3. Ornaments
• We can also decorate
our house with
ORNAMENTS
• They have hooks on
top. They are hung from
the branches of
Christmas trees.
4. W
reaths
Other way of
decorating for
Christmas is by using
WREATHS. These are
decorated with bows
and ornaments and
are hung on doors or
above fireplaces.
5. Christmas Cards
• People send
Christmas cards to
relatives and friends
• People write their
wishes for the new
year in the Christmas
cards
6. Poinsettias
• Poinsettias are the
typical Christmas
flowers
• They can be found
in different colours
(apart from red)
8. Candy Canes
• Candy canes are
the typical
Christmas sweets
• They have red and
white stripes
9. Christmas Carols
• Christmas carols are that
special songs which we
typically sing at Christmas
time
• For example, the songs
“Baby please come home”
and “Nuestra Canción de
Navidad” are the
Christmas Carols that we
are preparing for Friday
10. Christmas Carolers
• The carolers are
those people who
go from house to
house singing
Christmas Carols
11. Gingerbread houses
• Gingerbread is another very
known Christmas symbol
• The tradition of baking a
Gingerbread house began in
Germany after the Brothers
Grimm published their collection
of German fairy tales in the early
1800s. Among the tales was the
story of Hansel and Gretel:
children left to starve in the
forest, found a house made of
bread and sugar decorations.
12. Santa Claus
• On Christmas Eve,
Santa Claus delivers
presents to all the
children in the world
• He climbs down their
chimneys while they
are asleep
This is 5th grade Santa
13. Cookies for Santa
• Children leave
cookies and milk
or hot chocolate
for Santa Claus on
December, 24th
14. Reindeers
• The tradition says that
9 reindeers pull
Santa's sleigh on
Christmas’ Eve
• Santa’s most famous
reindeer is Rudolph
• Rudolph has a red
nose that glows
15. Christmas Presents
• The tradition of
giving presents at
Christmas started
with the Three Wise
Men, who brought
Jesus precious gifts
on the first
Christmas day
16. Christmas Dinner
• People always
celebrated
Christmas with a
special meal. Before
Victorian times,
people would eat
roast beef, ham or
goose for Christmas
dinner. Today, most
people prefer turkey.