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Festivals

Christmas

● The following cultural notes describe both the Christmas worksheet 1


origins and the current traditions of this festival. ● Pupils need brown, grey and red pens or
Explain as much as you feel is relevant to the class. pencils, scissors, a straw and glue.
● Pupils follow the instructions to make a
Christmas robin decoration.
■ Christmas Day is celebrated in different
countries around the world and is a time of year Christmas worksheet 2
when families and friends get together for a ● Pupils need three cardboard toilet roll cylinders,
meal and to exchange gifts. crepe or tissue paper, thread, stickers, sticky
■ Christmas Day is on 25th December. However, tape and scissors.
there are other important days around
● Pupils follow the instructions to make a
Christmas which people celebrate in different
Christmas cracker. Help them to understand
countries. For example, on 7th December
the joke (‘rain, dear’ sounds like ‘reindeer’, the
people in Colombia decorate their homes with
animal that pulls Father Christmas’s sleigh.
candles for ‘Día de las Velitas’ or ‘Day of the
‘Dear’ is a term of endearment often used by
little Candles’.
older people).
■ In the weeks leading up to Christmas, people
put up a Christmas tree in their homes ● Optional follow-up activity: Pupils tell
decorated with lights and ornaments. The Christmas jokes. Help them to say them in
tradition of decorating a Christmas tree comes English. Suggestions for Christmas jokes: What
from Germany in the late Middle Ages. In some falls in the North Pole, but never gets hurt?
countries people send each other Christmas Snow! What do monkeys sing at Christmas?
cards, wishing their friends and family a happy Jungle Bells!
holiday season.
■ Children often write letters to Santa Claus, or
Father Christmas, telling him what presents they
would like for Christmas. On 24th December,
Christmas Eve, children in the UK, USA and
Canada leave a stocking for Santa to fill with
small presents and sweets. They also leave a
drink and a snack for Santa, and a carrot for the
reindeer that pull his sleigh.
■ Some children in Spain and other countries
write letters to the three Magi Kings and
receive gifts on 6th January.
■ Many cultures enjoy special meals at Christmas,
and having a meal together is an important part
of this holiday. In many countries, like Spain
and Mexico, families enjoy their Christmas
meal on 24th December. In the UK, the table is
decorated with candles and brightly coloured
crackers. Everyone pulls the crackers, which
make a loud bang. Children love to look inside
the crackers to find a colourful paper Christmas
hat, a small toy and a Christmas joke.
In Christmas worksheet 1, pupils can make
a robin Christmas decoration. In Christmas
worksheet 2, pupils can make their own
Christmas cracker.

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