Christmas Day
Its getting cold there are lights and decorated trees everywhere you look that only mean that it's 25th of December and nearly Christmas Day in this lesson you're going to learn about how Christmas is celebrated in Britan
If we think of christmas we think of Snow
scenes but do you know what the
definition of a white Christmans in the UK
One of the most famous Christmas traditions
and the one that causes the most stress exchanging gifts
Children get excited to see what present
Santa Claus will leave for them under
Christmas tree and leave brandy and mice pie
out for him on Christmas Eve for adults it mean braving busy stores to find the perfect presents for those they love but always remember it's the thought thatcounts Christmas is a time for families to gather together and central to this is the Christmas dinner the whole family sits down together to eat a heavy meal of Turkey and all of the trimmings followed by Christmas pudding for dessert
We pull Christmas Crackers and inside these are terrible Jokes cheap presents and paper
Christmas hats after lunc while everyone is waiting for the food to digest many people switc on the TV and watch the special Christmas programs and movies that are broadcast the most famous of these is the Queen's Cristmas speech it's broadcast simultaneously on the tow biggest TV channels in the UK the BBC and ITV at 3:00 p.m and the Queen reviews a year and gives us a Christmas message that usually speaks of tolerance and forgiveness
if we think of Christmas we think of Snow scenes but do you know what the definition of a white Christmas in UK is?
A Christmas is considered a whit Christmas in the UK if a single Snowflake falls on the roof of the weather Centre in london during Christmas Day it dosen't matter how much snow the rest of the country gets it only counts if it snows at the London weather center