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Christmas is a beloved religious holiday celebrated on December 25, marking the birth of Christ. Families come together to spend quality time, exchanging cards and greetings with loved ones. In England, the festivities often begin as early as October with gift shopping, leading to significant profits for shops. The traditional Christmas meal features turkey, gravy, and special desserts like Christmas pudding. Children eagerly hang stockings for Santa Claus, who fills them with treats and toys. We wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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Christmas is religious holiday. It is celebrated on December 25 as the birthday of Christ. Christmas is a family holiday. All people try to stay at home and spend the time with their families. They send cards or Christmas greetings to their relatives and friends. Some families send and get dozens of Christmas cards.
English begin to buy gifts from October. The shops huge profits.
In England and countries influenced by its traditions, a standard Christmas meal includes turkey or goose, meat, gravy, potatoes, vegetables, sometimes bread and cider. Special desserts are also prepared, such us Christmas pudding, mince pies and fruit cake.
Christmas cards are illustrated messages of greeting exchanged between friends and family members during the weeks preceding Christmas Day. The traditional greeting reads "wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year", much like that of the first commercial Christmas card, produced by Sir Henry Cole in London in 1843. The custom of sending them has become popular among a wide cross-section of people with the emergence of the modern trend towards exchanging E-cards.
Little children hang up their stockings on Christmas Eve. They believe that when they are asleep, Father Christmas (Santa Claus) comes to visit them.
Santa Claus comes down the chimney with a big bag toys. If the children are good, Santa fills their stockings with sweets, fruits, and toys. He puts some toys under the tree. On Christmas morning, the children look into their stockings to get a present.
We wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!