Englsih Christmas traditions PPT

2. FATHER CHRISTMAS / SANTA CLAUS
• Children in England believe that Father
Christmas bring them their presents on
Christmas Eve (24th December)
• Children will leave food and a drink out for
Santa and Rudolph
– usually alcohol or milk and a mince
pie for Santa and a carrot for Rudolph!

3. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING SIMILAR
IN SPAIN / CATALUNYA OR DO YOU
BELIEVE IN SANTA TOO?

4. What is a mince pie?
• A mince pie, also known as minced pie, is a
small British fruitbased mincemeat sweet pie traditionally served during
the Christmas season. It usually contains meats, fruits
and spices.

5. Does anyone know what this is?

6. A CHRISTMAS CRACKER!!
• Families in England pull crackers with one
another before the Christmas meal is eaten.
• Inside the Christmas cracker is:
– A joke
– A funny hat
– A toy

7. Christmas dinner
Christmas dinner is my
favourite dinner of the year!
We have turkey and roast
vegetables, with gravy!

8. Christmas dinner
• We always finish off our Christmas dinner with
Christmas pudding 
• Christmas pudding is a type of fruit cake,
which is normally set on fire at the table!

9. Stockings hung on the fireplace
• Children hang their stockings on the fireplace
so that when Father Christmas comes down
the chimney, he can put presents inside the
stockings!

10. Can you name Santa’s reindeer?
CUPID
COMET
VIXON
DANCER
DASHER
PRANCER
BLITZEN
DONNER

11. Don’t forget
about
Rudolph!