MERRY CHRISTMAS!

THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” Charles Dickens

BOXING DAY

http://www.kaisons.org/uploads/3/4/0/1/3401675/___boxing_day_2.pdf

 https://eslholidaylessons.com/12/boxing_day.html

THE QUEEN'S CHRISTMAS SPEECH

The Queen told the nation of the need for "life to go on" in her Christmas Day broadcast to millions. In a touching message, after such a terrible year, Her Majesty spoke of the importance of getting through the Coronavirus pandemic. She described how she had been “inspired” by the tens of thousands of Brits who had volunteered to help during the crisis. And she paid tribute to the NHS staff who risked their own lives to care for Covid-19 victims saying we all owed them a “debt of gratitude.”  Read here. 

MERRY CHRISTMAS! 🎄

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

A TUDOR FEAST AT CHRISTMAS

Here you can read about the foods enjoyed by the upper classes in Tudor England. Read another interesting blog post here.

Now let's watch a documentary about a Tudor feast as it would have been over 400 years ago. 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

THE CAMBRIDGE CATS AT CHRISTMASTIME

http://view.ceros.com/cambridge/fitz-and-will/p/1

https://www.cambridge.org/elt/blog/2019/12/03/festive-adventure-fitz-will/

HAPPY BOXING DAY!

Boxing Day, which always falls on December 26, is observed as an official public holiday in the UK and many European countries. Read here. 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

"Christmas is joy, religious joy, an inner joy of light and peace." 

Pope Francis

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS

HAPPY BOXING DAY!

Boxing Day is celebrated every year on 26 December. It became an official holiday during the reign of Queen Victoria, though some historians trace its origins back much further - to medieval times. Today, it's basically an extension of the Christmas holiday and a big day for sporting events and shopping.  Read here.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS

CHRISTMAS WISHES

HAPPY BOXING DAY!

Read here about Boxing Day, the day after Christmas, which is celebrated in Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.