Christmas Day in on December 25th
Symbols
The Christmas symbols in the USA are bells, colorfl lights, presents, socks on the chimney, snowmen, snowflakes, pine trees, poinsettia, mistletoe, wreath, holly...
Religious people also decorate their houses with angels, stars, candles, the nativity scene and Jesus in a manger. It's also usual for them to go to church on Chistmas Eve night.
Traditions
At Christmas people decorate their houses all together, lights are put on the main streets of the cities and a lot of families drive around the city to see the decorations of the other houses and the streets. Families put a Chistmas tree inside their houses in December, they bring them from tree farms.
People algo enjoy whatching shows as the Nutcracker Ballet, The Rockette Dancers or the Christmas Carol Play.
At Christmas people eat cookies, gingerbread men, peppermint candy canes, egglog with cinnamon, turkey, ham, and they also built gingerbread houses.
Santa
He lives in North Pole with her wife Mrs. Claus, but they have no children on their own.
He is making toys all the year and he give them to good children on Christmas Eve riding reindeers. Then, he comes down the cimney and children leave cookies and milk for him. But if you are bad you'll get coal.
Children write a list of presents and visit him to tell what they want for Christmas and to takes photos.
