Christmas is the day Christians celebrate the birth of Christ. How much do you really know about how Christmas is celebrated around the world? In this month's WebQuest you will examine famous Christmas traditions and study how Christmas is celebrated in various countries.
Christmas Cloze
Fill in the blanks with words from the box:
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checks naughty North Pole lap cards sleigh coal |
nice beard decorate baked presents holiday toys |
sing Boxing elves turkey under reindeer merry |
fills Eve workshop lights chimney family spirit |
Christmas:
Christmas is a _________________ when people get together with _________________. People give _______________ to each other or send ____________________ wishing each other a _________________ Christmas. At Christmas, people ____________ carols to get into the Christmas _______________. As well, people ______________ Christmas trees and put up ________________ around the house. A common Christmas dinner is ______________. There are also lots of ________________ goodies for the kids. Christmas begins on the day before Christmas, or Christmas _________________ and continues until _______________ Day, when many people go shopping for sales.
Santa Claus:
Santa Claus is an old man with a white _________________ that lives at the __________________. Children sit on Santa’s _________________ and tell him what they want for Christmas. Santa _________________ his list to see if the children have been _________________ or _________________. If the children are bad Santa brings them __________________. If the children are good Santa brings them ____________________. The toys are made in Santa’s___________________ by _________________. Santa travels around the world in his _________________, which is pulled by flying ___________________. When he stops at a house, he goes down the __________________ and puts presents _________________ the tree and then he _________________ the stockings.
Activity 2: Christmas Around the World: Treasure Hunt
Use the
following websites to find out the answers to the questions below:
Websites:
Christmas Worldview:
http://www.christmas.com/worldview
Why Christmas? :
http://www.whychristmas.com/
Holiday Traditions:
http://www.californiamall.com/holidaytraditions/Home.htm
Questions:
In India, what type of tree is decorated for Christmas?
Russians celebrate Christmas eating kutya. What is it and what does it symbolize?
Mexicans celebrate Christmas with posadas. What is a posada?
In Rome, Italy, capitone is served on Christmas Eve. What is capitone?
In Venezuela people listen to aguinaldos. What are aguinaldos?
In Provence, France, people put santons in a crèche. What are santons and what is a crèche?
In Japan, people are visited by Hoteiosho. Who is he, and why is he special?
In Greece people have to protect themselves from Killantzaroi. What are Killantzaroi and how can you keep them away?
Germans call Christmas Eve Dickbauch. Why is Christmas Eve called Dickbauch?
In China, a
very important person is named Dun Che Lao Ren. Who is it?
Wanna write your letter to Santa?
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How's about impressing your folks in the Season's party? Well, you can really outwit the smartest of your friends with some simple questions which goin perfect sync with the Christmas mood.But play it yourself beforehand. If you are correct on the first try, you score a point.If you don't, try out the other options to learn the correct answer.Score anything above 12 points, and you're Brilliant !Best of Luck ! |
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