COUNTRY STUDY

Class: E6 K42Group 3:1.Do Thi Hoang Lien

2.Vu Thi Nhung3.Nguyen Thanh Son

4.Dang Hong Thuy 5.Ha Thi Phuong

General topic: festivalSpecific topic: Merry ChristmasControlling ideas: Merry Christmas- a

traditional festival in UK.

1.Origin of Merry Christmas day.2.Popular images on Christmas

day3.The meaning of Christmas day.

1.Origin of Merry Christmas day.

Christmas (also Christmas Day) is celebrated on December 25th

that is believed the birth of Jesus

The Nativity of Jesus, or simply The Nativity, you know... ?

- To encourage the tree-spirits to return they dressed the trees with strips of colored cloth.

The Nativity refers

to the story and

the description of

the birth of Jesus

“Nativity”- The birth of Jesus- A representation, such as a painting, of Jesus just after birth- Christmas

Christmas is a religious festival of

not only Christians but also non-Christians

XMas now is very popular all over the world with Santa Claus, gift-giving, Church celebration, the Christmas tree, lights, mistletoe, nativity scene and holly…

2. Popular images on Christmas

day

1. Christmas tree-The traditional Christmas tree is a fir tree- Nowadays more people by artificial trees.

- Were decorated with Candles to remind children of the stars in the sky at the time of the birth of Jesus -Were also decorated with sweets and cakes hung with ribbon

2. Santa Claues-Father Christmas is our version of Santa Claus -white hair, a beard and a moustache -dressed in a red* suit outlined in

white

On christmas eve: Santas Clause piles all of the toys onto his sleigh and rides across the sky with his reindeers.

3. Christmas card- Christmas cards showed religious pictures of Mary, Joseph and baby

Jesus, or other parts of the Christmas story

- Today, pictures are often winter pictures, Father Christmas, or jokes.- The first Christmas card was created and

sent in 1843

- The act of serving a large roasted joint of meat at Christmas is believed to originate from ancient sacrificial rites to appease the gods and hopefully ensure a sufficient harvest in the following year. - King James I can be thanked for the emergence of turkey as he introduced it during the seventeenth century for the important reason that it was far kinder to his delicate digestive system!

Traditional foods1, Turkey.

2. Christmas pudding, christmas cake, mince pies.

- Many people will go to church to sing carols and to celebrated the birth of Jesus on Christmas day. More people attend the church on this day than other day of the year. People put on their best cloths to go to church.

3, Church

3. The meaning of Christmas day.-Hidden meaning both in our personal lives and in the world + The festival of the human heart. + Love toward ourselves and another.

+ Shift our focus away from fear and toward one of joy and healing. + Sadness leaves. + The heart feel rich and full- filled. + Express the innocence and beauty of a child of the universe.

-Raise the consciousness of the planet and return it to balance.-Teach the children the meaning of their life.

Christmas around the worldChristmas is the happiest and busiest time of the year for millions of Christians throughout the world.

- People of different countries celebrate the holiday in various ways, depending on national and local customs.

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