Questions about Christmas

Visit the Woodlands Junior Christmas pages to help you answer the following questions:

1. On what day do the main Christmas celebrations take place in England?
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2. What is the start of the Christmas season called?
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3. What takes place in most primary schools in England at Christmas time?
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4. What is a traditional British Christmas play called?
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5. Which two colours are the traditional colours of Christmas?
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6. When did Christmas Trees first become popular in England?
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7. What did people used to decorate their trees with during the Victorian times?www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/trees.html

8. When was the first Christmas card sent and who printed it?
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9. What are the songs sung at Christmas time called?
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10. Why is Christmas Eve an exciting time for children in England?
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11. How did children used to send their letters to Father Christmas?
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12. What traditionally happens at three o’clock on Christmas Day?
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13. What is the traditional bird eaten on Christmas Day?
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14. Who was the first person to eat turkey on Christmas Day?
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15. Who invented Christmas Crackers?
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16. What is another name for Boxing Day?
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