A merry Christmas

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A merry Christmas in the English-speaking World
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• In the USA, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland,
  Australia and New Zealand,December,25th is the
  most important holiday. Families gather on
  Christmas Eve. Traditional decorations are red
  and green.

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• Families decorate evergreen trees.
• In America families often decorate early in
  December, but in Great Britain it is more
  traditional to decorate in Christmas Eve.

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• Children hang stockings by their fireplaces for
  Santa Claus to fill with gifts during the night.
• Some children leave milk and cookies for Santa
  before they go to sleep on Christmas Eve.

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• In all of countries it is traditional to have a
  big dinner with family and to exchange gifts. on
  the 25th.

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Other holidays

• Two other holidays are celebrated around the same
  time as Christmas.
• Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah, an eight-day
  festival of light.

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• Every night families light a candle until there
  are a total of nine burning at the end of the
  period.

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Black people in America celebrate Kwanzaa from
December 26 to January,1.This is a cultural
holiday, not a religious holiday with a principle
for each day.
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The United States and Canada
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• Because people from many different cultures and
  countries live in America and Canada, there is
  not only one strong Christmas tradition.
• People decorate, exchange gifts and have a big
  dinner on the 25th.

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• Traditional foods are ham, turkey, stuffing,
  vegetables and pie.

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Great Britain and Ireland
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• The Christmas season in these countries is very
  musical. Many people go from house to house to
  sing, and there are many concerts with music,
  singing and bells.
• Sometimes people dress in costumes and put on
  Christmas plays.

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Australia and New Zealand
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The weather is warm and some people have their
Christmas dinner as a picnic at the beach.
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Boxing day-December,26th

• The day after Christmas is an official holiday,
  Boxing day. It is a time to help people who dont
  have enough money, food or clothing.

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JOHN
AND
ALBENA
WISH YOU
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MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR