English Christmas!!!
Why? Christmas is celebrated on the 25 th December. The reason Christmas is celebrated is because it is the day that Christ was born.
How to celebrate Most families will celebrate by having a big lunch on the 25 th while others have a big dinner on the 24 th of December.
Pine trees of different sizes are bought (some are real and some are plastic) and then covered with Christmas decorations. It is then traditional to put an angel or a star at the top of your Christmas tree, and the presents underneath.
Santa Claus Enter Santa Claus/Father Christmas. He is the big fat man dressed in red and white who brings presents to all the children, by flying on a sleigh pulled by 8 reindeers and coming down the chimney.
Each year he has a list of children who've been naughty and nice and all the nice children will get a present on Christmas morning.
Mistletoe The mistletoe is a commonly used Christmas decoration. Some people believe that any male or female who meet under a hanging mistletoe are obliged to kiss.
Mistletoe has pagan associations. For example, the druids of Gaul regarded mistletoe growing on oak trees as sent from heaven. Other common decorations associated with Christmas are holly and ivy – both are associated with Pagan festivals as it was customary to decorate with greenery for these festivals.
“The night of candles" At Christmas, all the windows of rural houses lit with candles in the UK, so the locals call Christmas Eve "the night of candles. " And this tradition has come from the ancient ritual of burning Christmas log, which is now replaced by a thick Christmas candles, symbolizing the victory of light over darkness.
Images of Santa Claus Images of Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, snowmen, reindeer, and candy canes are seen in cards, posters, signs and other printed or marketing material associated with the Christmas celebrations.
Images of Jesus Images of baby Jesus, the Christmas star, and other symbols associated with the religious meaning of Christmas are also seen during Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Two major attractions of the Christmas traditions in England Queen's Christmas message to the nation and ‘Boxing Day’ are the two major attractions of the Christmas traditions in England.
«Boxing Day» ‘Boxing Day’, the day next to Christmas was traditionally celebrated as a day where gifts are given to employees or the people on the lower classes in boxes. However nowadays, this day is spent with friends and family by sharing love and affection with them. This day is full of fun and in its true self is all about loving your family and spending some qualitative time with them. Thus, English Christmas tradition is a great way of celebrating the very fervor of Christmas
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