A Little Jesus Comes to Our Earth (History of Christmas)

Christmas and New Year Traditions
in Great Britain and Russia
Made by pupils
Of 8 A form,
Municipal Gymnasium
Final Project
Christmas is a family holiday. Families gather for
traditional Christmas dinner
giving presents and congratulating each other
Christmas is a religious holiday. We
celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
GREEN AND RED ARE FAVOURITE COLOURS.
Green Christmas
trees with lamps,
bells, stars, toys,
crackers with a joke
are obligatory
attribute.
The British put them
in the corner of the
room.
SANTA CLAUSE AND FATHER FROST
The small children believe in Santa Claus and
Father Frost. They bring presents.
Santa-Claus lives in
Laplandia
Father Frost lives in Velikiy
Ustjug
Where does
Santa put his
presents?
Where does Father Frost put
his presents?
HOW DO THEY TRAVEL?
BOOKS ABOUT SANTA CLAUSE
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS
CHRISTMAS MEAL
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
Christmas and New Year
postcards
Сходства в праздновании Рождества в
России и Великобритании.
Интересно, что католическое и
православное рождество во
многом схожи. В обоих
присутствуют праздничный стол,
подарки, гуляния, фейерверки,
ну и, конечно же,
рождественская елка. Также в
России и Великобритании
хорошо известен обычай
колядования - хождения по
домам детей и молодежи с
песнями, прославляющими
Рождество и добрыми
пожеланиями. В ответ
колядующие получают подарки.
Скупых хозяев высмеивают и
грозят им бедами. В процессиях
участвуют различные маски,
ряженые в шкуры животных, это
действо сопровождается
шумным весельем.
Различия празднования в
Великобритании и России
• Православное Рождество отмечается 7 января.
Католики же отмечают этот праздник 25 декабря.
• Главный герой католического праздника - СантаКлаус вместе со своими друзьями эльфами и
оленями - должен обязательно в
рождественскую ночь принести подарки.
В православном же Рождестве другой герой Дед Мороз и сопровождают его не эльфы, а
внучка Снегурочка. Но он также дарит подарки,
радуя детей и взрослых.
• Подарки в России, в отличие от Великобритании,
принято складывать под ёлку.
Выводы
• Рождество празднуют в России и
Великобритании, но религия этих стран
разная – православная и католическая;
• Летоисчисление ведётся от Рождества
Христова, но в России Новый Год
отмечается шире;
• История праздника одинаковая в России
и Великобритании, а традиции разные.
CONCLUSION
• Russian and Great Britain are both Christian countries
but they celebrate Christmas in different days because
they use old and new calendars.
• Legend about Jesus Christ’s birth is based on the Bible.
• The British like Christmas, the Russians prefer New Year
very much because they have holidays, get and give
beautiful presents. The people are happy and merry.
• The houses decorated with many beautiful things look
very nice. But in Russia we decorate a tree before New
Year and it usually stands till Christmas.
• Our peoples like presents, but the Russians put
them under the tree, in the UK – into special
stockings.
CONCLUSION
• The British children love Santa Clause, the
Russian ones – Father Frost, they believe in
these fairy characters and even write letters to
them.
• Both countries have the tradition
to lay Christmas\ New Year table, but
dishes are different.
CONCLUSION
Christmas and New Year traditions in the UK
and in Russia are different, although the history
of the holidays is alike.
Everyone in the UK and in Russia enjoy these
festivals very much.
Our peoples have a lot of beautiful customs.
Jingle Bells
1.Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh,
Over the fields we go, laughing all the way.
Bells on bobtail ring, making spirits bright,
What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight!
Chorus: Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
Oh! What fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
Oh! What fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh!
2.A day or two ago, I thought I’d take a ride,
And soon Miss Fannie Bright was sitting by my side.
The horse was lean and lank, misfortune was his lot.
He got into a snowdrift bank – and we? We got upset!
Chorus
3. So now the moon is bright, enjoy it while you are young.
Invite your friends tonight to sing this sleighing song.
Just get a bob-tailed nag and give him extra feed.
Then hitch him to an open sleigh – and crack! You’ll take the lead!
Chorus