Eng 05

1. American Christmas

2. Christmas is the most important
religious holiday for the christians
when they are celebrating Jesus´s
birth. On christmas we give gifts to our
families and friends, and because of
that there is a big sale at most of the
stores. Some people are baking cookies
or making candies to give to their
neighbors and friends. At some job
sites or companies the boss gives his
workers a gift or some more money to
show appreciation of their work. Some
Americans also give money to charities
like hospitals.
Christmas gifts

3. The decorating of homes is
also very important tradition.
Most Americans that
celebrate christmas have a
decorated christmas tree.
Either they have a real
evergreen tree or a fake tree,
but they are always decorated
with lights, shining balls,
garland, tinsel, candy, a big
star or an angel at the top.
They also put all the gifts to
the children under the
christmas tree.
Every year they sell about 25-
30 millions christmas trees in
USA.
Christmas tree

4. Another popular thing to do in christmas is to decorate homes and gardens with lights. They decorate
whole streets with lights in the trees, on the houses and significance buildings. Some americans are
so crazy at decorating their houses. In every neighborhoods there are people competing about who
has the most lights on the house.
Christmas house decorating

5. The most popular tradition in christmas for
children is Santa Claus. They put a glass of
milk, a plate of cookies, and a carrot for Santa
and his reindeers so he can leave them the
gifts in their socks and under the christmas
tree. It is said that Santa comes flying with his
reindeers in a sleigh and climbs down the
chimney on the night between 24th and 25th
december. The children were told that if they
aren't good all the year around they would
get a lump of coal in their stockings.
Santa Claus is also known as St. Nickolaus,
Father Christmas, Grandfather Frost, Kris
Kringle and so on, in other countries and
languages.
Santa Claus

6. The american christmas food is kind
of different depending on where you
live. Roast turkey or ham are the
most popular melas at christmas. But
depending on the religion so are
tamales, roast goose with red
cabbage, crawfish jambalaya, roast
pork, and “seven fishes” seafood
salad.
A popular drink at holidays are
eggnog.
Typical american desserts on
christmas are pumpkin and apple pie.
They also have plum pudding, carrot
cake, pecan nut pie, maple ice cream,
panettone among other desserts.
Christmas food

7. In America they celebrate Christmas on 25th
December. In the morning they eat a big
breakfast and after that they open their
stockings. When the american people open their
gifts they shows that they are very thankful for
that they’ve got.