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By:Jade Lewis & Jade Nickerson |
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In Great Britain they celebrate Christmas on
December 25. |
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The estimated population in 2006 was 50 803 000. |
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They speak English & say “Happy Christmas”. |
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In Great Britain there is a tree and it is
decorated with fruits,nuts, candy & roses. |
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Father Christmas wears a long red or green
robe. He leaves presents in
stockings not usually opened until the afternoon. |
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Father Christmas wears a long red or green robe
with sprigs of holly in his long white hair.Elves wear overalls , a
T-shirt, a pointy hat and shoes . |
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The traditional food of Great Britain is plum
pudding. |
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250 g.
rice |
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Sweetened Water |
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Sugar |
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125 g. raisins or sultanas & a handful of
nuts |
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Put rice in saucepan of boiling ,sweetened water & simmer until no water is
left. Add remaining ingredients .
Sweetened to taste. |
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Good children get presents & bad children
get coal. |
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There are a lot of very famous British Christmas
carols and songs. The most famous religious carols are: "Oh come all
ye faithful", "The first Noel" and "The Holly and the Ivy".
The most popular non religious Christmas songs are: "We wish you a merry
Christmas", "Little Drummer boy" and "The Twelve days
of Christmas". |
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In Great Britain the first person to visit a
home shouts “first footing”.After Christmas sometimes families make a dish
called “Bubble and squeak”this is a combination of mashed potatoes and brussel sprouts from dinner. |
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Lankford, Mary D. (1995). Christmas around the
world. New York: Morrow Junior Books. |
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Tom Smith Christmas Crackers. (2007). Tom Smith
Christmas Crackers. Retrieved on November 29, 2007 from http://www.tomsmithchristmascrackers.com/ |
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Christmas in England. (2007) Santa’s.net. Retrieved
on November 29, 2007 from http://www.santas.net/englishchristmas.htm . |
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Christmas in UK.(nd).Holiday Spot. Retrieved
from http://www.theholidayspot.com/index.htm |
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http://www.wdr.de/tv/surfin-england/dyn/102584.phtml?SID=fTyISZD3L3yEbCzanMY3gIDpcVVZva4K |
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