Christmas🌲
Advent Calendars.
The very first symbols of Christmas are Advent Calendars. These are small 24-day calendars with small doors for each date. Behind them is a picture or poem dedicated to Christmas. Only one door is allowed to open every day, which corresponds to the date. So the children count down to the bright holiday of Christmas.
Christmas stockings
Who has not heard of this wonderful tradition? This custom dates back to the same Victorian era. They say that Santa Claus somehow flew over the house and dropped a pair of golden coins. They fell into the chimney (chimney / flue), right in the sock, which was dried over the fireplace. Since then, on Christmas night, it is customary to hang socks over a fireplace or bed, hoping that something will fall there. Christmas is a holiday for the whole family, but most of all, children are waiting for it. They hang bright stockings over the fireplace and wait for gifts.Christmas tree
The first Christmas tree appeared in the UK in the 1830s. Christmas trees became really popular in 1841 when Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s German husband, installed a Christmas tree in Windsor Castle. Since then, the Christmas tree has been part of British ChristmasTo avoid ignition, in 1895, an American telephonist invented electric Christmas lights, similar to the ones we use today.
Santa Claus
His name is often associated with the name of St. Nicholas. Saint Nicholas was a bishop (bishop), who lived in the 4th century. from the Nativity of Christ (AD) in a city called Peace (Myra) in Central Asia (Asia Minor) (now Turkey (Turkey)). He was a very kind person and had the reputation of being an assistant to the poor, who secretly gave gifts to those who needed them. Thanks to his kindness, Nicholas was canonized (he was made Saint).
Santa Claus, also known as Santa, Santa Claus (Father Christmas in the UK, Kriss Kringle in America) is a grandfather in red clothes (old man in red clothes) with a long white beard (with a long white beard).
Christmas dinner
A traditional Christmas dinner in the UK necessarily includes turkey (turkey) with potatoes (potatoes) and other vegetables (vegetables). After dinner, Christmas pudding follows - a sweet pudding consisting of a large number of dried fruits and often sprinkled with burning brandy. Another traditional dish in the UK is the Christmas cake. It also includes a large number of dried fruits. The cake itself is coated with icing.
Elevated holiday mood reigns in the UK for about a month. This is truly a holiday season. So along with the traditional wishes of Merry Christmas! (Merry Christmas!) And Happy New Year! (Happy New Year!) You can often hear Have a Happy Holiday Season! (Happy Holidays!). In postcards, SMS (text messages (txts)) or chat rooms often use Xmas - Merry Xmas' n Happy New Year!
