Christmas Around the World
Each country celebrates Christmas with its own traditions,
recipes, and folklore. For example, in our country, it is traditional
to decorate a Christmas tree and place gifts beneath it. Our folklore
celebrates elves who help Santa at the North Pole in making and
delivering gifts to good girls and boys all over the world on
Christmas Eve.
These customs differ from country to country. Choose one of the
countries from the list below. Only one student may choose each
country. Use the links to research your country and find out about
its folklore, customs, and traditions. Then write the information to
create a webpage about that country. Your page must include the
following information about Christmas in your country:
- What Christmas is called in that country
- What date it is celebrated on
- What is Santa Claus called and what he does or is there some
other tradition closely related to Santa Claus
- What foods are traditional
- What decorations are used
- What traditions are observed about gift-giving
- What other customs there are
- Any special folklore or stories that are told which are
different from the United States
In addition to the information, your webpage must include the
elements of good web page design and writing:
- a title of "Christmas in ___________"
- at least 3 paragraphs using complete sentences
- correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and
spelling
- use one of the Christmas backgrounds provided
- use 2 to 5 of the animated Christmas gifs provided. More may
NOT be used or the page will become too busy. Static gifs or jpgs
may be used.
When your page is done, you will use the information to present an
oral report on your country to the class.
You will be graded on the following scale:
3 points
- Has included 95% or more the of the required
information
- Has followed the elements of good web page design and
writing
- Has presented their report to the class following the rules
of a good oral presentation.
2 points
- Has included 75% to 94% of the required information
- Has followed 75 to 90% of the elements of good web page
design and writing.
- Has presented their report to the class following most of
the rules of a good oral presentation
1 point
- Has included less than 75% of the required information
- Has followed less than 75% of the elements of good web page
design and writing
- Has presented their report to the class but not followed
the rules of a good oral presentation
Choose one of the following countries about which to write:
Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain,
Russia, or England/United Kingdom. You will draw your country from
the basket so that everyone has an equal chance at the countries.
Follow the links below for that country to conduct your research for
this assignment.
Australia
Christmas
in Australia
Aussie
Christmas Traditions
Christmas Down
Under
Canada
Christmas
in Canada
Christmas
in Canada
Communal
Activites Be sure to follow the hyperlinks
China
Christmas
in China
Christmas
in China
Christmas in
Aisa
France
Christmas
in France
Christmas in
France!
Christmas
in France
Germany
Christmas
in Germany
December Holidays in
Germany
The German
Way Christmas Page 2000
Christmas
in Germany
Italy
Christmas
in Italy
Christmas in
Italy
Christmas
in Italia
Mexico
Christmas
in Mexico
Christmas in
Mexico
Celebrating Christmas in
Mexico
Russia
Christmas
in Russia
Christmas in
Russia!
Christmas
in Russia
Spain
Christmas
in Spain
Christmas in
Spain
Christmas
Traditions in Spain
England/United Kingdom
Christmas
in the British Isles
Christmas in the
United Kingdom
Christmas
and New Years Traditions in the UK
Christmas
in England