Christmas Time

Thematic Vocabulary Unit N° 240 v.0.2

     Main Definition

1. Christmas Time |n| period extended from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6.
2. Christmas Day / Christmas / Xmas / Dec 25  |n| a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ, a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland.
3. "We spent Christmas Day with Ben's parents."
4. "The library is closed over Christmas."
5. "Are you spending Christmas with your family?"

         Some Christmas Date Terms

1. Advent 1 |n| the arrival of a notable person or thing.
2. "The advent of the computer."
3. "The advent of war led to a greater"
4. Advent 2 |n| The month leading up to Christmas] (Adviento) (mes del advenimiento o llegada de la navidad)
5. Christmas Eve 1 |n| the day or evening before Christmas Day.
6. "We spent Christmas Eve cooking and getting ready for Christmas Day."
7. "Unfortunately, I've got to work on Christmas Eve."
8. Christmas Eve 2 |n| the evening or day before Christmas Day (24 December), often the day that Europeans have their main Christmas meal.
9. "Millions of people have to think hard, every year, what they give their loved ones on Christmas Eve." 
10. "The last of the posadas, on Christmas Eve, is typically the most festive."
11. "In Finland the tradition is that Santa comes to every home on Christmas Eve."
12. Christmas Holidays |n| the holiday before and after Christmas Day extending up until New Year's Day (1st January).
13. "The Christmas holidays offer an ideal opportunity for peaceful and intense moments spent with your family."
14. "The Christmas holidays just ended, a time in which we share joy and satisfaction with our loved ones."
15. "With the winter and Christmas holidays quickly approaching, guests and donations have been filling up the entire house."
16. Boxing Day |UK| is traditionally the day following Christmas Day, when servants and tradesmen would receive gifts, known as a "Christmas box", from their bosses or employers. Today, Boxing Day is the bank holiday that generally takes place on 26 December. It is observed in the United Kingdom, Canada, , Australia and New Zealand.
17. "People showed up, cheerful, on Boxing Day and miraculously there was a bed for everyone (just)."
18. "The 'Boxing Day' Christmas will be at home to Tottenham and Stamford Bridge debut year on 1 January 2011."
19. "Beginning on Boxing Day, December 26, the race is an iconic part of our Australian summertime."

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