Americans celebrate Christmas with various traditions such as decorating homes with Christmas trees, lights and ornaments. Children believe Santa Claus delivers presents by sleigh on Christmas Eve and leave letters requesting gifts. Families attend church services and have festive dinners with turkey, ham or goose along with side dishes like mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce. People also go caroling by singing Christmas songs from house to house.
2. What does
x-mas stands
for
Xmas is a common
abbreviation of the word
Christmas .
Christmas for American
people is special time of
the year.
3. HOW DO AMERICANS
CELEBRATE X-MAS?
People from different countries
celebrate Christmas in various ways.
People in the United States and
Canada decorate their homes with
Christmas trees, wreaths and
ornaments.
City streets are filled with colored
lights; the sound of bells and
Christmas carols can be heard
everywhere.
4. CHRISTMAS TREE
The Christmas tree is usually one of
the first decorative signs that the
Christmas holiday season has
arrived. These evergreen trees may
be natural or artificial and are
decorated with all types of baubles,
lights, tinsel, garland and ornaments
to suit each family or organization's
particular taste.
5. LETTERS TO
SANTA
Children write letters to Santa Claus
and tell him what presents they
would like to get. Many department
stores hire people to wear a Santa
Claus costume and listen to
children's requests. People send
Christmas cards to relatives and
friends. Many companies give
presents to their employees.
6. SANTA'S PRESENTS
Many children believe that Santa
Claus arrives on Christmas Eve in a
sleigh pulled by a reindeer and
brings presents. Some children hang
up stockings so Santa Claus can fill
them with candy, fruit and other
small gifts.
7. PEOPLE AND CHURCH
Many people attend church services
on Christmas Eve or Christmas
morning. They listen to readings
from Bible and singing Christmas
carols.
8. TRADITIONS
In many parts of the United States
and Canada groups of people walk
from house to house and sing
Christmas carols. Some people give
singers money or small gifts or invite
them for a warm drink.
9. DINNER
A traditional Christmas dinner
consists of stuffed turkey, mashed
potatoes, cranberry sauce and a
variety of other dishes. Some
families have ham or roast goose
instead of turkey. Pumpkin pie, plum
pudding, and fruitcake are favorite
desserts.
