THE WORLD AROUND US – ITS CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ITS LANDSCAPES

1. THE WORLD AROUND US – ITS CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ITS LANDSCAPES Angel Kanchev Third Secondary School, Varna This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein

2. Nativity

3. Christmas is one of the biggest Christian holidays. It Christians celebrate the birth of the Son of God, Jesus Christ. According to the Gospel of Luke that happened in the city of Bethlehem, Judea province. • Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas. When Catholics and Protestants Christmas is the most revered holiday. Christmas is one of the 20 religious holidays in Bulgaria. It notes on December 25

4. Christmas marks the beginning of a new era. The creator of the new era, the Roman monk Dionysius Exiguus calculated that Jesus Christ was born of the 754, from the founding of Rome. Christmas is a time limit and the celebration of holidays for Christians. • In early Christianity Christmas holiday no sustainable date. Eastern Churches celebrate this event (Epiphany) - January 6 since the time of Emperor Constantine the Great, before 336 in the third century Origen exhorts Christians not to celebrate this day, stating that on that day the righteous Job and Jeremiah the prophet mourned (Job 14: 4; Jeremiah 20:14).

5. Christmas In Bulgaria festivities begin on December 24 - Christmas Eve. Throughout Bulgaria run waits. In carolling involved only boys. Small waits fro during the day on 24 December, armed with cornel sticks - survaknitsi and bags, they bang on the door, enter the houses and singing carol songs, poems and blessings

6. Table on Christmas Eve • From the Orthodox point of view, the table does not matter or other requirement besides bland as the last day of the Christmas post. • On this day, Christians prepare spiritually - through fasting, prayer and confession to receive Holy Communion worthily and so to meet Christ's Nativity.

8. Waits

9. Secular holiday In predominantly Christian countries, Christmas is the most economically significant holiday of the year and is celebrated as a secular holiday in many countries with small Christian population. Associated with the exchange of gifts in the family, and gifts from Santa Claus and other mythical characters.

10. Santa Claus

11. Christmas tree • Christmas tree is decorated fir (or other conifer) for Christmas (or Christmas), distributed and New Year holiday (Christmas tree). • It is one of the most popular traditions associated with the celebration of Christmas. Represents decorating evergreen coniferous tree - mostly like fir, hence the name. Before Koledadarvoto is cut down, bring home and decorate with colored lights, ornaments and goodies. In some cases, decorate large street trees in strategic places without being harvested. Also, in some cases, instead of live trees using artificial.

13. The custom of the Christmas tree in the world For the first time, the tree became a Christmas tree in Germany. Older Germans believed that there lives the spirit of the forest, which protects them, and later the evergreen color of the branches it has meant eternal faith in Christ. German customs come from and the one tree to decorate with toys under the Christmas tree lights and leaving many gifts.

15. This presentation was prepared by: • Velina Ereklieva