Slide 1: Christmas
Why do we celebrate Christmas? Learn About Christmas Around The World
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By Connor Taylor
Slide 2: Traditions
Egypt
On Christmas morning people in Egypt visit friends and neighbours They take with them kaik which is a type of shortbread, which they take with them to give to the people they visit and eaten with a drink known as shortbat. Christmas Day is a public holiday for Christians.
Slide 3: Advent
Advent Candle In Britain people celebrate the countdown to Christmas by lighting a candle and waiting 25 days for the candle to melt. Children like to celebrate the countdown by opening a little door on a calendar. You often find a picture or a chocolate in an Advent calendar.
Victorian advent calendar.
Slide 4: The True Meaning
Jesus
The meaning of Christmas is that we celebrate The birth of Jesus. Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
Slide 5: Christmas Tree
The fir tree has a long association with Christianity, it began in Germany almost 1,000 years ago when St Boniface, who converted the German people to Christianity, was said to have come across a group of pagans worshipping an oak tree. In anger, St Boniface is said to have cut down the oak tree and to his amazement a young fir tree sprung up from the roots of the oak tree. St Boniface took this as a sign of the Christian faith. But it was not until the 16th century that fir trees were brought indoors at Christmas time.
Slide 6: Decorations
Many religious people in different countries like to put up Christmas decorations. Many people in Britain like to put the decorations up on a Christmas tree. Many people around the world like to put up a statue or picture of the Birth Of Jesus.
Birth Of Jesus
Slide 7: Snowmen
A snowman can be constructed with three balls of snow and many children like to build snowmen in there garden.
Slide 8: Have a great Christmas!
