazyk Téma : Vianoce. Rodinné sviatky. Ročník : 5.,6.,7.,8.,9. Zdroj obrázkov :


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