December 21th 2007

1) What is a nativity play?
The word Christmas (or Christ's Mass) comes from the Old English name Cristes Maesse - Christ's Mass - and is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

2) What is a Christmas carol?
The Christmas special songs are known as carols and they are about Jesus and the time when
he was born.

3) What is a pantomime?
Mime is a theatrical medium or performanceart, involving the acting out of a story by a Mime
artist through body motions, without use of speech.(from Wikipedia)

4) What are mince pies? Find a photo of one.
I find a photo. Mince pies are an essential part of Christmas. Mince pies are smallpies, usually between 2 and 3 inches in diameter (5-7.5 centimetres).
Mince pies filled with mincemeat (Minced fruit not meat. In the US, mincemeat is known by the more accurate name "fruitmince".)
For example the filling is a mixture of raisins, sultanas, apricots, glace cherries, candied citrus peel, apples, various types of nuts and mixed spices typically nutmeg and cinnamon.

5) Find a photo of a Christmas pudding.
I find a photo. Christmas pudding is a brown pudding with raisins, nuts and cherries. It is similar to fruitcake similar, except that pudding is steamed and fruitcake is baked.

6) Find a photo of a Christmas cake.
I find a photo.
Christmas cake is a type of fruitcake served at Christmas time.

7) What are Brussels sprouts? Find a photo of some.
I find this page and this page.The Brussels sprout (Brassica Oleracea Gemmifera Group) is a cultiver group of Wild
Cabbege cultivated for its small (typically 2.5 - 4cm, 1 - 1.5 inches diameter) leafy green heads, which resemble miniature cabbages.


I find this homepage.
There are very beautiful scene at here.