Monday 15 December 2008

'Christmas is Coming, the Goose is Getting Fat!'


Christmas is the biggest festival in Britain and is celebrated on 25th December. The four weeks before Christmas are called Advent, and are traditionally celebrated in churches by lighting a candle each Sunday during Advent. Nowadays, many people in Britain are not very religious, but they still celebrate Christmas. But watch out - the preparations begin long before Advent. In fact, as early as September or October, you start to see signs that Christmas is on the way...
Go on reading while you listen to it and try this BBC crossword about Christmas.

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