LETTERS
Children write letters to Father Christmas but they don’t drop them in the mailbox. They toss the letters into the fireplace and Father Christmas reads the smoke.
On Christmas morning children wake up very early and find some presents under the Christmas tree.
According to the legend there was a poor man with three daughters who could not provide a dowry for them to be married. One night, Nicholas (a rich Turkish bishop in the 4th century AD) secretly dropped a bag of gold into an open window of the house. Thanks to that gold, the oldest daughter could marry. This was repeated later with the second daughter. The third daughter hung her stoking by the fireplace and when St Nicholas tossed the gold, it landed in the stocking. Nowadays children hang their stockings in the fireplace to find them filled with gifts.
CHRISTMAS CRACKERS
A Christmas cracker is a brightly coloured paper tube, twisted at both ends. A person pulls on each end of the cracker and when the cracker breaks, a small chemical strip pops and the contents fall out. They traditionally contain a paper crown, a small gift and a joke written of a slip of paper.
The party hats look like crowns and we assume they symbolise the crowns worn by the three kings.
There is always one cracker next to each plate on the Christmas dinner table.
The day following Christmas Day is called “Boxing Day”, the feast of St. Stephen.
This custom started in the Middle Ages: There was a box in the churches where people put some money and then gave it to poor people on the day after Christmas.
Also, this is the day that servants traditionally got the day off to celebrate with their families. The tradition continues today- small gifts are often given to delivery workers such as postal staff and children who deliver papers.
Traditionally, employers give money, food, cloth (material) or other valuable goods to their employees.
In modern times, it is an important day for sporting events and the start of the sales.
Boxing Day is an opportunity to spend time with family, friends and neighbours. Some people go for a walk in the countryside, while others go to the sales in large stores that often begin on Boxing Day. Some people even spend part of the night and early morning queuing to get into the stores to get the best bargains.
This custom started in the Middle Ages: There was a box in the churches where people put some money and then gave it to poor people on the day after Christmas.
Also, this is the day that servants traditionally got the day off to celebrate with their families. The tradition continues today- small gifts are often given to delivery workers such as postal staff and children who deliver papers.
Traditionally, employers give money, food, cloth (material) or other valuable goods to their employees.
In modern times, it is an important day for sporting events and the start of the sales.
Boxing Day is an opportunity to spend time with family, friends and neighbours. Some people go for a walk in the countryside, while others go to the sales in large stores that often begin on Boxing Day. Some people even spend part of the night and early morning queuing to get into the stores to get the best bargains.
CHRITSMAS DINNER
The most important meal on December 25th is Christmas dinner.
The Christmas dinner menu is roast turkey with carrots, potatoes, peas, Brussels sprouts and gravy.
CHRISTMAS PUDDING
There’s Christmas pudding for afters. Some people make it months before Christmas. Families have their own recipes. Some use brandy, others put in a lot of fruit... Real Christmas puddings have a piece of holly on the top. Crackers are usual at Christmas dinner too.
MINCE PIES
Mince pies are a favourite food of Father Christmas. Children leave one or two mince pies on a plate at the foot of the chimney (along with a small glass of brandy, sherry or milk, and a carrot for the reindeer) as a thank you for filling their stockings.
MINCE PIES
Mince pies are a favourite food of Father Christmas. Children leave one or two mince pies on a plate at the foot of the chimney (along with a small glass of brandy, sherry or milk, and a carrot for the reindeer) as a thank you for filling their stockings.
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