With Family meetings, good wishes and delicious food, Christmas is celebrated all around the world but do you know the origin of this celebration or how is it celebrated in other countries? Watch the following videos and see how much you know about this "not-always-loved" festivity.
About Christmas origin:
Exercise 1: Watch the video and answer.
How did Christmas celebrations start? How has Christmas changed along history? What's the influence of advertising and marketing on Christmas celebrations?
How do this kind of celebrations help to preserve our cultural identities? What's your opinion about how is Christmas celebrated in your country? Which are supposed to be the true Christmas values?Are we following them or is it just a commercial celebration nowadays?
How's Christmas celebrated in other countries?
Exercise 2: Click on the image to read the text and compare the different ways of celebrating Christmas. Which are the most outstanding differences and similarities?
British Christmas by Mr Bean
Exercise 3: This video shows you a stereotyped view of British Christmas celebrations but also the most traditional symbols. Write a list of the symbols and say which ones you think are still used, compared them with the ones used in your country.
Son Pacs celebrates Christmas
On the 23rd December, the last day before Christmas, we hold a Christmas concert in our school. Every level prepares a song and sings it together in the hall. Here you have a video to see how it went some years ago.
A funny version to inspire us :
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