Christmas traditions around the world

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b, k, g
• Leerjaar 1

Christmas traditions around the world

Introduction

Some Christmas traditions are similar in other countries. But there are also differences between the Christmas traditions around the world.

Look at the video. 

Which Christmas tradition would you experience?  

Match

Match the tradition to the country.

Sweden

Central

Europe

Philippines

What are we going to do today?

1. Quiz
2. How do we celebrate Christmas?
3. Make a Christmas card 

Quiz

You have 30 seconds to answer.

1. Quiz

Christmas around the world! What country does the Christmas  belong to? Select that box!

December 26th is called Boxing Day and was traditionally a day to give presents to the poor.

1. China
2. Spain
3. Great Britain
4. Germany

Tropical flowers are used as Christmas decorations.

1. Canada
2. Costa Rica
3. Spain
4. China

Christmas is not a big deal, but on Christmas day these people eat a feast of KFC.

1. China
2. The Phillipines
3. Costa Rica
4. Japan

Each year, on the saturday before Christmas Eve, the Giant Lantern Festival is celebrated

1. Czech Republic
2. France
3. Costa Rica
4. The Phillippines

Wooden decorations and candles are put in windows of homes.

1. France
2. Poland
3. Germany
4. Belgium

The Christian population is between 4-6% and big cities put up Christmas trees.

1. China
2. Costa Rica
3. Germany
4. France

Fir trees grow here and they always send the biggest, most beautiful tree to Boston in the USA.

1. Canada
2. Czech Republic
3. Great Britain
4. America

An important tradition is Julbord. You eat food with colleagues, friends and family.

1. Sweden
2. Norway
3. France
4. Denmark

How do you celebrate Christmas?
(What do you do,where and with whom?

Christmas card

1. Pick a name.
2. Decorate the Christmas card.
3. Write a Christmas wish for the person who's name you picked .