Christmas in Britain

Two traditions that have caught on in England are the Advent calendar and the Advent candle. The Advent Calendar originated in the 19th Century from the protestant area of Germany. Protestant Christian families made a chalk line for every day in December until Christmas Eve. Before long, commercial entrepreneurs started replacing the ephemeral chalk lines with printed calendars. The first known Advent Calendar is for the advent of 1851. Nowadays it is usually a thin rectangular card with 24 or 25 doors. The doors are numbered 1-24/25. Door number 1 is opened on the 1st of December, door 2 on the 2nd etc. Behind each door there is a Christmas scene (but the most popular ones have a chocolate behind each door) .

Advent……………………………………………………......2
Christmas Eve………………………………………………...2
Christmas Day………………………………………………..3
The Queen's Message………………………………………...3
Boxing Day………………………………………………..….4
The Twelve Days of Christmas……………………………....4
Christmas Food………………………………………………4
- Christmas dinner………………………………………….…5
- Christmas pudding…………………………………………..5
- Christmas cake………………………………………………6
- Mince Pies………………………………………………..…6
8. Christmas Carols………………………………………….…..6
9. The Story of St Nicholas……………………………………...7
10. Christmas trees………………………………………………8
11. Christmas decorations………………………………….……8
- Mistletoe………………………………………………….....8
- The holly and the ivy…………………………………….….9
- Other decorations…………………………………………....9
12. Bibliography………………………………………………..10