How to Celebrate Christmas in the United States?

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

Merry Christmas

Turkey

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

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