Christmas around the world - Top 5
Christmas in the UK by Alastair Hobbs.
Christmas is undoubtably the biggest celebration of
the calendar year in the UK. During the month of December many children have
advent calenders in which they open a door each day showing a Christmas scene
or providing them with a chocolate! Almost every British family has a real
Christmas tree in their house, and many people decorate their living rooms and
put up Christmas cards.
Christmas Eve is the name given to the 24th of
December. On this day, the final preparations are made for the Christmas lunch
on the 25th, and in the evening the children hang up their stockings (large,
long socks) in the hope that Father Christmas will fill them with all sorts of
presents.
Christmas Day is the 25th of December and is the most
important day of the Christmas period. All the family come together to enjoy a
Christmas meal at lunchtime - usually around 1 or 2 pm - which includes turkey,
roast potatoes, vegetables and gravy (a delicious warm meaty sauce to pour over
the food!) The Queen then appears at 3pm on television to give a 10 minute
speech to the nation and then the presents are opened and more food is
consumed!
Boxing Day is the name given to the 26th of December
and this is also a national holiday. Then it´s the countdown to the New Year,
with New Year´s Eve (31st of December) and New Year´s Day (1st of January).
However, the 6th of January is a normal day in the UK, there are no "Reyes
magos" and everyone is back at work or school.
