Archive for the ‘Christmas in other Countries’ Category

Christmas Resources – Wikipedia Origins of Santa’s Workshop

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

Wikipedia has an article for grown-ups about the origins of Santa’s Workshop. Learn about Santa’s home and workshop located at the North Pole, the early stories of Santa’s Workshop in the American 20th century and the beginning of the first Santa’s Grotto in England in the late 1800′s. Wikipedia Origin of Santa’s Workshop

Christmas Resources – Merry Christmas In Different Languages

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

Christmas for All has a long list of how to say Merry Christmas in different languages! From Austria to Czech Republic to Finland and Turkey you too can say Merry Christmas in a foreign language. Merry Christmas In Different Languages

Christmas Resources – Wikipedia History of the Christmas Tree

Monday, June 8th, 2009

Wikipedia has a detailed article about the history of the Christmas tree. There is a long list of real trees we use in America for Christmas and history about artificial trees in America and in other countries. Did you know that the standing Christmas tree originated in 16th century Germany and that the first artificial [...]

Christmas Resources – History.com Christmas World Traditions

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

History.com has a long list of Christmas traditions for different countries and some history on the origins of Christmas. Did you know that the Christmas we know today in the U.S. was originated in Victorian times? Under the “Watch Christmas Videos” section there are videos on topics such as the origin of Santa, Christmas trees [...]

Christmas Resources – Wikipedia Christmas

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Wikipedia provides extensive historical information on the Christmas holiday, customs of Christmas in different countries, the nativity to the origin of Santa Claus history buffs or students researching Christmas history will find Wikipedia’s information very helpful. Wikipedia Christmas

Christmas Resources – Santas.net Christmas Traditions

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

Christmas Resources – Santas.net Christmas Traditions Santas.net has a list of Christmas Traditions from around the world. You can read how different countries celebrate Christmas and find out how “Merry Christmas” is said in different languages. Santas.net Christmas Traditions Around the World

Christmas Resources – TeachersFirst’s Christmas Resources

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

Here is a long list of teacher resources for Christmas activities and customs around the world. Helpful for teachers planning lessons on the Christmas season grades K through 12. Topics include Christmas in other countries; Victorian Christmas; Christmas Webcam Central; Christmas Web Hunt and much more: TeachersFirst’s Christmas Resources