This lesson investigates the history of Christmas and Christmas traditions from medieval times to today. Students will learn about where our modern traditions of pulling crackers and sending Christmas cards originated as well as the creation of Santa Claus!
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We are pleased to let you know that your resource History Christmas Traditions, has been hand-picked by the Tes resources content team to be featured in https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/blog/tes-secondary-christmas and https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/blog/christmas-activities-humanities in December 2024 on https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/blog. Congratulations on your resource being chosen and thank you for your ongoing contributions to the Tes Resources marketplace.
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