Christmas in Britain

The first Christmas card was sent in 1843. The Christmas bird in many Christmas Cards is the Robin.

British people decorate their homes with a tree: it has a lot of lights, a star at the top... This tradition comes from Germany.

Emma, 2nd B

In Britain, they decorate all the house with table cloth, Nativity scene, father X-MAS and a lot of holly. I don't know if they have Poop log. In Britain, they don't have King's Day. On The Three Wise Men Day children are at the school.

Ismael, 2nd B

In Britain they celebrate the Santa's Day on 24th December at night and they sing carols, and they put the gifts under the Christmas Tree and children open their gifts in the morning. When they  go to eat the Christmas Lunch there is special food: turkey, pudding, cake...

Álex, 2nd B

In Trafalgar Square in London they have a Christmas Tree. The tree at the White House is big too, very big.

They watch television: The Queen speech and people singing in a big  special Christmas programme.

In Scotland they celebrate a big party on New Year Day.

On Christmas, people buy Christmas jumpers.

Quim, 2nd B

The popular food on Christmas Day in Britain is the stuff turkey, and the most popular desserts

are Christmas cake and pudding. Four weeks before Christmas, the Britain people celebrate the stir up Sunday, on this day they prepare the Christmas cake and pudding, everyone in the family stirs, and at the same time they make a wish. Once a week before Christmas, they pour alcohol over Christmas cake, and two or three days before Christmas they decorate it with massipan and icying.

In Britain, all the people decorate a lot their homes. They put a Christmas tree inside, and outside, they put a wreath on the door.

Ainhoa, 2nd B

Christmas in Britain is quite different than in Spain. It is very short and the people don't celebrate the Three Kings.

The people usually have a big meal with the family on Christmas Day. They eat roast turkey with stuffing, brussels sprouts, roast patatoes and gravy. For desert, they eat mince pies or triffle.

Chistmas Eve is not so important but Boxing Day is also an important family celebration some people believe the origin of Boxing Day is because you throw away all the boxes from the presents and they veep. The good plates in boxes for the next day.

There is a tradition of carol-singing which is always a family activity.

On Christmas Day, children sometimes have to sing a special song. In Britain, they don't have the Three Kings. They have Santa Claus who comes down the chimney dusing the night of Christmas Eve.

Martina, 2nd B