Christmas Flashcards
What are the important days of Christmas?
24th December
25th December
26th December
How do we call 24th December
Christmas Eve
How do we call 25th December
Christmas Day
How do we call 26th December
Boxing Day
Why do we call 26th december Boxing Day
rich families would give small presents to their workers on this day
How do we call public holidays in the UK and why?
BANK HOLIDAYS - banks are closed
What kind of holidays ar the 25th and 26th December?
official holidays
What do they do if the 25th and 26th December fall on the weekend and when did this last happen?
we call that HOLIDAYS IN LIEU
they make substitute days, where they transfer the holidays to the working day, so that the holidays are not ‘wasted’
this last happened in 2021
How long do the school Christmas holidays last in the UK
for about 2 weeks
What is the most important word associated with Christmas?
TRADITION
What happens on Christmas Eve
-families getting together
-airports, trainstations etc. are very busy around this time
-Carol services (traditional, religous)
What kind of season is the Christmas Eve
the religious element of the season
What is important on Christmas Eve?
that children are in bed early
Who is father Christmas?
a combination of different stories and legends
Where do some children visit Santa?
in his grotto
What is Santa’s grotto
part of the store that is Christmas decorated - Santa sits there
What kind of list does Santa have?
a nice and naughty list (you want to me on the nice one)
What things do children get depending on how good they’ve been?
nice = presents
bad = coal
very bad = cold ashes
Where do children get their presents?
in stockings
What are stockings?
big socks
What is important when it comes to letters?
to make sure that Santa gets your letter
To who can children in the UK write and get a reply from?
they can write to Santa thorug the regular postal service and get a reply from Santa
What do people do on Christmas day?
visit Church and family
open presents
watch TV or listen to music
have a Christmas dinner
What kind of meat do they eat on Christmas dinner?
turkey with ALL THE TRIMMINGS
What is turkey being used as?
a novelty flavour for Christmas productions
What sweet items do people eat and use on Christmas?
dry fruits
alcohol
christmas pudding/plum pudding
What do they use alcohol for?
for flavour and to help preserve foods
When do people start their Christmas preparations?
months in advance
What is stir up Sunday?
families mix together ingredients for the pudding
What is a lucky sixpence
when making the pudding they put a sixpence in the mixture
whoever got the sixpence is believed to have good-luck for the following year
