Christmas is a family holiday.
The 25th of December is Christmas Day. Christmas is a religious holiday because it is the day that Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
People prepare for Christmas weeks before. It’ a very busy time for families in England.
Decorations:
Christmas trees, lights, baubles, stars, crackers, candy canes.
They usually have a Christmas tree in the corner of the front room.
Most families decorate their houses with holly.
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Children hang stockings near the fireplace. They believe that while they are sleeping, Father Christmas comes to visit them.
Christmas Eve
Children sing carols
Christmas songs
Send cards
Write a wish list to St.Claus
Father Christmas comes from the North Pole in his sleigh.
Christmas is also the day that Father Christmas visits children and brings a lot of presents. Children often write letters to him with their wishes.
Father Christmas delivers presents on Christmas Eve, the night before Christmas, when everybody is sleeping.
For Christmas dinner the family eat turkey, potatoes and green vegetables.
Then they have the Christmas puddings.
They often open their presents together.
After dinner the family gathers in the room to listen to Queen of England on television. The Queen delivers her traditional Christmas message to the United Kingdom.
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