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    The document discusses various Christmas superstitions and traditions. According to the superstitions: [1] Refusing a kiss under the mistletoe will bring bad luck; [2] Holly brings protective magic against witches and lightning; [3] The Yule log must burn all night to ward off bad luck for the new year. Singing carols outside of Christmas can cause bad luck, as can cutting mince pies with a knife instead of biting them.

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    The document discusses various Christmas superstitions and traditions. According to the superstitions: [1] Refusing a kiss under the mistletoe will bring bad luck; [2] Holly brings protective magic against witches and lightning; [3] The Yule log must burn all night to ward off bad luck for the new year. Singing carols outside of Christmas can cause bad luck, as can cutting mince pies with a knife instead of biting them.

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    The document discusses various Christmas superstitions and traditions. According to the superstitions: [1] Refusing a kiss under the mistletoe will bring bad luck; [2] Holly brings protective magic against witches and lightning; [3] The Yule log must burn all night to ward off bad luck for the new year. Singing carols outside of Christmas can cause bad luck, as can cutting mince pies with a knife instead of biting them.

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    Christmas superstitions

    Complete the sentences with the first conditional tense:

    mistletoe

    1. If you refuse to kiss someone under the mistletoe________________________

    2. If your mistletoe doesn’t have any white berries _________________________

    holly

    3. Witches will enter your house if _______________________________________

    4. If your holly is prickly _______________________________________________

    Yule log
    5. If your Yule log isn’t very big _________________________________________

    6. If you want to celebrate Christmas Eve in a traditional way_________________

    animals

    7. If you hear animals talking at Christmas____________________________________

    8. Your dog will go crazy during the year_____________________________________

    Christmas carols

    9. You´ll suffer bad luck if _________________________________________________

    10.If you sing Christmas carols and it’s not Christmas ______________ ______________

    Mince pies

    11.If you eat as many mince pies as you can over Christmas _____________________

    12.You’ll cut your good luck if _____________________________________________


    Christmas superstitions

    mistletoe
    In the original superstition, the one who avoids a kiss under the mistletoe will have bad luck but the man is
    meant to present the kissee with a mistletoe berry. Once the berries are gone, the kissing stops

    holly
    Holly is protective magic against witches and lightning and is brought in during the holiday season for that
    purpose. Another superstition is that if the holly is smooth, the wife will be the master, while if the holly is
    prickly, the husband will be, so cautious couples bring in both!

    Yule log
    The Yule log should be big enough to keep burning all night otherwise there it means bad luck for the year
    ahead. Tradition has it that you then sit around telling ghost stories and drinking mulled wine on Christmas
    eve in front of the Yule fire.

    animals

    At midnight on Christmas Eve horses kneel and blow as if to warm the manger, animals can
    speak but it is bad luck for a human to hear them, and the bees hum the Hundredth Psalm.
    Dogs that howl on Christmas Eve will go mad before the end of the year.

    Christmas carols

    Carolling is the old tradition of going to people’s houses and singing Christmas songs for them. Never turn
    them away without some food, some money or a drink or you will suffer bad luck for the rest of the year.
    Singing Christmas carols at any time other than during the festive season is unlucky.

    Mince pies

    Eat as many mince pies as you can on Christmas eve and afterward, because the amount
    will determine how much luck you will have in the next year. Don’t cut them with a knife
    but rather bite into them or you will cut your luck.

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