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advent
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the arrival of someone or
something important
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Advent
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the coming (or second
coming) of Jesus Christ; the month leading up to Christmas
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angel
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a spiritual being acting as
a messenger of God (usually shown as a human being with wings)
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berry
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a
small round fruit
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Bethlehem
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the small town in the Middle
East believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ
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candle
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a cylinder of wax with a
central wick (like string) which burns to produce light
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chimney
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a vertical pipe in a house
that allows smoke and gases to escape from a fireplace (Father Christmas
traditionally enters a house through its chimney)
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Christ
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the title of Jesus (also
used as His name)
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Christian
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a person who believes in
Christianity; also an adjective
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Christianity
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the religion based on the
teachings and person of Jesus Christ
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Christmas
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the annual Christian
festival celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ (Christmas Day is on 25
December)
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Christmas cake
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a rich fruit cake covered
with white icing, eaten at Christmas
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Christmas card
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a greetings card that people
send to friends and family at Christmas
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Christmas carol
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a religious song or popular
hymn that people sing at Christmas
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Christmas Day
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25 December, the birthday of
Jesus Christ
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Christmas Eve
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the evening or day before
Christmas Day (24 December)
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Christmas holidays
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the holiday period for about
a week before and after Christmas Day
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Christmas present
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a gift or present given at
Christmas
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Christmas tree
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an evergreen tree (often a
spruce) that people decorate with lights and ornaments at Christmas
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cracker
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a decorated paper tube that
makes a sharp noise ("crack!") and releases a small toy when two
people pull it apart
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decoration
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something that adds beauty;
ornament
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egg-nog
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a traditional Christmas
drink made of alcohol with beaten eggs and milk
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Father Christmas
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an imaginary being who
brings presents for children on the night before Christmas Day (also known as
Santa Claus) - traditionally an old man with a red suit and white beard
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fireplace
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a partly enclosed space in a
house where people light a fire for warmth
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frankincense
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a gum used for incense, one
of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus
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gold
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a yellow precious metal, one
of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus
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holly
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an evergreen plant with
prickly dark green leaves and red berries
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Jesus
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the name of Christ, the
central figure of Christianity (believed by Christians to be the Son of God)
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Joseph
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the husband of Mary (the
mother of Jesus)
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magi
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the wise men from the East
who brought gifts for the baby Jesus
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manger
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a trough for food for horses
or cattle (used by Mary as a cradle or bed for Jesus)
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Mary
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the
mother of Jesus
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mistletoe
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a parasitic plant with white
berries, traditionally used as a Christmas decoration
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myrrh
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a gum used for perfume or
incense, one of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus
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nativity
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the birth of a person
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the Nativity
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the birth of Jesus Christ
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nativity play
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a play that people perform
at Christmas based on the birth of Jesus
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new year
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the start of a year; the
period just before and after 1 January
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New Year's Day
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1
January
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New Year's Eve
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31
December
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ornament
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an object that adds beauty
to something; a decoration
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present
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a thing given to somebody as
a gift.
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reindeer
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a deer with large antlers
found in some cold climates (believed to pull the sleigh for Santa Claus or
Father Christmas)
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Santa Claus
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an imaginary being who
brings presents for children on the night before Christmas Day (also known as
Father Christmas) - traditionally an old man with a red suit and white beard
(Santa Claus may be based in part on the historical figure of Saint
Nicholas.)
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shepherd
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a person who looks after
sheep
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sleigh
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a sledge or light cart on
runners pulled by horses or reindeer over snow and ice
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snow
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water vapour from the sky
that falls as white flakes and covers the ground
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star
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a bright point in the night
sky which is a large, distant incandescent body like the sun
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the star of Bethlehem
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the star that announced the
birth of Jesus and guided the wise men to find Him
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tinsel
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a decoration consisting of
thin strips of shiny metal foil, traditionally used at Christmas
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turkey
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a bird like a large chicken,
traditionally eaten at Christmas
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white Christmas
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a Christmas with snow on the
ground
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Xmas
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abbreviation or informal
term for Christmas
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In Spain there are other typical celebration for the night of
October
31. Magosto in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula and the
Castanyada in Catalonia are the key to start the month of
November.
Magosto is celebrated mainly in the northwest of Spain,
although it is also celebrated in other places, such as
Caceres, Zamora, even in Portugal.
This festival has its origins in Celtic rituals, the way
to winter and collecting chestnuts. In the celebration never
lack fire troasted chestnuts from a fire.
In other regions also celebrate this holiday, always with
chestnuts involved, but with different names. In Catalonia
for example is celebrated known as Castanyada where besides
eating roasted chestnuts, other typical dishes such as panellets
and sweet potatoes are eaten accompanied by Muscat.
In the Basque Country the name is Gaztainerra, in Cantabria
called Magosta, in Asturias is known as Amagüestu, here the
chestnuts are accompanied by sweet cider. But all have one
thing in common: chestnuts.
JOHN LENNON IN ALMERIA
In September 1966 John Lennon spent some days in Almeria, exactly in the town of Palomares , in the village of Carboneras .
The reason why he was there was to shoot the film " How I Won the War " , a satire about war movies .
Meanwhile he was there he wrote "Strawberry Fields Forever "
