Christmas Подготовил ученик 8 А класса Лаппо В

Christmas Подготовил ученик 8 А класса Лаппо В. С. Восходовская С. Ш. , г. Могилёва

QUIZ When is Christmas celebrated in Europe? Why do people do it? Whose birthday is celebrated at Christmas?

History of Christmas It would be easy enough to imagine Christmas as an old tradition dating from the birth of Christ. You'd begin with this story, on December 25 th date to Jesus' birth. That day is known as the giftgiving event of the magi. Over the centuries Christmas traditions would accumulate: perhaps beginning with the yule log, followed by the Christmas tree and finally winding up in the present day with snowmen and bright lights. yule log ['juːlˌlɔg]- большое полено, сжигаемое в сочельник

Nativity crib The original nativity scenes reminded people of the birth of Jesus Christ. They were live presentations with actors and real animals. St Francis of Assisi is believed to have organised the first full nativity in the 12 th century. In medieval times, the presentations were sponsored by churches, and actors were picked based on how closely they looked like who was being shown. The first sculpted and painted scenes began in around the 16 th century, when wealthy churches started decorating inside their buildings. Nativity play - пьеса о Рождестве (инсценировка евангельской легенды) [nə'tɪvətɪ] Nativity crib [krɪb]– Рождественские ясли

Holly According to some stories, it is said that only the holly tree was allowed to be cut down and its wood made into a cross to bear Jesus. Some Christians believe that Jesus wore a crown of holly thorns whose berries were originally white. As Jesus' blood touched the berries, they turned red. The green leaves of the holly plant have come to represent everlasting life and the berries the blood of Jesus.

Robin redbreast The robin is a British garden bird. The birds often feature on Christmas cards, their red breasts a dash of colour in a white wonderland. According to a Christmas legend, a robin landed on the shoulder of Jesus and sang in order to relieve his suffering. The blood from Jesus' crown of thorns stained the little bird's chest, and from then on, all robins were red breasted.

Christmas tree The fir tree became associated with Christianity when Saint Boniface, a monk from Devonshire, went to preach in an area of Germany that became famous for its Christmas decorations. The triangular shape of the tree was used to explain the concept of the trinity as everlasting hope of mankind and its shape signified thoughts towards heaven. When was the custom of decorating Christmas trees with candles and presents introduced into Britain? Decorated trees started in Britain when Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were pictured with their children around one in the illustrated London News. To preach [priːʧ] – проповедовать Triangular [traɪ'æŋgjələ] - треугольный

Wreaths The Advent wreath is German in origin. Usually with four candles, one is lit every Sunday before Christmas, representing the coming of Jesus. For Christians, evergreen plants in a continuous circle symbolise everlasting hope and life.

What do they call Father Frost in the West? Where does he live? Santa Claus lives at the North Pole What does Santa Claus look like? Santa Claus is generally depicted as a portly, joyous, whitebearded man wearing a red coat with white collar and cuffs, white-cuffed red trousers, and black leather belt and boots (images of him rarely have a beard with no moustache). Portly ['pɔːtlɪ] – дородный, тучный

Santa Claus travelling How does Santa Claus travel? After the elves have loaded the sleigh with the presents for children around the world, Santa reaches into the pocket of his trousers and pulls out a special pouch. Inside this pouch is magical dust made of Christmas dreams throughout the ages. Santa carefully sprinkles each of the reindeer with this dust. pouch [pauʧ] мешочек reindeer ['reɪndɪə]- северный олень sprinkle ['sprɪŋkl] посыпать

Christmas stocking According to legend, a poor man worried that this three daughters would not get married as he did not have dowry for them. St Nicholas, the Bishop of Myra, knew of their plight and wanted to help them. On Christmas Eve, after the girls had put their stockings out to dry on the fire place, he threw some gold coins down the chimney. The coins landed in the stockings and filled them. When news of this spread, other people began to hang stockings too in the hope that they would receive gifts. St Nicholas is believed to be the inspiration for Father Christmas. Plight [plaɪt] - помовка

Christmas Tree in London Where does the most famous Christmas tree stand in London? In Trafalgar Square

Secret Santa is a fun gift exchange with friends, family and/or co-workers. In this gift swap, the gift-giver remains anonymous. Therefore, the “secret” is that you don’t know the identity of your “Santa. ” Traditionally each participant writes his/her name on a small sheet of paper, folds it up, and drops the name into a bowl. Then each person randomly draws a name out of the bowl, and you shouldn’t tell anyone whose name you drew, as this is the person for whom you will buy a gift. On the day of the gift exchange, each person puts their gift under a Christmas tree, or in a general area such as a table. Then each person can retrieve their gift and try to guess who his/her Santa is! randomly [ˈræn. dəmli] - случайно, наугад

Christmas cards In the 18 th century in England, children sent Christmas messages to their family on paper decorated with a border. But it wasn't until 1843, when a busy Sir Henry Cole commissioned a standard card greeting for all of his friends, that the modern day ritual of sending Christmas cards was invented. John Callcott Horsley designed the first. The cards had a print run of 1, 000 and were sold for a shilling each. They were expensive, but the idea caught on. The Penny Post, which had been introduced three years earlier, meant that a Christmas wish could be sent for just one penny.

Christmas markets in London

Visiting church Decorating Christmas tree Preparing gifts Sending Christmas cards Cooking for Christmas feast

Traditional dishes An oven roasted turkey Christmas pudding Christmas ham Christmas cookie Candy canes

Christmas wishes May Peace, Joy, Hope and Happiness be yours during this Holiday Season and throughout the New Year Wishing you a Joyous Holiday Season and a New Year filled with Peace and Happiness Warmest thoughts and Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year Rejoice in the spirit of Christmas which is Peace, the miracle of Christmas which is Hope, and the heart of Christmas which is Love To wish you the special gifts of this holiday season - Peace, Joy and Lasting Happiness The gift of love. The gift of peace. The gift of happiness. May all these be yours at Christmas