2. SOME
WORDS
ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
IN BRITAIN

3. English people celebrate Christmas on the
25th of December.

4. Christmas
is a family
holiday.

5. People
decorate
their houses.

6. They decorate Christmas trees.

7. People make or buy gifts for their family and friends.

8. People send Christmas cards.

9. Christmas card
1843
Sir Henry Cole

10. It’s time to remember poor people too.

11. Many people bake cookies for Christmas.

12. Children visit Santa Claus in stores
Children visit Santa Claus in stores. Other children write letters to him.

13. People sing Christmas carols.
They sing carols in the streets, in hospitals, in nursing homes.

14. People tell Christmas stories.

15. On Christmas Eve many people go to church.

16. Children hang up stockings
Children hang up stockings. They hope that Santa Claus will fill stockings with toys.

17. Families and friends have parties and dinners.

18. People give gifts for each other.

22. What presents would
you like to get?