How to Celebrate Christmas in the United States?

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