📜 1. Reading: That's Weird!
Do you think Christmas is just about snow and Santa? Think again! Around the world, there are some very strange traditions.
In Japan, Christmas is not a religious holiday. It is a fun time for couples and friends. But the strange part is the food. Millions of families eat fried chicken from KFC! People even order their "party buckets" weeks before.
In Ukraine, they do not decorate the tree with gold stars. They use fake spider webs! There is an old story about a poor woman. A spider decorated her tree with gold webs, so now spiders mean good luck.
In Venezuela, the streets in the capital city are closed to cars on Christmas morning. Why? So people can roller skate to church! It is a big street party.
Be careful in Norway! People believe that evil spirits and witches come out on Christmas Eve. To stop them, families hide every broom in the house. They put them in the safest place so the witches cannot fly away.
🔗 2. Vocabulary Memory Match
Match the strange word to its definition.
❓ 3. Fact Check
Read the story above, then answer the questions.
1. Why do people in Norway hide their brooms?
2. What brings good luck in Ukraine?
3. How do people go to church in Venezuela?
📝 4. Story Completion
Click a **Word** in the bank, then click the blank space to finish the sentences.
Word Bank
1. In Japan, people buy a big ____ of chicken.
2. In Ukraine, you might see a fake ____ on the tree.
3. In Venezuela, it is fun to ____ to church.
4. In Norway, they hide the ____ in the closet.
5. They don't want a ____ to fly away!
🎉 Lesson Complete & Summary
Great job! Click a word below to see its definition.
- Fried Chicken
- Bucket
- Spider Web
- Luck
- Roller Skate
- Broom
- Witch