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Hello, my name is Mrs. Clinton, and I'm really pleased that you've joined me for our lesson today.

We are going to have a great time learning some fantastic new things.

Our lesson today is called "Different Ways of Celebrating Christmas Around the World," and it's taken from the unit "Jesus: Why Is He So Important to Christians?" By the end of our lesson today, we will be able to explain how different Christians around the world celebrate Christmas.

Sometimes learning can be hard, but don't worry, that's why I'm here.

And we're going to do our learning and enjoy finding out some really interesting new things.

We have some keywords to help us with our learning today.

And we're going to say I say, you say.

So I say traditions, you say.

I say traditions, you say.

And traditions are special things people do again and again, like decorating a tree at Christmas.

I say Christmas, you say.

I say Christmas, you say.

Christmas is a festival where Christians celebrate Jesus's birthday.

They give gifts and spend time with family.

I say heritage, you say.

I say heritage, you say.

And heritage is the stories, traditions, and cultural practises passed down from people's families and communities.

And it shapes who we are or who they are and a sense of belonging.

So we have two learning cycles in our lesson today.

Learning cycle one, how do Christians celebrate Christmas in Honduras? And learning cycle two, how do Christians celebrate Christmas in Nigeria? So let's do our first learning cycle.

Here's Aisha, and she explains why stories are used in religious education.

"Stories can help us understand different world views.

In religious education, we listen to important stories and think about the deeper meanings of these stories to different people.

We can also look at the difference these stories make to people today." So in this lesson, we'll be finding out about what Christians do to celebrate Christmas around the world.

Thank you, Aisha.

This is Beth who has a Christian worldview, and she attends a free church.

And Beth says to us, "Christmas is a very special time for my family.

My mum's side of our family came to the UK from Honduras over 50 years ago now, but there are traditions that we follow here that come from my Honduran heritage." There's that special word.

So Beth was born here, but her mum's side of the family came from Honduras a long time ago now, before you were born.

Here is a map of the world.

Do you know where Honduras is? Can you see where England is and the United Kingdom? Well, Honduras is towards the left and down from us, but let's show you where.

There you go.

So it's over the Atlantic Ocean and in a part of the world that we call Latin America.

Beth continues, "Over 85% of people in Honduras are Christians, so Christmas is a really big festival.

We have lots of services at our churches.

And the biggest is on Christmas Eve, the night before the big day." In Honduras, the biggest service is on which time? a, Advent, b, Christmas Eve, c, Christmas day.

You might like to pause this video to give you a moment to think about your answer or to talk about it with a person next to you.

Come back to me when you've done that.

Welcome back.

I wonder which answer you chose, a, b, or c? Should we have a look? Which is the right one? Honduras, which has the biggest service? Is it on Advent, Christmas Eve, or Christmas Day? And the answer is, it was Christmas Eve, the night before the big day is what Beth told us.

Well done if you got that correct.

That's great learning.

Here's Beth again.

She says, "It's a tradition to make crafts at Christmas in Honduras.

These may be for yourself or as presents for others.

Families gather in parks to make Christmas wreaths and decorations." And we can see Beth there with her family making a Christmas wreath.

"Las Posidas is a tradition that lasts for nine nights before Christmas.

People dress up as Mary and Joseph, often riding on a real donkey.

They visit a different house each night.

And these houses symbolise the inns that Mary and Joseph visited while looking for somewhere for Jesus to be born.

People follow the actors on their journey over nine nights." Well, that's a bit different from the UK and how we do things for Christmas in the UK.

That sounds really exciting and a lot of fun.

So I have another question for you.

How do Christians celebrate Christmas in Honduras? This is true or false.

In Honduras, everyone buys Christmas presents from shops.

Is that true or false? Why don't you pause this video to give you some time to think about your answer or to talk with a partner, and come back to me when you're ready to continue the lesson.

Welcome back.

So was it true or false that in Honduras everyone buys Christmas presents from shops? And the answer was false.

Why? In Honduras it's the tradition for most families to make crafts for their homes and as presents for others.

I like making crafts, so I think I'd quite like it in Honduras at Christmas.

"On Christmas day after church, we eat Nacatamales.

They contain a mixture of corn and chicken or pork wrapped in a banana stalk leaf.

They are very yummy." Well, I've never eaten them.

That sounds like a very different way of celebrating Christmas.

Oh, and here's a picture of them in a bowl ready to be eaten.

They look like little Christmas presents, don't they? Beth continues, "For me Christmas is an important festival because we mark the birth of Jesus.

He is God's son, the light of the world.

We take time to get ready for the celebration of Jesus's birth because he is so special." Thank you, Beth.

Now I have a task for you to do.

I'd like you to draw a picture of a craft that Beth could make with her family at Christmas, showing her Honduran heritage.

And then I'd like you to complete this sentence.

In Honduras at Christmas, Christians.

And you've got to complete that.

You might like to pause this video to give you a moment to do this task maybe on your own, maybe with a partner, or even in a small group.

And come back to me when you've finished.

Welcome back.

Shall we have a look and see what your answer could have looked like? You were asked to draw a picture of a craft that Beth could make with her family for Christmas, showing her Honduras heritage.

And you can see the picture there of Beth and her family making a Christmas wreath.

Then you were asked to complete this sentence.

In Honduras at Christmas, Christians.

And your answer could have said this.

In Honduras at Christmas, Christians make crafts to decorate their homes and give away as presents.

Very well done if you got something like that.

And I hope you had a good time drawing your image, your picture.

We're going to go on to learning cycle two now of our lesson, how do Christians celebrate Christmas in Nigeria? This is David and he has a Christian worldview.

And David attends an Anglican church in the UK.

"Christmas is a very special time for my family.

My mum and dad came to the UK from Nigeria in the 1950s.

And a lot of our family celebrations are influenced by my Nigerian heritage and traditions." Well, David, that's very similar to Beth, except her family came from a different place in the world.

Here is a map of the world.

Do you know where Nigeria is? Hmm? Shall we have a look? Here it is.

It's in Africa.

What do you think is happening in this image? I think some people might be singing.

So David tells us, "Lots of people are part of church choirs in Nigeria.

It's a tradition for these choirs to go around the homes of church members in December singing carols.

This helps everyone to get ready for Christmas and think about celebrating the birth of Jesus." David continues, "About 45% of people in Nigeria are Christians." So just under half the population.

"It's an important festival to many people.

We have a tradition to have a family party on Christmas Eve.

It goes on all night long, and in the morning we all go to church together.

I have to say it's exhausting!" Well, if there's a party that goes on all night, I imagine it would be quite exhausting.

I have a question for you.

Is this true or false? True or false? Nigerian Christians go to bed early on Christmas Eve.

Is that true or false? You might like to pause this video to give you a moment to think about your answer.

Come back to me when you're ready to continue the lesson.

Welcome back.

Shall we see what the answer is? Do Nigerian Christians go early to bed on Christmas Eve? Show me with your thumbs, true or false? True or false? The answer is false.

Why? Nigerian Christians stay up all night with special Christmas parties and then they go to church.

Oh, my word.

They must have lots of energy.

David continues, "My family language is Yoruba, and it's a Nigerian language.

We greet each other with these words on Christmas morning, 'E ku odun, e ku iye'dun,' which means, 'Merry Christmas.

' We are excited that Christmas day has started.

When we return from church, we have traditional Nigerian food for our special Christmas meal.

This is often Jollof rice, which is a spicy rice, Chin Chin, a fried sweet snack, and a stew.

I love this food." Thank you, David.

Okay, so at the top we've got the Jollof rice, then we've got Chin Chin, and then we have a very tasty looking stew at the bottom.

David says, "Jesus came to this world to connect people with God.

Jesus also came to rescue all people.

Christmas is a reminder of the start of Jesus's life on earth.

He gave up everything to come down to earth from heaven to rescue me.

He is amazing." So quick check on your understanding.

Is this true or false? A tradition for Nigerian Christians is to eat Turkey on Christmas day.

Is that true or false? You might like to pause this video to give you a moment to talk to the person next to you or to think for yourself.

But once you've got your answer, come back to me and we'll continue with the lesson.

Welcome back.

So show me on your thumbs.

Is it a tradition for Nigerian Christians to eat Turkey at Christmas? Is that true or false? Show me.

And the answer is false.

Why? Well, Nigerian Christians often eat Jollof rice, Chin Chin, and a stew on Christmas day.

Very well done if you remembered that and got that answer correct.

Well done.

So here is what different Christians eat at Christmas in Honduras and Nigeria.

Beth's family eat Nacatamales on Christmas day.

David's family eat Jollof rice, Chin Chin, and a stew on Christmas day.

So they're both Christians, but they both have different traditions, different things that they do, their family have always done, on Christmas.

Here is what is similar between Christians at Christmas in Honduras and Nigeria.

For Beth Christmas is all about the coming of Jesus.

He is the light of the world.

And for David, Christmas is all about the coming of Jesus to rescue people.

So for Christians in Honduras and Nigeria, Christmas is the time to celebrate and remember the coming of Jesus.

They both agree on that.

For Beth, it's about Jesus being the light of the world.

And for David, it's about Jesus coming to rescue people.

I have a task for you.

The meaning of Christmas for Christians is all about opening presents with their families.

Do you think this is correct or wrong? Use one of the Christians below to give your answer.

So you might like to work on your own, with a partner, or in a small group.

And can you choose either Beth or David and come up with an answer that you could tell somebody about whether the meaning of Christmas for them as Christians is about opening presents with their family? So I'm gonna ask you to pause this video.

And that will give you time to be able to do this task, and come back to me when you have done that and we'll have a look at a potential answer.

Welcome back.

So the meaning of Christmas for Christians is all about opening presents with their families.

And you had to use David or Beth to give an answer to that question.

So you could have said the meaning of Christmas for Christians is more than just opening presents with their families.

For Beth, Christmas is about remembering that Jesus is the light of the world.

Or you could have said for David, Christmas is about remembering that Jesus came to rescue people and connects them to God.

Very well done if you on your own, with a partner, or in your group came up with some of those ideas that we've learned today from Beth or David.

That's excellent.

I'm really pleased with your learning.

So we've got to the end of our lesson today.

And we've been looking at how Christians in Honduras and Nigeria celebrate Christmas in different ways.

So we've learned that Christmas is celebrated across the world in lots of different ways.

Many countries have their own traditions linked to their heritage to celebrate Christmas.

So do you remember those ideas from Beth and from David? So these traditions may link back to the nativity story and also link to cultural traditions.

Christians might have different traditions at Christmas, but they all agree on the same meaning for Christmas, that for remembering the coming of Jesus.

Well, thank you so much for being with me today.

I hope you really have enjoyed your learning with me.

I've really enjoyed learning with you.

I'm very proud of the progress we've made.

And I hope that you will join us again and have a look at some more lessons and some more learning.

So goodbye from me, everyone.

Goodbye.