Christmas Glossary
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A Christmas Carol: Charles Dickens classic story about greed at Christmas. The most famous character, Scrooge, is now a synonym for a stingy person. You may hear people say, Don’t be a Scrooge.
Advent: The coming (or second coming) of Jesus Christ; the month leading up to Christmas. Also in modern days this also signifies the beginning of Christmas shopping.
Angel: A spiritual being acting as a messenger of God (usually shown as a human being with wings).
Berry: A small round fruit, also used as a common Christmas decoration.
Bethlehem: The small town in the Middle East believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ.
Candle: A cylinder of wax with a central wick (like string) which burns to produce light.
Carving The Bird: Cutting the meat and handing it out to people is called ‘carving’ the bird.
Chestnuts: Are commonly eaten at Christmas. There’s a famous Christmas song, Chestnuts roasting by an open fire.
Chimney: A vertical pipe in a house that allows smoke and gases to escape from a fireplace (Santa Clause traditionally enters a house through its chimney)
Christ: The title of Jesus (also used as His name)
Christian: A person who believes in Christianity; also an adjective.
Christianity: The religion based on the teachings and person of Jesus Christ.
Christmas: The annual Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ (Christmas Day is on December 25th).
Christmas Cake: A rich fruit cake covered with white icing, eaten at Christmas.
Christmas Card: A greetings card that people send to friends and family at Christmas. Also usually given with any gift.
Christmas Carol: A religious song or popular hymn that people sing at Christmas
Christmas Carolers: Christmas songs and carolers are groups of people that walk down a street going from house to house singing Christmas carols. Usually the people in the house will come to the door and watch . . . View Full Definition
Christmas Dinner: A big dinner on Christmas day. Usually families gather together for Christmas dinner.
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