History : Why do we send Christmas cards?

Hello everyone, 

In this week's History class we learnt about the history of the Christmas card! This video discusses the origins of the tradition and how it differs around the world. 

Did you know that in the Czech Republic, cards are sent to celebrate the New Year, rather than Christmas? Or that in the 1800s cards were inspired by the coming spring, featuring flowers and fairies?  Can you guess how many Christmas cards are sent out by the White house every year? Check out the video for more trivia!

We watched this video and discussed why people still enjoy sending physical cards in our digital world and why in Spain cards aren't very traditional. 

Students made their own cards for our display board and wrote messages in English inside: 


Do you send Christmas cards to your loved ones? 
Just 9 sleeps left until Christmas now! 

Alice 




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