CHRISTMAS: 

Did you know that...?

• Christmas is a celebration which takes place in December. 
  
  
• Christmas is a religious and cultural festival celebrated worldwide by Christians.
  
  
• Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December. 
  
  
• Some people hang mistletoe and kiss above it. 
  
  
• Santa Claus travels by sleigh to deliver the gifts.
  
  
• Santa's sleigh is pulled by nine reindeers, including Rudolph, the red nose reindeer!
  
  
• The Christmas tree is decorated with different ornaments, such as bells, balls, a star...
  
  
• We can abbreviate the word Christmas by saying 'Xmas'.
  
  
• Advent is a period of time beginning four Sundays before Christmas. 
  
  
• It's a tradition to receive gifts on Christmas time. 
  
  
• Santa Claus comes from the North Pole. 
  
  
• There's a fun tradition about an Elf who arrives on the 1st of December and goes away at the end of the Christmas holidays...

Learn about this tradition and design your own elf. Draw him/her, decide a name, colour the drawing, cut it out and put it in different places. You can take a picture of him. Then, create a poster and stick your elves and a sentences or two near each one, explaining what he/she is doing!

Some time ago, Santa Claus' clothes weren't red... What colour were them?