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Try to answer as many
questions as possible:
1. On what day is Christmas celebrated in England?
2. What is the start of the Christmas season called?
3. What takes place in most primary schools in England at Christmas
time?
4. What is a traditional British Christmas play called?
5. Which two colours are the traditional colours of Christmas?
6. When did Christmas Trees first become popular in England?
7. What did people used to decorate their trees with during the
Victorian times?
8. When was the first Christmas card sent and who printed it?
9. What are the songs sung at Christmas time called?
10. Why is Christmas Eve an exciting time for children in England?
11. How did children used to send their letters to Father Christmas?
12. What traditionally happens at three o'clock on Christmas Day?
13. What is the traditional bird eaten on Christmas Day?
14. Who was the first person to eat turkey on Christmas Day?
15. Who invented Christmas Crackers?
16. What is another name for Boxing Day?
Use the following websites to find out the
answers to the questions
1. On what day is Christmas celebrated in England?
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/xmas/
2. What is the start of the Christmas season called?
http://www.woodlandsjunior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/adventcalendars.html
3. What takes place in most primary schools in England at
Christmas time?
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/nativity.html
4. What is a traditional British Christmas play called?
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/pantomines.html
5. Which two colours are the traditional colours of Christmas?
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/decorations.html
6. When did Christmas Trees first become popular in England?
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/trees.html
7. What did people used to decorate their trees with during the
Victorian times?
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/trees.html
8. When was the first Christmas card sent and who printed it?
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/cards.html
9. What are the songs sung at Christmas time called?
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/carols.html
10. Why is Christmas Eve an exciting time for children in England?
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/eve.html
11. How did children used to send their letters to Father
Christmas?
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/santa.html
12. What traditionally happens at three o'clock on Christmas Day?
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/day.html
13. What is the traditional bird eaten on Christmas Day?
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/dinner.html
14. Who was the first person to eat turkey on Christmas Day?
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/dinner.html
15. Who invented Christmas Crackers?
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/crackers.html
16. What is another name for Boxing Day?
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/boxingday.html
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http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/activities/webquest.html
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