DIDACTIC UNIT 4. 6TH COURSE. XMAS WEBQUEST

 What´s the real origins of Xmas?

When and where did Xmas celebration start?

Do people celebrate Xmas the same way all over the world?

Find the answers the these and other questions in the following webquest.

THE ORIGINS OF XMAS

1. First let´s remember basic facts about Xmas dates:

             a. What´s celebrated on December 24th?

             b. The 25th is called .............

             c. Boxing Day is ............

             d. The day before New Year´s Day is ..........

2.  Who declared the 25th of December the day to celebrate Jesus´ birth?, when?

3. Info on Xmas celebrations go back to the year .... when ..... was the first Christian Roman Emperor

4. What three important pagan celebrations used to take place around that date?

1. Winter solstice / Saturnalia / Yalda
2. Winter solstice / Saturnalia / Yalida
3. Autum equinox / Saturnalia / Yalda

5. The winter solstice happens on ____________________ . From that date days are SHORTER / LONGER until ____________,

 when the _________________________ takes place.

6.  Saturnalia was a __________ festival celebrated from __________     to   ____________ in honour of the Roman God ___________ .

7.  "Yalda" was celebrated in honour of the Persian God of Light called _____________________ . It gives name to

the day of the week ______________ .

8.In __________________ and other countries as _________________ people usually burn a _________________ .

9.These are some winter solstice traditions related to the Yule Log:

1. They cut a log and burn a bit everyday for __________ days.
2. In  ______________, France, all the family cuts the log together
3. In some parts of ______________ the log was kept ________________ .
4. In ____________, UK, they call the log “______________”
5. In some parts of _____________ they lit a _____________ instead of a log.
6. In ___________ and _____________ people eat a tipycal ____________ or _____________- .

10. During Christmas _____________ people around the world celebrate  __________________ . In 2023 it is going to be celebrated from December, ________________ unitl December, ________

    Now that you´ve finished the webquest you can watch the 

2023 SATURNALIA celebration IN CHESTER