Slide 1: Christmas glossary
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to wassail – to go from house to house at Christmas time singing carols
Burton Hillis
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This, the spirit of Christmas, that forever and ever endures. May it leave its richest blessing in the hearts of you and yours.
Author Unknown
Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall.
eggnog - a traditional Christmas drink made of beaten eggs, milk or cream, and sugar
Larry Wilde
Slide 2: fruitcake ham mince pies mince meat (vagdalthús) pie plum pudding punch sauce spice tea sweet potato turkey holly (magyal) mistletoe (fagyöngy) poinsettia (mikulásvirág) wreath angels Christmas Tree artificial cedar Christmas tree decorations fir (fenyő) pine (erdei fenyő) star tinsel crowd gift boxes lists presents
I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round, as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. ~Charles Dickens
A mince pie is a British festive sweet pastry, traditionally consumed during the Christmas and New Year period. Mince pies are filled with mincemeat – a preserve typically containing apple, dried fruits such as raisins andsultanas, spices, and either suet or vegetable shortening.
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I sometimes think we expect too much of Christmas Day. We try to crowd into it the long arrears of kindliness and humanity of the whole year. As for me, I like to take my Christmas a little at a time, all through the year. And thus I drift along into the holidays - let them overtake me unexpectedly - waking up some find morning and suddenly saying to myself: "Why, this is Christmas Day!" ~David Grayson tinsel - strips of shiny material like metal, used as decorations, especially at Christmas
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jolly - happy and cheerful
meaning of Christmas brought to us by cola, fast food, and beer.... Who'd have ever guessed that product consumption, popular entertainment, and spirituality would mix so harmoniously? ~Bill sledge - a vehicle for travelling over snow and ice, with long narrow strips of wood or metal instead of wheels. Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes
Mistletoe There’s a fun tradition that North Americans follow during Christmas. Mistletoe is often hung from a doorway between two rooms. If someone stands under the mistletoe, it is customary for someone else (usually a member of the opposite sex) to kiss him/her. It can be quite a surprise to be suddenly kissed, but the person who is kissed usually quickly realizes they must be standing under mistletoe.
When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs? ~G.K. Chesterton
to trim the tree – to decorate the tree Christmas ornaments – are ornaments used to decorate the tree and placed around the house
Slide 4: Once again we find ourselves enmeshed in the Holiday Season, that very special nativity scene – is a scene depicting Jesus’ birth. Usually Joseph and Mary are in a stable with shepherds and magi or wise men with gifts gathered around, angels on the roof and a star above the whole scene. Some nativity scenes are quite small and time of year when we join with our loved ones in sharing as at trying the centuries-old to find a We mall. traditions parking such space
to enmesh - (formal) to involve sb/sth in a bad situation that it is not easy to escape from
traditionally do this in my family by driving around the parking lot until we see a shopper emerge from the mall, then we follow her, in very much the same spirit as the Three Wise Men, who 2,000 years ago followed a star, week after week, until it led them to a parking space. ~Dave Barry
garland a wreath, chain, or string made to be worn for celebration or decoration, esp. one made of flowers, leaves, vines, or the like.
manger – historically, a small wooden trough that animals ate hay from. Jesus was put in a manger after he was born, so some people set up a manger with a plastic baby in it and animals around.
There is a remarkable breakdown of taste and intelligence at Christmastime. Mature, responsible grown men wear ties made of holly leaves and drink alcoholic beverages with raw egg yolks and cottage cheese in them. ~P.J.
Boxing Day The day after Christmas day when presents are given to extended family and friends.
O'Rourke
(Christmas) carolers – are groups of people that walk down a street going from house to house singing Christmas carols. Usually the people in the house will come to the door and watch the carolers sing. It is a tradition to give each of the carolers something after they sing - usually a small snack such as a chocolate, or some other treat around the house, or even a glass of eggnog, if the carolers are old enough to drink.
Slide 5: Christmas Stocking - A sock or stocking hung on children's beds on Christmas Eve for Santa to fill with presents. The tradition is thought to date from St Nicolas who sometimes left a coin-filled sock at the doorstep of needy people on Christmas Eve.
I do like Christmas on the whole.... In its clumsy way, it does approach Peace and Goodwill. But it is clumsier every year. ~E.M. Forster
If "ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts, wouldn't it be a Merry Christmas? ~Don Meredith
Father Christmas - An alternate name for St Nicolas, first introduced by 16th Century Protestants to avoid Catholic Saints. In America this became Santa Claus, from the Dutch SinterKlaas, whilst in German speaking countries he became Weihnachtsmann or Christmas Man.
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