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Christmas in Great Britain

There are a lot of interesting traditions connected with Christmas in Great Britain. It is the greatest holiday in Great Britain. Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December.

People began to celebrate Christmas many, many years ago.

Prince Albert, and the Queen Victoria had a Christmas tree at Windsor Castle in 1841. A few years after, nearly every house in Britain had one. History of Christmas tree

History of Christmas

Traditionally people decorate their trees on Christmas Eve - that is December 24th.

Every year there is a very big Christmas tree from Norway in London, in Trafalgar square. In the evening before Christmas people come to Trafalgar Square to look at the tree.

Oxford Street and Regent Street always have beautiful decorations at Christmas.

Thousands of people come to look at amazing decorations.

Advent Wreath Four weeks before Christmas people bring home a special wreath - Advent Wreath. They put it on the table and place four candles on it. Every Sunday they light only one candle. It is a old tradition.

Holly is an evergreen plant with sharp-pointed leaves and red berries. Many years ago people began to put holly in their homes during the dark cold winters.

There is a bunch of mistletoe in every house. Mistletoe is an evergreen plant with small leaves and small berries. Under this bunch boys kiss girls.

The first Christmas cards appeared more than a hundred years ago. William Egley, an English artist, designed his own card in 1842 and sent it to his friends. The first Christmas card

People buy and send Christmas cards to their friends usually containing the message “Merry Christmas”. The cards often show pictures of “Nativity ”, Santa Claus, Christmas tree, “ Robins” or scenes of old-fashioned Christmases. Christmas cards

On Christmas Eve children leave Christmas stockings at the end of their beds or by the chimney or hang them by the fireplace so that Father Christmas will fill them with presents. A Christmas stocking is big and beautifully decorated.

Carol-singers can be heard on the streets as they collect money. Then they give the money to poor and old people. Some carols, for example, ”Good King Wenceslas”, ”The Holly and The Ivy” and ”We Three Kings” are well-known. Christmas carols

Magical Christmas table setting

Christmas turkey A traditional Christmas dinner consists of stuffed turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and a variety of other dishes. Christmas dinner

People usually decorate Christmas pudding, they put holly on it. Traditionally a coin is placed into the pudding. It brings good luck to a person who finds it.

On Christmas Day at 3 o'clock p.m. English people watch the Queen on television as she delivers her traditional Christmas massage to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. Christmas speech of the Queen

On Christmas people wish their nearest and dearest a Merry Christmas. They like to sing a song: