Презентация Новый год и рождество в Америке

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A happy New Year! The day is so clear, The snow

A happy New Year!
The day is so clear,
The snow is so

white,
The sky is so bright, We shout with all our might:
“A happy New Year!”
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Bit of history

Bit of history

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Known to all the image of Santa as overweight good-natured old

Known to all the image of Santa as overweight good-natured old

man in a red jacket was coined by the American artist Thomas Nast and published for the first time in early 1863. Also Present invented and the workshop of Santa.

Interestingly, a bag with gifts for children was added to the image of Santa only for next Christmas.

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It is believed that Santa Claus sneaks into the house through

It is believed that Santa Claus sneaks into the house through

a chimney to leave presents for children. But even in the absence of the house of the chimney should not become an obstacle for the location of the house of another mandatory attribute Christmas - stockings for gifts. According to the legend Saint Nicholas, passing by the house of impoverished nobleman, said hung by the fire to dry stockings his daughters, and threw down the chimney in small bags of gold, which fell right in stockings, steel dowry girls.
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Celebration

Celebration

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At twelve o'clock, in the January sky begin to take off

At twelve o'clock, in the January sky begin to take off

multi-colored fireworks, on the street hear car horns and sirens. All this announces that a New year has come. People hug and kiss and wish each other all the best.
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On the tables of the population of America must be champagne

On the tables of the population of America must be champagne

- this is another tradition, and as snacks, cheese, biscuits, nuts.
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Roast Turkey traditionally present on the tables of Americans for Christmas.

Roast Turkey traditionally present on the tables of Americans for Christmas.

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The house is decorated with Holly, mistletoe and ivy. This tradition

The house is decorated with Holly, mistletoe and ivy. This tradition

came to the us from England. Mistletoe revered sacred even before the birth of Jesus, as many believed, that it is able to heal sicknesses, and to protect from the spell. Ivy - is the personification of immortality.
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In large cities of the country the first day of January

In large cities of the country the first day of January

hold parades. The most cheerful popular and numerous is the parade, devoted to the celebration of the New year, passing on the world-famous square new York city - times Square
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In different parts of the vast territory of America celebration of

In different parts of the vast territory of America celebration of

Christmas has its own peculiarities. So, in Hawaii, Santa Claus comes by boat.
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As in the rest of the world, Americans in the New

As in the rest of the world, Americans in the New

year give themselves of the promise, which should have a positive impact on their lives - for example, quit Smoking, abuse of alcohol or lose weight.