Merry christmas

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Christmas Eve It is celebrated on 25 th December, the birth eve of St. Jesus Christ. The occasion is cherished with; Sending Christmas Greetings Visiting Church and singing Christmas carols Watching nativity plays Hosting Christmas feasts and family get tog ether's Exchanging Gifts Creating snowman and snow angels in gardens Cleaning Chimney’s and hanging stockings for Santa Claus to visit Decorating Christmas Tree

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Christmas Eve

It is celebrated on 25th December, the birth eve of St. Jesus Christ. The occasion is cherished with;

Sending Christmas Greetings

Visiting Church and singing Christmas carols

Watching nativity plays

Hosting Christmas feasts and family get tog ether's

Exchanging Gifts

Creating snowman and snow angels in gardens

Cleaning Chimney’s and hanging stockings for Santa Claus to visit

Decorating Christmas Tree

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Christmas Facts The traditional colors of Christmas

decorations are red, green, and gold. • Red symbolizes the blood of Jesus, which

was shed in his crucifixion, • Green symbolizes eternal life• Gold is the first color associated with

Christmas symbolizing royalty

The word “Christmas” means “Mass of Christ”

The Christmas candy cane, shaped as a shepherds’ crook, represents the humble shepherds who were first to worship the new-

born Christ.

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Christmas Tree

• A Christmas tree is a decorated tree usually of spruce, pine or fir.

• It is illuminated by candles, bells, traditional ornaments, tinsels, candy canes, Christmas lights and gift boxes at the base.

• An angel or star is placed at the top of

the tree to represent the host of angels

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Christmas Feast

Roasted TurkeyRoasted Lamb

Smoked SalmonBeef Stew

Potato SaladMince Pies

Cranberry SaucePlum Cakes

Christmas PuddingsTable Wines

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Christmas Games

Fill the Christmas stocking. Divide into teams and have the participants race to fill their team's hanging stocking with a spoonful of wrapped candy.

Photo booth. Provide silly props and backdrops for guests to use in front of camera and get pictured.

Decorate a person as a Christmas tree. Using green crepe paper, ornaments, tinsel, whatever one can find and decorate your “tree”. First or best one wins.

Christmas memory game. Put Christmas items on a tray and give people one minute to memorize the items. Take the tray away and have them write as many down as they can remember in 30 seconds

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X-mas Glossary

• Joseph- Husband to Mary and earthly father to Jesus, a carpenter by profession

• Manger- A trough or box used to hold food for stable animals, at the time of Christ birth used as crib

• Rudolph- The most famous ninth Reindeer who pull Santa's Sled• Boxing Day- The day after Christmas when presents are given to

extended family and friends• Advent- The four week period preceding Christmas which serves as a

time of preparation for the celebration• Christmas Cracker- A decorated paper tube that makes a sharp noise

(crack!) and releases a small toy when two people pull it apart• Bethlehem- A small town in Judea near Jerusalem, the birthplace of

Jesus• Saint Nicholas- A Bishop in Asia Minor who had the habit of helping

people less fortunate than himself by leaving gifts or money for them, later renowned as Santa Claus