CHRISTMAS IN GREAT BRITAIN. Christmas in the Olden Time by Sir Walter Scott (1808) Heap on more wood! the wind is chill; But let it whistle as it will, - презентация

1 CHRISTMAS IN GREAT BRITAIN

2 Christmas in the Olden Time by Sir Walter Scott (1808) Heap on more wood! the wind is chill; But let it whistle as it will, Well keep our Christmas merry still. Each age has deemed the new born year The fittest time for festal cheer.

3 More than 160 countries celebrate Christmas. A few countries refer to the holiday as Family Day, including Angola and Uruguay. Some countries--like Jordan and Pakistan--designate December 25th as an official holiday only for Christians.

4 Christmas 2000 saw the UK consuming 10 million turkeys and 25 million Christmas puddings. 7 million children leave mince pies and a drink for Santa on Christmas Eve. The UK spends £20bn on Christmas with £1.6bn going on food and drink.

5 Where does the word CHRISTMAS come from?

6 The word "Christmas" is a contraction of two words "Christ's mass"

7 NATIVITY SCENE

8 WHEN IS CHRISTMAS CELEBRATED?

9 CHRISTMAS SYMBOLS

10 In the UK the streets and the shops are decorated with electric lights and toys. There is a lot of merry-making.

11 We all are looking forward to getting and giving presents …

12 CHRISTMAS PRESENTS

13 Christmas time creates wonderful fairy- tale atmosphere…

14 CHRISTMAS CAROLS

15 TRAFALGAR SQUARE

16 MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!