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Comparison of British Christmas and New Year with American Christmas and New Year

Today, I’m going to compare Japanese Christmas and New Year with British Christmas and New Year.
In Britain, Christmas Day is a holiday, but Christmas Eve is not. People buy presents for friends and family and hide them until Christmas Eve. Then they put the presents under the Christmas tree. People usually have parties on Christmas Eve and spend Christmas Day with their family. On Christmas Day, people go to church, open their p resents, eat Christmas lunch and watch the Queen’s Speech. Christmas lunch is usually roast turkey, roast potatoes, vegetables, mince pies and Christmas pudding.
In America, also, Christmas Day is a holiday. Traditional Christmas dinner includes roast chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy sauce or cranberry sauce, mincemeat pies and Christmas cake. People buy presents for friends and family and hide them under the Christmas tree. When buying presents, make sure the gift receipt is included because that is almost as important as the present itself. Gift receipt is a proof to exchange one’s present in any circumstance.
In Britain, New Year is a short holiday. Only January 1st is a holiday. People go to parties on New Year’s Eve, stay up until midnight with family and friends and celebrate New Year with champagne. Although January 2nd is not a holiday, many people stay home. There is not special food for New Year.
In America, although not as big as the Independence Day, New Year is a big celebration across the land. Some people stay home and celebrate New Year with their family but some people gather in big cities like New York, Chicago, Seattle or San Francisco to see fireworks.
In both Britain and America, people spend the holidays with family and friends. In both Britain and America, people eat special food and give presents at Christmas. In both Britain and America, Christmas is more important than New Year.
This winter break I went back to Kawasaki City in Kanagawa Prefecture where my grandpa lives. Unfortunately I had to spend the memorable moment by myself because my grandpa went to sleep at 9 pm on the 31st of December but other than that, my winter break was satisfying. The best part was that I got to spend a little time with my dad on the 29th of December. He went back to America the next day so he could spend the New Year with family.