Christmas Activities

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• Middelbare school
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Christmas Activities

Merry Christmas

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How many words can you make out of "Happy Christmas"?

How many words can you make out of "Happy Christmas"?

St. Nicolas brings presents on December 6th to good children and a bag of sticks to bad children.

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

Tropical flowers are used as Christmas decorations.

The three Kings arrive on the night of January 5th to give presents to children. Most towns have a carnival-style parade.

Czech Republic

Great Britain

Costa Rica

Spain

On January 6th a special almond cake with a toy crown inside is eaten.

Wooden decorations and candles are put in windows of homes.

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

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

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For this activity, you will be working in groups

1. Each person will have one passage to read
2. For your passage, think about how you will answer the question for your group
3. When everyone is done reading, share your question and answer

Some modern Christmas traditions date from Roman times.

1. True
2. False

British people send money to friends, family, colleagues, classmates and neighbours at Christmas.

1. True
2. False

Gold, frankincense and myrrh are popular Christmas presents for young people in the UK.

1. True
2. False

Santa Claus is another name for Father Christmas.

1. True
2. False

‘Killing in the name’ won number one position in the UK music charts one Christmas.

1. True
2. False

It doesn’t always snow at Christmas in Britain.

1. True
2. False

A Christmas cracker is a type of dessert.

1. True
2. False

Only Christians celebrate Christmas.

1. True
2. False

New Year's Resolutions!

What are three New Year's resolutions that you could make?

(write them in your notebook)

Which of your New Year's resolutions will you try?

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Write an acrostic poem for the word "Christmas" or "Holiday"

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