Christmas Beginnings
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Vocabulary
Christmas Customs
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What is the name for Santa Claus in Germany?
Saint Nicholas
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What is the day we celebrate Christmas?
December 25
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Who is Santa Claus?
Jolly, old, fat man who brings Christmas presents down the chimney for good girls and boys.
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What do children in Mexico do on Christmas?
Break open pinatas
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What is a holiday?
A day of celebrating something, usually religious
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What is the name for Santa Claus in Great Britain?
Father Christmas
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What is December 24th called?
Christmas Eve
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What are ornaments?
Pretty things that hang from Christmas trees as decoration.
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What do people in North America like to do to a tree for Christmas?
decorate it!
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What do people say to each other on Christmas morning?
Merry Christmas!
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Where were Christmas cards first used?
England
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When did people in North America start to give each other gifts?
1800
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What does nativity mean?
birth
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What do many people like to bake for Christmas?
gingerbread cookies
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What is a festival?
a party
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What are red poinsettias?
Plants that Mexicans gave as a symbol of holiday cheer.
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What happened 1700 years ago?
Christians in Rome started celebrating Christmas.
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What is a symbol?
something that stands for something else
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What do people in Finland do on Christmas?
Visit their family and friends' graves
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Where do we hang Christmas stockings?
fireplace
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Where were Christmas trees first used?
Germany
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When is our last day of school before Christmas break?
December 22
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What is caroling?
Singing Christmas songs door to door
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What do religious leaders talk about at church on Christmas?
Jesus' birth, peace and love
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What is mistletoe and what is it used for?
Mistletoe is a plant with white berries. People kiss underneath it!
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