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CHRISTMAS
BCNC Foundations 3 / Caitlin Jacobs
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Yankee Swap
A Yankee Swap is a gift-giving activity. You don’t have to participate if you don’t want
to. Participants buy a small gift worth $5-$10.
Wrap it. Bring the gift on Thursday, December 18th.
They will be put in a big pile. Participants will take a number from a hat and
choose a gift. #1 picks first, #10 picks tenth, and so on.
Everyone opens their gifts. Surprise!
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Secret Santa
Secret Santa is another kind of gift-giving activity.
You don’t know who will get you a gift.
BCNC did a Secret Santa; here’s what I got.
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What is Christmas?
December 25th
It is a national holiday, and the biggest holiday of the year in America.
Christmas is both a religious and secular holiday. Religious: relating to religion Secular: not religious
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Religion in America
People practice many different religions in America.
The biggest religion is Christianity. Therefore, many aspects of America’s
culture relate to Christianity.
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Christmas as a Religious Holiday Christians believe
Jesus Christ was born on Christmas day.
They believe Jesus is the son of God.
Christians go to church on Christmas day or Christmas eve.
A nativity scene is a very common image during Christmastime. A nativity scene shows
when Jesus was born.
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Christmas as a Secular Holiday People celebrate
Christmas as a time of peace, goodwill, and happiness.
Giving gifts is very popular. Christmas is the biggest commercial holiday in America. That means people
spend the most money! Families spend time
together and eat a special dinner.
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Christmas Traditions
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Christmas Lights
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Christmas Stockings
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Christmas Trees
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My Tree
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Christmas Carols
There are many, many Christmas songs.
People enjoy singing these songs together.
Some examples of popular songs: Jingle Bells We Wish You a Merry
Christmas Rudolph the Red-Nosed
Reindeer Silent Night Deck The Halls
People who sing Christmas carols are called carolers.
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A cappella
A cappella is when people sing without any musical instruments.
The group Pentatonix is a famous a cappella group.
All the music is made with only their voices.
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Christmas Treats
Candy canes
Eggnog Fruitcake
Christmas cookies
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Santa Claus
Santa Claus is the secular symbol of Christmas.
He is a fictional (not real) man who delivers gifts to good children.
Children leave cookies and milk for Santa on Christmas eve.
You can visit Santa at malls. Children can tell him what they want for Christmas and take a picture with him.
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Santa’s Characteristics
He rides in a sleigh pulled by 8 reindeer.
He delivers gifts by going up and down chimneys.
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Santa’s Personality
Watch the short clip from the famous movie, “Miracle on 34th Street”. (1994)
What kind of person is Santa?
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A Christmas Story
“A Christmas Story” is another very famous Christmas movie.
Made in 1983 It shows a middle-
class American family’s life and Christmas experience in the 1940s.
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Plot
The main character, Ralphie, really wants a BB gun for Christmas. BB guns are also called “air rifles”.
Everyone tells him no. They say “You’ll shoot your eye out.”
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The Wizard of Oz
You will see some Wizard of Oz characters in the clip from the movie.
“The Wizard of Oz” was one of the first color movies ever made (1939).
It’s one of the most famous stories in American culture.
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Questions
1. When is Christmas?2. What do Christians believe happened
on Christmas?3. Why do non-Christians celebrate
Christmas?4. Name two Christmas traditions.5. Name one Christmas treat.6. Tell me two facts about Santa Claus.