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Around the World
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 - Easier - Christmas is
a Christian holiday that remembers the birth of Jesus
on December 25. Today many people of different
religions and cultures join in the celebration of
Christmas.
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- Harder - The word
Christmas is derived from Cristes maesse, an
Old English phrase that means Christ's Mass.
The exact date of Christ's birth is not known, but
most Christians commemorate Christmas on December
25. On this day, many go to their church where
special religious services are held.
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- Christmas is also a popular secular holiday.
During the Christmas season, people exchange gifts
and decorate their homes with holly, mistletoe, and
Christmas trees with lights and shiny
ornaments.
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- December
Holidays
- http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/holidays.htm
- A giant links site that connects to Christmas
sites around the world.
- Similar Websites:
- 2) Christmas http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/christmas.html
- 3) Christmas http://members.aol.com/Donnpages/Holidays.html#XMAS
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- Christmas.com
- http://www.christmas.com/
- Learn how Christmas is celebrated around the
world and the origin of Christmas traditions. A
kids' section has interactive games.
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- Christmas
Go toWorld History & to Holidays Around The
World
- http://www2.worldbook.com/students/feature_index.asp
- Next to Easter, Christmas is the most important
holiday of the year for Christians. Customs differ
around the world for observing Christmas, but they
all center on celebrating the birth of Jesus
Christ.
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- Christmas
Thoughts and Poems
- http://msm.byu.edu/emp/new/CMAS/cmaspoem.htm
- Read about the meaning and spirit of
Christmas
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- Christmas Traditions and Customs Around the World
(Links-site) http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/arh/library/xmas/traditions.htm
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- Christmas
at Critical Mass
- http://www.atlantic.net/~bdarl/index.html
- This links site connects you to a rich
assortment of resources related to Christmas
including a calendar, photos from around the world,
lyrics for songs, and much, much more.
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- Christmas
at Christmas99.com
- http://www.christmas98.com/Christmas_main.asp
- Learn about Christmas traditions around the
world, specifically about caroling, Santa, eggnog,
and gingerbread.
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- Christmas!
Christmas! Christmas! from Not Just for
Kids!
- http://www.night.net/christmas/index.html-ssi
- Here you find the Christmas story from the
Bible (Luke 2), links to Santa Claus information,
Christmas traditions, songs of the season, stories
and poems, and lots more holiday fun.
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- Christmas
Traditions in France and in
Canada
- http://www.culture.fr/culture/noel/angl/noel.htm
- Three different aspects are presented: social
and communal customs , family celebrations and
religious ceremonies.
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- Online
Christmas Songbook
- http://rememberjosie.org/carols/
- Here you find hymns and carols to sing and
play.
- Another Great Song Site:
- 2)http://christmas.com/music/worldmusic.html
- Play music of the season with words.
- 3) http://www.nevada.edu/~blake/Christmas.songs.html
- Words for many popular holiday songs.
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- Christmas
Resources on the World Wide Web (Gander
Academy)
- http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/christmas.htm
- Explore the meaning of Christmas and symbols,
stories, activities, and traditions associated with
the holiday.
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- How
Christmas Works - Complete Gudie to
Christmas Traditions
- http://www.howstuffworks.com/christmas.htm
- Interesting questions about Christmas customs
and traditions are answered in this site.
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- World Wide Christmas Calendar from Bernadotte
School in Denmark
- http://www.algonet.se/~bernadot/christmas/calendar.html
- Each day on our calendar will tell about one
Christmas tradition as it is celebrated in different
countries.
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- Websites For Kids
- Foods
& Festivals Around the World
- http://library.advanced.org/10007/text/christ.html
- Find out about Christmas in Malaysia, Sweden,
England, Australia, Germany, and the United
States.
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- World
Wide Christmas Calendar
- http://www.algonet.se/~bernadot/christmas/calendar.html
- Check out this collection of stories and other
items made by kids around the world in celebration
of the holiday.
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- Drop
In At the Holiday Craft Shop
- http://www.education.com/kidspace/craftshop/index.jsp
- Make your own ornaments! Decorate cookies,
trees or wreaths! Build a snowman, stock Santa's
sleigh or light the menorah! Even an elf would be
impressed.
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- Christmas
Customs
- http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/nbarkhou/christmaswq/
- Learn about Christmas customs around the
world.
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- Christmas
Fun and Facts
- http://suzyred.com/christmas.html
- Christmas limericks, Christmas word power,
Christmas jokes.
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- A
ChildFun Christmas
- http://www.childfun.com/christmas/
- Crafts, gift ideas, stories, songs and
fingerplays, downloadables, tongue twister, humour
and resources.
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- Websites for Teachers
- Christmas
Shopping WebQuest
- http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/ttroiano/webq.htm
- Christmas shopping.
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- Christmas Stories--Book lists
- Early Childhood
- http://www.eddept.wa.edu.au/centoff/cmis/eval/fiction/bestbooks/bb13.htm#christmas
- Middle Childhood
- http://www.eddept.wa.edu.au/centoff/cmis/eval/fiction/bestbooks/bb23.htm#festchrist
- Early Adolescence
- http://www.eddept.wa.edu.au/centoff/cmis/eval/fiction/bestbooks/bb33.htm#christmas
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- Our
Book of Christmas Countries
(Social Studies, Grade 7-12)
- http://www.education.com/common/resources/lp/soc/9712157o.html
- Students write reports on Christmas customs in
various countries as contributions to a class
book.
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- Christmas
- http://tcesc1.trumbull.k12.oh.us/teachers/Christmas.html
- Christmas Activities and Lessons The History of
Christmas.
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- Christmas
Activities -
TeachersFirst
- http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/christmas.htm
- Collection of activities, coloring items, and
other Christmas treats for Elementary
students.
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- The
History of Christmas
Trees
- http://www.christmastrees.on.ca/ednet/lesson1.html
- The idea of decorating a tree as part of
seasonal celebrations is an old one that comes from
many lands and cultures.
- More Information about Christmas
Trees:
- 2) Christmas Trees http://ks.essortment.com/historychristma_rfra.htm
- 3) The Christmas Tree http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/TLresources/longterm/LessonPlans/Byrnes/christmas.htm
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- Nutcracker
Resource Guide for Teachers
- http://www.nutcrackerballet.net
- Information and links about the
Nutcracker.
- Related Websites:
- 2) The Nutcracker - Story and Music http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/music1/nutcracker.html
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- The
Polar Express
by Chris Van Allsburg (Kindergarten)
- http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/CLA/LESSONS/2306.html
- Lesson plan for this Christmas book
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- Holiday
Rhyming Lesson Using the Christmas Tree Tangle
(Grade 1-3)
- http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/
Language_Arts/Literature/Childrens_Literature/CHL0206.html
- This lesson introduces students to rhyming
words. Students will recognize rhyming words and
will form their own.
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- Santa's
Workshop
- http://santasworkshop.debateusa.com/
- Count down to Christmas and have your students
E-mail Santa!
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- The
Twelve Days of Christmas (Grade
4-5)
- http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/~judyann/LP/lessons/12.days.html
- Have students exploring discrete mathematics to
find the total cost of the items in the song, "The
12 Days of Christmas."
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elves
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custom
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culture
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tradition
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gift
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Jesus
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festival
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religion
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story
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party
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Santa
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St. Nicholas
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toy
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feast
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legend
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ritual
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Christian
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mistletoe
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crèche
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wassil
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carol
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Nativity
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Christmas eve
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Yule
log
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candy cane
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tree
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ornament
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reindeer
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lights
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wreath
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holly
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gingerbread
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Merry Christmas
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wreath
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cookie
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Created by Annette
Lamb and
Larry
Johnson, Update by
Nancy
Smith,
12/01.
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