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American Winter Traditions
American Winter Traditions
An introduction to the American
Christmas and the New Year
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Christmas
Christmas
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Christmas is the biggest holiday in
America.
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The “Holiday Season” starts after
Thanksgiving. People start shopping.
People also hang lights on their houses.
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Christmas Traditions--Family
Christmas Traditions--Family
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Families usually
gather on Christmas
Eve (Dec. 24) to be
together. No one
works on Christmas
Eve or Christmas.
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Since older children
don’t live at home,
They may only see
their families on
Christmas.
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Christmas Traditions--Food
Christmas Traditions--Food
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Usually families make
a big banquet for
Christmas Eve and
Christmas Day.
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Sometimes each
person brings a dish if
they do not travel very
far.
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Christmas Tree
Christmas Tree
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It’s an American
tradition for families
to get a Christmas tree
and decorate it with
lights and ornaments.
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Presents for the family
go under the
Christmas Tree
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More Presents
More Presents
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We also hang
stockings (big socks).
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Santa Claus
Santa Claus
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We tell small children
that their presents
come from Santa
Claus.
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8 flying reindeer pull
the sled.
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Reindeer
Reindeer
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That’s a reindeer.
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Christmas Morning
Christmas Morning
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We wake up early on Christmas and give presents
to our families.
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Then we go to church.
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After that, we play with our cool new presents.
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The New Year
The New Year
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The New Year isn’t as important as Christmas in
America.
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Usually it’s just a reason to have parties…
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Big Parties
Big Parties
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This is Times Square
in New York on New
Years.
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We usually drop a
giant disco ball here to
count the last 10
seconds of the old
year. When the ball
reaches the bottom,
it’s the new year.
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And then…
And then…
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On December 2nd, the Holiday Season is over,
and we all go back to work. It’s cold and
unpleasant until March, and no one has any more
fun until spring.
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THE END
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