CEIP Espiñeira Christmas in America PPT

1. Christmas in America

2. In America, Christmas celebrates the
birth of Jesus.
Most families celebrate Christmas
Eve (December 24) and
Christmas Day (December 25).
However, Americans don’t celebrate
the Epiphany or Three Kings’ Day.
What is Christmas?

3. Christmas in My House
In my house, we eat a big dinner on Christmas Eve. We
listen to Christmas music and sit by the Christmas tree.

4. Christmas in My House
On Christmas morning, we open presents and eat another
big dinner with family.

5. Christmas dinner is like
Thanksgiving dinner.
We eat turkey, cranberry
sauce, vegetables,
mashed potatoes, and
pie.
Because America is so
diverse, each family has
their own cultural
traditions.
Christmas Dinner

6. My family is Italian, so we have some unique traditions:
Italian Christmas

7. › Kwanzaa is an African
Christmas celebration.
› It lasts for a week.
› Hannukah is a Jewish
Christmas celebration.
› It lasts for eight days.
Hannukah & Kwanzaa

8. Many families love to:
Decorate their house
Visit Santa at the mall
Leave out cookies and milk for Santa
Drive around the neighborhood to see the lights
Drink eggnog and apple cider
Watch Christmas movies and sing Christmas carols
Christmas Traditions

9. House Decorations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GufRiBUZQPc

10. Mall Santas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jyCfRHumHU

11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNEgl-9GVBM
Christmas Carols

12. Christmas Treats
Eggnog, made with:
o Milk
o Cream
o Sugar
o Eggs
o Sometimes alcohol
Apple cider, made with:
o Apples
o Cinnamon
o Served hot or cold

13. Christmas Treats
Cookies
Candy canes
Gingerbread houses

14. Christmas Carols
Frosty, the Snowman
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer

15. Christmas Carols
Dashing through the snow
In a one-horsed open sleigh
O’er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bobtails ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one-horsed open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one-horsed open sleigh

16. Some people say New York
is the most beautiful place
at Christmastime.
You can ice skate at Rockefeller Center
next to a huge Christmas
tree.
You can eat roasted chestnuts.
You can see the famous Rockettes
at Radio City Music Hall.
Christmas in
New York

17. Wherever and however you celebrate,