American Winter Traditions
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American Winter Traditions
American Winter Traditions
An introduction to the American
Christmas and the New Year
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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 Christmas • Christmas is the biggest holiday in America. • 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--Family Christmas Traditions--Family • Families usually gather on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) to be together. No one works on Christmas Eve or Christmas. • 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 Traditions--Food Christmas Traditions--Food • Usually families make a big banquet for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. • 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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Christmas Tree Christmas Tree • It’s an American tradition for families to get a Christmas tree and decorate it with lights and ornaments. • 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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More Presents More Presents • 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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Santa Claus Santa Claus • We tell small children that their presents come from Santa Claus. • 8 flying reindeer pull the sled.
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Reindeer
Reindeer
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That’s a reindeer.
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Reindeer Reindeer • 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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Christmas Morning Christmas Morning • We wake up early on Christmas and give presents to our families. • Then we go to church. • 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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The New Year The New Year • The New Year isn’t as important as Christmas in America. • 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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Big Parties Big Parties • This is Times Square in New York on New Years. • 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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And then… And then… • 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. • THE END