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christmas
Holiday celebrated on December 25
bethlehem
A small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan River
myrrh
Aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume
presents
Gifts wrapped for birthdays and holidays
innkeeper
The owner or manager of an inn
sheep
Woolly farm animal that says baa
jesus
Central figure of Christianity, born in Bethlehem
stable
A farm building for housing horses or other livestock
donkey
Long-eared animal related to the horse
manger
A container from which cattle or horses feed
joseph
Jesus' earthly father
shepherds
A clergyman who watches over a group of people (plural)
mary
Mother of Jesus
carols
Joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ (plural)
angel
Heavenly messenger with wings
census
A periodic count of the population
stockings
Close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg (plural)
gold
Shiny yellow metal used in jewelry
tree
Tall plant with a trunk and branches
star
Ball of burning gas shining in the night sky
frankincense
An aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees
candles
Stick of wax with a wick in the middle (plural)
lights
What lets us see; the opposite of dark (plural)
mistletoe
Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white

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