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Christmas Past

Name: _______________________________

Directions: What do you know about Christmas? Explore the Web site given to learn about Christmas. Then read each statement below. Find the word in the word list that best completes each statement. Write the correct word on the blank line in each statement.

Web Resource: Christmas
http://www.historychannel.com/cgi-bin/frameit.cgi?p=http%3A//www.history...


  1. Early church leaders hoped to replace ___________________________________ festivals with Christian observances by celebrating Christmas on December 25.
  2. In the early 17th century, ___________________________________ forces took over England and canceled Christmas.
  3. Christmas was declared a U.S. national holiday in ___________________________________.

  4. Books written in the 19th century by ___________________________________ and

    ___________________________________ influence how Christmas is celebrated today.

  5. In some countries, Christmas is celebrated on ___________________________________, the day it is believed the three wise men found Jesus in a manger.

WORD LIST

1645
winter solstice
January 6
1870
Oliver Cromwell
Charles Dickens
December 21
Puritan
Washington Irving

For another Christmas challenge, go to How Christmas Is Celebrated at http://www.cvc.org/christmas/index.htm#culture. Click the name of a country to read about how Christmas is celebrated in that country. Then write one to three paragraphs about how Christmas is celebrated where you live.

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