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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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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • We also hang stockings (big socks).

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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 • That’s a reindeer.

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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 • 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 • 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… • 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