Presentation

on Country studies
by the student 43EF
Helen Profatilova
Christmas in Great Britain
 The plan of my presentation

1. famous Christmas quotations

2 .The origin of Christmas
3. symbols and legends
4. traditions
5. food
conclusion
 Christmas quotes
•One can never have enough socks," said
Dumbledore. "Another Christmas has come
and gone and I didn't get a single pair. People
will insist on giving me books.” 
― J.K. Rowling, 
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
 Christmas quotations

• “The main reason Santa is so jolly

is because he knows where all the
bad girls live.” 
― George Carlin
 The origin of Christmas

•Christmas, Christian festival celebrating the birth of 

Jesus. The English term Christmas (“mass on Christ’s
day”) is of fairly recent origin. The earlier term Yule may
have derived from the Germanic jōl or the Anglo-
Saxon geōl, which referred to the feast of the 
winter solstice. 
 symbols and
legends

Advent
Advent calendars
calendars
This
This small
small calendars
calendars for
for 24
24 days
days with
with little
little doors
doors for
for
each
each date.
date. Behind
Behind them
them is
is aa picture
picture or
or aa poem
poem about
about
Christmas.
Christmas. Every
Every day
day is
is allowed
allowed to
to open
open only
only one
one door,
door,
which
which corresponds
corresponds to
to the
the ensuing
ensuing date.
date. So
So children
children are
are
counting
counting down
down to
to light
light the
the Christmas
Christmas holiday.
holiday.
 symbols and legends

• Christmas stockings

• It is said that Santa Claus (Santa Claus) once flew over the

house and dropped a couple of gold coins (golden coins).

They fell into the flue (chimney / flue), right in the sock,

which is dried over fire. Since then, on Christmas night

made ​socks hanging above the fireplace (fireplace) or a bed,

hoping to get something to fall. They are bright stockings

hung over the fireplace waiting for gifts.

 symbols and legends

Christmas Tree (Christmas Tree)
• Christmas Tree (Christmas Tree)

•The first Christmas tree appeared in the UK in the

1830s. The present popularity of Christmas trees
purchased in 1841, when Prince Albert (Prince Albert),
the German husband of Queen Victoria (Queen Victoria’s
German husband) set a Christmas tree at Windsor
Castle (Windsor Castle). Since then, the Christmas tree is
part of the British Christmas.
as.
 symbols and legends

Green Jewelry (greenery)

Holly (holly), ivy (ivy) and other green

vegetation, such as
mistletoe (mistletoe) before Christmas
used as decorations during the Festival
of the Winter Solstice (Winter Solstice
Festival).
 Traditions

•There is the tradition in Great Britain in

which children write letters to Father
Christmas, listing their gifting suggestions.
Sometimes, instead of posting it, they are
tossed onto the fireside and it is believed
that floats to the North pole. If it burns, they
have to rewrite the letter. 
Christmas Dinner 
•For Christmas dinner, plum pudding is served with some treasures
hidden inside so that the finders get hidden treasures which are believed

to bring good luck. The traditional Christmas dinner is roast turkey with

sauce and vegetables. The popular Christmas dessert in Britain is fruity

Christmas pudding with brand sauce. The meal constitutes a toast

which is followed by the popping of crackers. Minced and pies and

pastry cases are filled with a mixture of chopped dried fruit. In Great

Britain, the Christmas dinner is taken at mid daylight on 25 December.

In Scotland, people have haggis in place of turkey.

Christingle Service 

•The Churches in Britain conduct a Christingle service on the

fourth day of advent. This is a carol of which the origin can be

traced back to Scandinavian. During this ceremony, a child in

Britain would receive an orange along with a candle wrapped in

reddish ribbon. The candle represents Jesus Christ and the ribbon

signifies the blood of Christ and the love of the almighty who

embraces the world. Churches also have carol services and nativity

scenes and candlelight services when the church is lit by candles. 

 Christmas food
Christmas Pudding - The Flaming Finish

•The traditional Christmas pudding in the UK is a bit

like a cannonball made of dried fruit, nuts, flour,

eggs, shredded suet (a solid beef fat) or a vegetarian

version of suet, spices and loads and loads of

alcohol. It comes to the table sprigged with holly or

winter cherries and flaming with brandy.

 Turkey and All the
Trimmings

Smoked salmon, served with buttered brown bread

and a slice of lemon, or wrapped around some

prawns, is a typical festive starter.

Turkey long ago replaced goose as the most popular

main course. But it is what the turkey comes to the

table with that make it especially British. The

accompaniments include:

chipolatas - small sausages - wrapped in bacon

roasted root vegetables, especially roasted parsnips

which are sweet and moist.

 Conclusion

• Christmas has a great importance for the British because it unites family
and everyone makes resolutions. It is more important celebration than New
Year. Most families have Christmas tree in their house for Christmas. The
decorating of the tree is usually a family tradition. Holly, Ivy and Mistletoe
 are also used to decorate homes or other buildings in Great Britain. The
most famous Christmas lights in the UK are in Oxford Street in London
The most famous Christmas lights in the UK are in
Oxford Street in London