In late November, just after the Thanksgiving Day holiday, the shops appear to sell Rozhdestvennskie decorations and gifts. It seems at times - to all shops do if it were not for the many different holidays. Here follows closely on the calendar, trying not to neglect any one event. Indeed, except for calendar holidays is still beginning of the school year, hurricanes, the beginning of spring, when the stalls piled with seeds, bulbs, etc. We all thought that in Russia the holidays too much. No, I think that in America they are not less, and maybe even more.
So right after Thanksgiving, the last weekend (usually the holiday falls on Thursday and the Americans have a rest until Monday), many are trying to decorate your house for Christmas. Thus, the number 1 - decorated house as outside. And within. It is decorated outside of the house? Along the perimeter of the roof hung garlands of lights. On the door hangs fir wreath, and in the courtyard in front of the house are given different figures, which are lit at night. This may be an inflatable snowman, and Christmas trees, but what most deer with a rotating head. Inside the tree is placed. And if a house is newer, then the tree is put in front of a large window with curtains or sliding front glass door and outside appears as a fabulously mysterious motif.

At the same time starts Christmas radio. In shops, homes, restaurants - everywhere heard Christmas music. Very, very many beautiful melodies and songs can be heard at this time of year. Each performer is trying to include in its repertoire a Christmas song. Music charming! And listen for it can only be within one month of the year.
What happens next? Then, decorate the house, Americans sit down to write postcards. It's part of their culture. They love to send and receive greeting cards, some decorate their home, putting them on TV or on a special stand. So cards are somewhere for two weeks before Christmas.
Then start shopping. All buy gifts. In department stores sales. "Favorite" gift candle! Or cream for the body. Gifts are packed carefully, signed and placed under the tree and waiting in the wings, ie Christmas. And in the time remaining before the holidays start all Christmas events, offices, clubs, churches and other organizations. In active Americans at this time painted on the calendar every day. Some take out from the wardrobe of different sweaters, jackets, etc with Christmas decorations, caps. Not bad all this looks.
Closer to Christmas bought products for cooking dinner. Again, this turkey!
In the main shopping mall Santa Claus sits for a few days before Christmas to him queues, families with children, young and old, fat and thin - all wishing him a photo. We also can meet Santa Claus and take pictures with him. But here there is a tradition.
In the evening of 24 December starting Christmas service in the church. Others sit quietly at home. The next morning, everyone begins to shovel out from under the trees gifts. Day of the main meal of the day - a dinner party, which may invite guests. This event lasts until everything is naedyatsya, and then again to their homes or to visit the next house to friends or relatives. Especially to go nowhere, because it is almost the only day of the year when everything is closed.
That's the whole weekend.
And in the morning the next day in the shops lining up very long queue of those who brought gifts back to the shop! It is, incidentally, is convenient.