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Christmas in the past in Britain
In the England of William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Christmas was an important festival. A lot of food
__________ (eat) and a lot of alcohol __________ (drink). Candles __________ (light), music
__________ (play), songs __________ (sing) and people danced until late at night. A lot of sweet things
__________ (eat), like biscuits, but there were no turkeys in England at this time. They came from
America much later. By 1720-1770 everything was very different. Christmas __________ (not celebrate)
at all. Many families went on holiday at Christmas time, not in the summer as they do now, and the
festival of Christmas __________ (forget). The Christmas festival that we know really started from 1840-
1870 Rooms __________ (decorate) in the same way and the same food __________ (eat) as now.

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