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    Early Christmas celebrations had pagan origins, incorporating traditions such as gift giving, decorating homes with greenery, and bringing evergreen trees indoors that symbolized fertility and life during winter. When Christianity became dominant, some pagan traditions were incorporated into Christmas to help convert people and make the celebration more appealing to pagans. Over time, Christmas evolved into a mix of religious observance and secular traditions celebrating family.

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    ORIGINS OF CHRISTMAS

    You are going to read a text about the origins of Christmas celebrations. Put T (True) or F (False) next to
    each of the statements below (hint: four of them are correct). Then read the text to see if you were right.

    1. Gift giving was normal before Christianity.


    2. The Christmas period was a time for enjoyment.
    3. People decorated their homes with the blood of animals.
    4. December 24th was a celebration of mothers.
    5. People baked cakes and offered them to pagan gods.
    6. Romans masters served their slaves during this period.
    7. People danced around bonfires.
    8. People brought evergreen trees into their home

    READING

    Answer the questions below.


    1. Why did early Christian rulers allow pagans to keep some of their traditions?
    2. Why was the winter solstice a time of celebration?
    3. What do you think `overturned' means in Paragraph 6?
    4. What did evergreen trees symbolize in pagan cultures? Why?

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