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Christmas

Christmas for England - the greatest celebration. Celebrate Christmas in England behind a Christmas lunch on which the speech of the queen sounds.

Before a festive lunch, all British visit church. On the eve of Christmas into the central Trafalgar Square in London place the main fir-tree of Great Britain.

For the second Christmas day in England celebrate day of Saint Stephen. This day it is accepted to open special boxes with donations and to distribute all money to the needing British.

By Christmas all England changes to unrecognizability. On trees multi-colored tinsel begins to shine, to sparkle garlands, color paper in traditional English style in a section. Houses change in various shades of a rainbow, foretelling Christmas celebrations. Lawns and lawns please with different figurines of the Father Rozhdestva, on doors there are beautiful Christmas wreaths, and windows sparkle the Scandinavian fires.

In Britain for Christmas it is accepted to give all souvenirs. Celebrate Christmas in England in a close family circle. On a holiday table of British the baked turkey traditionally is served. The main toast at a Christmas table is the toast for health of all guests.

Gifts to children are brought by Father Christmas. By tradition children write the letter with wishes and throw it in a fireplace, by means of smoke the list of wishes gets to the Father of Christmas.

By the way, the western Father Frost only after the advertizing company of Coca-Cola "has reddened", and the story that he collects gifts somewhere in snow valleys of the North Pole, thought up in America, successfully has connected to good nature of the old wizard in England.

Children are put to bed in Christmas Eve in the evening after read him a prayer and story about Christmas. To cajole the Father Christmas, British cook for him festive meat pie and put a glass with milk, and for Rudolf leave carrot, differently children can not receive the desired gifts. In the morning children wake up and rather run to the bedroom of parents that together with them to come to a drawing room behind the gifts lying in special socks or stockings.

Closer to a lunch to the house there come relatives and close friends, all begin each other to congratulate, give gifts, discuss joy of a meeting with delight, and then hosts invite guests by a Christmas lunch. At the holiday table the atmosphere of magic and house warmth reigns. At first at dinner serve various snack, then the main course - a turkey in currant sauce, and for a dessert please all guests with Christmas pie.

One of the loveliest traditions the kiss under a mistletoe is considered. This old custom is used still when British celebrate Christmas. By tradition any girl who was late under ornament from a mistletoe could be kissed. Some men have so contrived that have hung up a mistletoe branch over a mirror, and there each girl has been overtaken unawares, there was a wish to look at himself with everyone. Also the mistletoe is placed over entrance doors, on a ceiling in the center of the room, on chandeliers

One more interesting tradition is connected with packing of a gift in a Christmas sock. Even not the tradition, but her explanation is Or rather, interesting. Was considered that the Father Rozhdestva moved by air, and I got to houses on a chimney. Once going down on her, he has dropped gold coins in the hanging sock which dried near a fireplace. Here also all began to hang out festive socks and stockings, expecting that something there yes will fall.

Begin to take off jewelry in England not earlier than January 6 – before all enjoy festive days. But also longer on January 6, the 12th day after Christmas, it is impossible to leave jewelry, otherwise year will pass unsuccessfully. Such they, British: even the termination of a holiday at them is planned.