How to Celebrate Christmas in the United States

hi everybody I’m Alicia from English
class 101.com in this lesson you’ll

learn some important phrases for
Christmas in the US and some valuable

cultural tips first let’s hear the name
of the holiday Christmas Christmas

Christmas is traditionally celebrated as
a religious holiday this involves

traditional customs such as decorating
Christmas trees putting lights on shops

and houses getting gifts from Santa
church services and family dinners some

places even hold Christmas parades on
Christmas or Christmas Day people in the

u.s. greet each other by saying Merry
Christmas Merry Christmas when you meet

someone on Christmas Day be sure to
greet them with this phrase Merry

Christmas in the u.s. people celebrate
the holiday with their own special

events and customs the most popular food
to eat on Christmas is turkey turkey

roasted turkey is a popular dish for
family Christmas dinners the whole

turkey is roasted and then carved during
the meal it’s served with dressing also

called
stuffing and cranberry sauce other

popular side dishes are a corn on the
cob and mashed potatoes

let’s wrap up this lesson by recapping
what you’ve learned listen to the words

and repeat after me
Christmas

Christmas

Merry Christmas

Turkey

well done here’s a fun fact do you know
what famous American city associated

with the American Revolution was not big
on celebrating Christmas until the

middle of the 1800s
the Puritan pilgrims who settled in New

England did not approve of the
celebration of Christmas and it was

banned in Boston until the late 1600s
even after the ban was lifted Christmas

in Boston didn’t become popular until
the middle of the 1800s you just learned

about how people in the u.s. celebrate
Christmas and some important facts about

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