Christmas and New Year in England

г. Великого Новгорода
Богданова А.А.

was his father?
(Joseph)
What city was he born in?
(Bethlehem)
Where

was he born?
(In the stable)

What do people usually do on Christmas?
(They buy presents, decorate the trees, make holiday dinner, sing Christmas songs, go to church, play games)

Questions:

fields we go, laughing all the way. 

Bells on bob-tails ring,

making spirits  bright, 

What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing  song tonight. 
 
 

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the  way! 

O what fun it is to ride in a one-horse  open sleigh. 

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the  way! 

O what fun it is to ride in a one-horse  open sleigh.

is the Advent Candle. An Advent candle often has 25

marks on it, a bit of the candle is burned down by one mark each day. In some homes, 24 candles are kept, one for each night from December 1 through Christmas eve.

24, December – Christmas Eve
Night time on Christmas Eve though is a very exciting time for young children. It is the time when Santa or Father Christmas comes. They hang up their stockings and go to sleep.

25, December – Christmas Day

26, December – Boxing Day
It is traditionally a time to give gifts to tradesmen, servants, and friends.

31 , December - New Year's Eve

According to the legend, King Arthur started it in the

city of York in 571.

Nowadays people start preparing for the holiday in the beginning of December. People buy lots of presents and send cards to their friends and relatives. It is mostly a family holiday. Englishmen decorate their houses with green leaves, red paper decorations, Christmas Trees and colourful electric lights and glass balls.

Red and green are the traditional colours of Christmas. Green represents the continuance of life through the winter. Red symbolizes the blood of Jesus at his Crusifixion.

sweets, bells.

There is usually а bright star or the

figure of the Christmas angel at the top of the tree.

The first Christmas Tree came to England in 1841 from Germany.

Nowadays, in London, near the statue of Lord Nelson in Trafalgar Square, a giant Christmas Tree is set up and decorated each year. The Tree is a present from the people in Oslo, Norway.

mantel to be filled with presents.

in doorways. By custom anyone standing under the mistletoe gets

to be kissed.

Holly
/остролист/
Decorating the house with "boughs of holly" is an old British custom

Poinsettia
/пуансеттия/
Poinsettias are popular Christmas decorations in homes, churches, offices.

in London on the 1st of May 1843.

Christmas cards became

popular in Victorian England, they were mostly home made and given to loved ones.

Christmas Cards

Callcott Horsley

simply "Santa", is a figure with legendary, mythical, historical and

folkloric origins.
Writing letters to Santa Claus has been a Christmas tradition for children for many years.

Santa Claus

deer traditionally held to pull the sleigh of Santa Claus

and help him deliver Christmas gifts

Dancer ("Танцор"),
Prancer ("Гарцующий"),
Vixen ("Злобный"),
Comet ("Комета"),
 Cupid ("Купидон"), Donner ("Болван"),
Blitzen ("Молниеносный")
Rudolf (“Рудольф”).

с картошкой
Traditional Christmas ham
Традиционная рождественская ветчина
Brussels sprouts
Брюссельская капуста

рождественский пудинг
Christmas cake
рождественский фруктовый пирог
Yule Log
Рождественское полено

Sleigh
Stocking
Mistletoe
Christmas
Brussels

sprouts
Deer
Holly

Чулок
Сани
Рождество
Остролист
Олень
Индейка
Брюссельская капуста
Пудинг
Омела

Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry

Christmas
And a Happy New Year. 

Good tidings we bring to you and your kin;
Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding;

Oh, bring us a figgy pudding;
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding and a cup of good cheer.

We won't go until we get some;
We won't go until we get some;
We won't go until we get some,
So bring some out here.

Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry

Christmas
And a Happy New Year. 

Good tidings we bring to you and your kin;
Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding;

Oh, bring us a figgy pudding;
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding and a cup of good cheer.

We won't go until we get some;
We won't go until we get some;
We won't go until we get some,
So bring some out here.

«Рождество и Новый Год в Англии». В презентации наглядно показаны

символы английского Рождества традиционные блюда, которые готовят в Англии к Рождеству. Учащиеся знакомятся с историей английской рождественской открытки. В начале презентации даны вопросы, на которые ученики должны будут ответить после просмотра презентации. В конце даются слова, которые ученики должны запомнить под музыку английской рождественской песни.