Merry Christmas

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Merry Christmas!

• Leesha Scott

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What Christmas is All About

• Christmas is an annual holiday celebrated on
  December 25
• On this day we honor the birth of Jesus Christ of
  Nazareth (note the Christ in Christmas)
• Mary and Joseph traveled to Bethlehem and Jesus
  was born in a manger within the shelter of a
  stable

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Traditions

• Gift-giving
• Santa Claus
• Decorations
• Christmas trees
• Lights
• Mistletoe
• Holly
• Nativity scenes
• stockings

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Christmas in Australia

• Christmas comes in the middle of the summer
  months from early December to February
• Needless to say it is very hot in Australia
  during Christmas time unlike in the U.S.
• There main meal is at lunch and they eat bbq
  with seafood
• They also eat Christmas crackers
• When Santa gets to Australia he changes clothes
  for the warmer weather and he gives his reindeer
  a rest and uses kangaroos

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Decorations in Australia

• They hang wreaths on their front doors
• They hang Christmas lights on their houses
• They put up Christmas trees
• They also put up Christmas Bush
• It is an Australian tree with small green leaves
  and cream colored flowers, by Christmas time the
  flowers turn a deep red

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A Mexican Christmas

• Posada processions are held
• Posada is Spanish for inn or lodging
• These celebrate the part of the Christmas story
  where Mary and Joseph looked for room in an inn
• The children go from house to house and sing a
  song asking if there is room in the inn and they
  are told to go away
• Each night from December 16 to Christmas Eve
  there is a Posada party held at a different house
  (this is the last house the children go to, where
  they arent turned away)

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Posada Parties in Mexico

• On Christmas Eve the biggest posada party is held
• A nativity scene is put on display at the party
  house
• They play many games including hitting a pinata
• They have plenty of food and hang decorations
  like evergreens and paper lanterns
• They have a church service and a display of
  fireworks is shown

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Christmas is the Best Time of Year

• Christmas is a time for family and gift-giving
• We celebrate Jesus' birth
• Christmas is celebrated similarly in countries
  throughout the world
• There is always food, gifts, celebrations,
  decorations, and family
• Its the happiest season of all

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Credits

• www.whychristmas.com
• Australian Christmas
• Mexican Christmas
• www.images.google.com