hi everybody I'm Alicia from English class 101.com in this lesson you'll
learn some important phrases for Christmas in the US and some valuable
cultural tips first let's hear the name of the holiday Christmas Christmas
Christmas is traditionally celebrated as a religious holiday this involves
traditional customs such as decorating Christmas trees putting lights on shops
and houses getting gifts from Santa church services and family dinners some
places even hold Christmas parades on Christmas or Christmas Day people in the
u.s. greet each other by saying Merry Christmas Merry Christmas when you meet
someone on Christmas Day be sure to greet them with this phrase Merry
Christmas in the u.s. people celebrate the holiday with their own special
events and customs the most popular food to eat on Christmas is turkey turkey
roasted turkey is a popular dish for family Christmas dinners the whole
turkey is roasted and then carved during the meal it's served with dressing also
called stuffing and cranberry sauce other
popular side dishes are a corn on the cob and mashed potatoes
let's wrap up this lesson by recapping what you've learned listen to the words
and repeat after me Christmas
Christmas
Merry Christmas
Turkey
well done here's a fun fact do you know what famous American city associated
with the American Revolution was not big on celebrating Christmas until the
middle of the 1800s the Puritan pilgrims who settled in New
England did not approve of the celebration of Christmas and it was
banned in Boston until the late 1600s even after the ban was lifted Christmas
in Boston didn't become popular until the middle of the 1800s you just learned
about how people in the u.s. celebrate Christmas and some important facts about
the holiday if you want to learn English even faster just click the link in the
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