Christmas in 2012 is on
Tuesday, the 25th of December.
Christmas Day is preceded
by Christmas Eve on December 24, and in some countries is
followed by Boxing Day on December 26.
The Armenian Apostolic
Church observes Christmas on January 6, while certain old rite or old
style Eastern Orthodox Churches celebrate Christmas on January 7, the
date on the Gregorian calendar which corresponds to 25 December on the Julian
Calendar.
Here are the answers to Christmas questionary:
Santa
Claus' reindeer is
a team of flying reindeer traditionally held to pull the
sleigh of Santa
Claus and help him
deliver Christmas gifts. The commonly cited names of
the reindeer are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet,
Cupid, Donder (or Donner), and Blitzen. They are based on
those used in the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", arguably the basis of reindeer's popularity as Christmas symbols
Dasher –
It’s like when you name the tallest guy you know Little Bob. His name is
“ironic,” he’s slow and sleeps all the time.
Dancer – Very flexible. The best dancer by far and she knows it, it definitely
gets to her head.
Prancer – My joyful prince. Always a little light in the hooves.
Vixen – Besties with Dancer. They go out and paint the town red and green.
Comet – I was going to say something about him being really fast but I guess I
won’t go there. Likes to clean.
Cupid – Another ironic name, he was very awkward when he was a
teenager.
DonDER – Likes to wonder. And is always a little “in
his head” if you know what I mean.
Blitzen – He got so drunk at
the last Christmas work party ....
Rudolph – my main company when I go out to cookie and milk bars.
and these are the traditional x-mas decors: a X-mas tree (Tinsels, coloured balls, sugar candies, snow cover....), gingerbread house, Christmas pudding, the cradle with Jesus and Holy Mary, Carols, Holly Wreath on the door.....the Robin(a bird)....jingling bells... feast and night service...chimes .... Boxing Day ...toy soldiers on parade...
The question arises:
Who was the first to introduce these civic traditions to Britain?
since the holidays, merry-making, parties, dances, hanging out with friends have come to the end, don't you think it's time to share your rich impressions? From your emails I know, there were fancy-parties, b-day celebrations, wandering round winter snow-capped slopes and hills. So, would you bring the pictures to demonstrate your winter joy, to share positive emotions, to encourage our academic studies on the first school days in January? and here is my slice of fun for the beginning...
Santa
Claus' reindeer is
a team of flying reindeer traditionally held to pull the
sleigh of Santa
Claus and help him
deliver Christmas gifts. The commonly cited names of
the reindeer are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet,
Cupid, Donder (or Donner), and Blitzen. They are based on
those used in the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", arguably the basis of reindeer's popularity as Christmas symbols
Hurray! Today is Christmas Eve, the most expected and welcoming event of the year. Let’s see how many elements of traditional celebration you will find in these pictures (by the way, one element is missing on purpose - English kids enjoy it so much, but Russian ones seldom find it as a present under the Christmas tree. Did you guess what it is?
