Рождество и Новый год в Великобритании

The origin of Santa Claus begins in

the 4 th century with Saint Nicolas.

He was a very kind man and he

loved children very much.

He was their patron.

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Christmas Tree

Christmas Tree is another

Symbol of Christmas.

There

Are many legends about it.

Christmas Tree

in London

in Trafalgar Square .

Christmas Wreaths.

It is usually hung on the door

of a house. Many centuries ago

the wreaths were presented as

gifts on Christmas.

Christmas Star

A bright star appeared in the sky when Jesus was born. The star showed the way to the place of his birth.

Christmas Candles

The Bible says that Mary

had trouble finding shelter

on the night Jesus was born.

So on Christmas Eve,some

people light candles in the

window.

They symbolize a

welcome to cold people .

Christmas Stockings

According to the legend, one kind man

had three daughters. His wife died. The

daughters wanted to get presents on

Christmas but their father didn`t

have money. Kind St. Nicolas heard

the girl`s plight and at night he

threw three gold coins down the

chimney where they fell into their

stockings the girls had hung

by the fireplace to dry.

Развитие лексических навыков. Знакомство с новой английской песенкой

Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!

The 25 th of December is

a) Christmas Day

b) New Year

c) Boxing Day

Father Christmas puts his

presents …

a) under the New Year`s tree

b) in bags

c) in children`s stockings

Every year there is a big New

Year`s tree in … square

a) Trafalgar

b) Times

c) Red

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