2014-2015学年高中英语配套课件：必修3Unit1SectionⅠ{人教版,课标通用}.ppt

It is interesting to see how different countries celebrate Christmas. We asked some of our friends and this is what they told us about their Christmas celebrations： Belgium: On Christmas Eve, it starts with a drink and “nibbles”， followed by a “starter” course such as seafood, and then stuffed turkey. The dessert is a kind of cake made with cream. Father Christmas is called “Saint Nicholas” and he brings presents to children on December 6th, “St.Nicholas Day”， a long time before Christmas. Brazil: Father Christmas is called Papai Noel. Many Christmas customs are similar to those in the USA or UK.For those who have enough money, a special Christmas meal will be chicken，turkey, ham, rice, salad, pork, fresh and dried fruits, often with beer. Poorer people will just have chicken and rice. Finland: Finnish people believe that Father Christmas(Santa Claus)lives in the northern partern of Finland called Korvatunturi, north of the Arctic Circle. People from all over the world send letters to Santa Claus in Finland. There is an even big tourist theme park called “Christmas Land” in the north of Finland, near to where they say that Father Christmas lives. Everyone cleans their houses ready for the three holy days of Christmas—Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day. Christmas Eve is very special, when people eat rice porridge and plum fruit juice in the morning. They will then decorate a spruce tree in the home. Many families will visit cemeteries and graveyards to place a candle onto the burial graves of family members. Cemeteries are very beautiful at Christmas time. France: In France, everyone has a Christmas tree, sometimes decorated in the old way with red ribbons and real white wax candles. Fir trees in the garden are often decorated too, with lights on all night. Father Christmas is called Père Noel. The Christmas meal is an important family gathering with good meat and the best wine. Not everyone sends Christmas cards. Notes： ①nibble [nIb?l]n. 很少