Christmas

Christmas is a truly magical season, bringing families and friends together to share the much loved customs and traditions which have been around for centuries.

 Preparation

At the beginning of December, English people send some greeting cards to their friends and families. The cards that they receive are exposed on the walls or on the fireplace. They will be removed on the Twelfth Night, on January 6th.

English people begin very early to prepare the Christmas dinner. They decorate their houses in red and green, then their Christmas trees and they listen to Christmas Carols. They are English songs sung by choirs in the streets.

The dinner

It takes place on Christmas day, and not on Christmas Eve.Traditionally, the   Christmas dinner consists of a delicious soup of oysters as a starter. The main course is turkey stuffed with chestnuts  served with vegetables and stuffing. 

There's a Christmas cracker next to each plate on the table. When the crackers are pulled, out falls a paper party crown, a gift and a joke. The gift depends on the price you've paid for the cracker.The more you pay the more beautiful is the gift.

As a dessert, ther's the traditional  Christmas pudding . It is prepared several weeks before Christmas.

The presents

Once the meal is finished, the presents are opened: the children find their presents  in the red stockings, hung on the fireplace or under the Christmas tree.

 Christmas Day is children's favourite day. They wake up very early in the morning to see if their stockings have been filled.

 Most information was found on Woodlands Junior school site.

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