Days of Christmas
On this day people will have a Christmas feast with their families and unwrap their presents.
What is Christmas Day?
On 24th December children will hang up and find them filled with presents on the next morning.
What are stockings?
It is the most eaten meat in the UK at Christmas. About 60 % of British people prefer having it for their Christmas dinner, although this tradition is losing relevance over time.
What is roast turkey?
It is a plant with evergreen leaves and waxy white berries. People hang it up and everybody can be kissed under it. The ancient Druids believed that the plant brought good luck and helped protect against evil spirits.
What is mistletoe?
When Christmas Eve arrives, children get really excited: Santa Claus is coming __ the evening.
What is in?
On this day children will hang up their stockings and put down a little bowl of milk for the reindeer on the windowsill.
What is Christmas Eve?
Groups of people will often sing Christmas songs on the streets to raise money for charity.
Who are carol singers?
It is a rolled pastry, flavoured with ginger, treacle or sirup, cut into various shapes and sometimes covered with icing. It is originated in Germany and you also can build little houses with it.
It is an evergreen plant with red berries and hard, shiny leaves with prickly edges. The sharp leaves are said to symbolize the crown of thorns worn by Christ, while the berries represent his blood.
What is holly?
More than half of British people eat roast turkey __ Christmas Day.
What is on?
On this day people will visit their friends and give them some mince pies, and they often give little presents to delivery workers.
What is Boxing Day?
Children believe that Santa Claus brings them presents the night before Christmas.
What is he called in the UK?
Who is Father Christmas?
It is a Christmas speciality, a part of the Christmas dinner, made with dried fruit, spices, brandy, sugar and suet. It is traditionally made on Stir-up Sunday, the last Sunday before Advent. They boil or steam it.
What is plum pudding / Christmas pudding?
It is the most preferred kind of tree to be decorated at Christmas. This custom was developed in Central Europe, particularly in Germany, where Protestant Christians brought decorated trees into their homes.
What is fir tree?
The whole family gets together __ Christmas.
What is at?
It is the first day of the year. It is a bank holiday in the UK. Most people stay at home and relax with their families. Very few busses and trains run on this day.
What is New Year's Day?
It is an integral part of X-mas celebrations in the UK. It is a brightly decorated cardboard tube and traditionally pulled at the Christmas dinner table. A coloured paper hat or crown, a small toy, a joke or a riddle on a strip of paper are typical contents.
What is a Christmas cracker?
It is a drink that can be served hot or cold, made of eggs, milk, sugar, spices, rum or brandy or whiskey. It is traditionally served at large gatherings during Christmas.
What is hot eggnog?
There is a wide variety of traditional and modern Christmas ornaments, such as garlands, baubles, candy canes, and thin strips of metal foil. An angel or star might be placed at the top of the Christmas tree that is illuminated with mostly electric candles.
What is tinsel?
In Great Britain people often put up a tree and lights __ the beginning of December.
What is at?
It is the last day of the year. It is not a public holiday and most people go to work as usual. In the evening, many English people have parties at their homes. Big Ben signify the arrival of the new year and a midnight fireworks show takes place on the South Bank in London.
What is New Year's Eve?
Santa Claus lives near the North Pole and arrives through the sky on a sleigh pulled by reindeer. Name at least three of them. What are their names?
Who are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and Rudolph?
People will present them to friends on 26th December. It is a Christmas speciality, a small pastry filled with a sticky mixture of coarsely chopped dried fruit.
What is mince pie?
It is a circle of leaves which some people hang on the front door of their house at Christmas. Together, the circular shape and the evergreen material make this decoration a representation of eternal life.
What is a Christmas wreath?
__ Christmas morning the children find presents in their stockings and under the Christmas tree.
What is on?