BRAIN NUMBER 8 (december 2012) WAVE Time!

- An artificial spider and web are often included in the decorations on Ukrainian Cool Christmas Facts Christmas trees. A spider Eve will never web found on Christmas go mouldy. If morning is believed to bring this was true, good luck. then bakeries - The tradition of gifts seems would just have to have started with the gifts to make all that the wise men brought their bread on to . The exchanging of gifts between people started and they will about the 1800’s. never have to - The popular Christmas put best before song «Jingle Bells» was dates ever composed in 1857 by James again! Pierpont, and was originally - Christmas called «One-Horse Open pudding was Sleigh». It was actually first made as a kind of - Early Christmas trees were written for Thanksgiving, soup with raisins and wine decorated with fruits, flowers not . in it. Christmas Pudding and candles, which were - The biggest selling originates from an old, Celtic heavy on the tree branches. Christmas single of all time dish known as ‘frumenty’. In the 1800’s German glass is Bing Crosby’s White - Each year between 34-36 blowers began producing Christmas. million Christmas trees are glass balls to replace the - An old wives’ tale says that produced to cope with the heavy decorations and called bread baked on Christmas holiday demand. them bulbs. BRAINWAVE NEWS decEMBER 2012

Christmas in literature Charles Dickens has probably had more influence on the way that the British celebrate Christmas today than any single individual in human history except one.

At the beginning of the Victorian period the celebration of Christmas was decline. The industrial Revolution, in full swing in Dickens` time, allowed workers little time for the celebration of Christmas. The romantic revival of that occurred in Victorian times had other contributors: Prince Albert brought the German custom of decorating the of England. The singing of Christmas carols began to thrive again, and the first appeared in the 1840s, but it really were fellow passengers Why do people love was the Christmas stories of to the grave, and not another Dickens, particularly his 1843 race of creatures bound on Christmas? masterpiece A Christmas their journeys.» This is what Is it the sparkle on the tree, Carol, that rekindled the joy Dickens described for the The green wreath on the door, of Christmas in Britain and rest of his life as the «Carol The present tied with ribbon America. Today, after 169 Philosophy». red, years, A gets Or is it something more? to the heart and soul of the Dickens` name had become so The cheery greeting when we holidays. synonymous with Christmas meet Dickens describes the that on hearing of his death in A friend along our way, holidays as «a good time: a 1870 a little *costermonger’s The crunch of snow beneath kind, forgiving, charitable, girl in London asked, «Mr our feet, pleasant time: the only time I Dickens dead? Then will The children in their play? know of in the long calendar die too?» We ask ourselves, of the year, when men and What is it? women seem by one consent *costermonger – a person But in the end we know to open their shut-up hearts who sells fruit and vegetables It’s our love for one another freely, and to think of other from a cart in the street, That makes Christmas spirit people below them as if they especially in London. glow. 2 deceMBER 2012 CONTESTS BRAINWAVE

Santa Claus All Over Christmas Questions The World 1. This word starts with an The present-day Christmas “H”. It is the word for a time traditions are said to have to celebrate. Christmas is one their origin the Victorian of these. What is it? period during 1860s. Santa 2. This word starts with a “W”. Claus or Father Christmas It is the season of the year in has many forms around the which Christmas is celebrated. world that have different What is it called? personalities, different 3. This word starts with an duties and dresses. “S”. It is a fluffy white form of Here are few translations of water that sometimes falls in the most famous man on the cold parts of the world during planet: winter. What is it called? 4. This word starts with an Brazil - Papa Noel “S”. It is a tiny object that Chile - Viejo Pascuero (Old has six sides and is used as a with one of these. What it is Man Christmas) . No two called? Chine - Dun Che Lao Ren of these are alike. What is one 11. This word starts with a (Christmas Old Man) of them called? “C”. Many people send this Denmark - Julemanday 5. This word starts with an paper items to their friends and Finland - “S”. It is a roly-poly character family at Christmas time, with Germany - Weihnachtsmann that you can make out of snow. a note of friendship and good (Christmas Man) What is it called? wishes. What is one of these Hungry - Mikulas (St. 6. This word starts with a “T”. called? Nicholas) This is a symbol of Christmas. 12. This word starts with Italy - Babbo Natale Some people put one of these an “R”. These animals pull Japan - Hoteiosho (A god or in their house and decorate it Santa’s sleigh. What are they priest bearing gifts) with ornaments, lights, angels called? Norway - Julenissen and candy canes. What is it? 13. This word starts with an (Christmas gnome) 7. This word starts with an “H”. This plant is another Portugal - Pai Natal “N”. This cold, far-away area symbol of the season. It has Spain - Papa Noel is where Santa lives. What is red berries and shiny leaves Romania - Mos Craciun it called? with sharp points. What is it Russia - 8. This word starts with a called? (Grandfather Frost) “T”. Most children hope to get 14. This word starts with a - Noel Baba some of these for Christmas. “G”. These decorated cookies What are they? are made in the shape of little Congratulations to Kozell 9. This word starts with a “P”. people. What are they called? Nastya and Krylova Dasha Christmas is a time for giving. 15. This word starts with a from 5B who gave the right This is another word for a gift. “W”. It is a circular decoration. answer to the question: What is this other word? Many people put one of these «Who was that person?» 10. This word starts with an on their door at Christmas The answer is: “R”. Gifts are often decorated time. What is it called? Abraham Lincoln. 3 BRAINWAVE CURIOSITY PAGE decEMBER 2012

The world is so full of a number of things, English I’m sure we should all be as happy as kings. Humour R.L. Stevenson Christmas Jokes for kids When does Christmas come The Birth of Jesus before Thanksgiving? In the dictionary! The main part of the Christmas Story is *** Why it’a always cold in the birth of Jesus. But why was Jesus born Christmas? in such unusual surroundings? Because it’s Decemberrrr!

In those days Caesar *** Augustus issued a What can you call old decree that a census snowman? should be taken of the Water! entire Roman world. *** And everyone went How may presents can Santa fit to his own town to in an empty sack? register. Only one, after that it’s not So Joseph also went empty any more! up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to *** Judea, to . He went to sleep with the animals, Who delivers presents to baby there to register with Mary, either in a very crowded and sharks at Christmas? who was pledged to be married smelly lower level of a house Santa Jaws! to him and was expecting a or out in a stable, cave or even *** child. While they were there, a covered market stall that What often falls at the Northern the time came for the baby to sold animals. Pole but never gets hurt? be born, and she gave birth And as no proper crib was Snow! to her firstborn, a son. She available, the new baby boy *** wrapped him in cloths and was placed in a manger, or What the best thing to put into placed him in manger. feeding trough. Christmas pie? As many people would have This must have been an amazing Your teeth! traveled to Bethlehem for scene, but was exactly how the the census, all the houses,or angels had describedthings to All materials have been certainly upper levels were the shepherds up on the hills taken from the magazine full. So Joseph and Mary had surrounding Bethlehem! «English», №11

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