Class hour “We are celebrating the New Year!”
Class hour
"We are celebrating the New Year"
Topic: “We celebrate the New Year.”
Goal: Acquaintance with the history, customs and traditions of celebrating the New Year in different countries.
Develop creativity, thinking, speech, cognitive interest.
Fostering ethical standards, respect for the traditions and customs of other countries.
Progress of the lesson
1.Org. moment
January 1 is coming soon on the calendar. On this day, as you know, the New Year begins. New Year is my favorite holiday. We all want to believe in a fairy tale on this day. Even before the arrival of the New Year, New Year's markets open everywhere, lights on Christmas trees are turned on, and the streets are decorated with illuminations. In every home, children and adults prepare for his arrival. At midnight on December 31, with the last stroke of the clock, the New Year begins.
The New Year, like a magician, helps to create miracles. There is some kind of fairy tale in this holiday and that is why it is the brightest, most beloved.
2. Setting a goal
Today we will find out where this wonderful holiday came to us and how it is celebrated in our country and in other countries.
3. Conversation about celebrating the New Year.
At all times, the beginning of the New Year was considered a holiday among all peoples. People were preparing for it.
- Was New Year always celebrated on January 1?
The New Year was celebrated in Ancient Rus' in the spring, in March, when nature woke up from hibernation. Since the 15th century, the holiday began to be celebrated on September 1, after the harvest.
In the old days in Russia, on New Year's Eve, mummers - children and adults, dressed in masks and animal skins - went from house to house. They sang, danced, sprinkled grain on the floor, wishing the owners a rich harvest, good health, and glorified the generosity of the owners.
And only 300 years ago everything changed.
In 1700, Tsar Peter 1 moved the New Year celebration to January 1. He issued a decree ordering the New Year to be celebrated on the night of January 1st. He traveled with the singers to the houses of the boyars and congratulated them. At this time, fires were lit in the streets to create a lot of light and warmth. On this day, everyone congratulated each other, decorated houses with pine, juniper and spruce branches, arranged fireworks, lit fires and candles. So, with the light hand of Peter 1, the New Year became a winter holiday.
And since then, it has been customary to put up a decorated Christmas tree in every home.
- From which country did the custom of decorating the Christmas tree with New Year's toys come from? (from Germany)
They first started decorating the Christmas tree in Germany in the Middle Ages. The first decorations were apples, nuts and various sweets. Later, the Christmas tree began to be decorated with shiny toys, light bulbs, candles, and a star was hung at the very top. It is a symbol of the Star of Bethlehem, which indicated the birthplace of Jesus.
- Who is the main hero of the New Year? Who can't this holiday be without? (Father Frost)
This is a favorite character who does good and makes people happy.
In any country, children and adults eagerly await Santa Claus.
-What was Santa Claus called in the old days?
In the old days he was called differently: Grandfather Treskun, Moroz Yolkich, Studenets, Morozko, Frost the Red Nose.
Nowadays he is called Father Frost.
Santa Claus is very old. At first it was the spirit of cold. People did not expect gifts from him, but gave them to him themselves in order to appease Frost, so that his spirit would not be angry and would not send a severe cold. Then his prototype became Grandfather, whom the ancient Slavs considered the common ancestor of all families and the protector of descendants. In winter and spring, Grandfather was honored and offered refreshments. It became a symbol of the New Year holidays approximately 100-150 years ago.
Snegurochka is the granddaughter of Father Frost. The image of the Snow Maiden is a symbol of frozen waters. This is a girl dressed only in white clothes. Her headdress is a crown embroidered with silver and pearls.
The Snow Maiden is always young, extremely beautiful, a little sad... But at the same time, she is the cutest character of the New Year holidays.
- Where does our Santa Claus live?
The birthplace of Father Frost is Veliky Ustyug, the oldest city in the northeast of the Vologda region. In a pine forest, fifteen kilometers from the city, the estate of Father Frost. In his village there is a Santa Claus shop, a post office and a museum.
Address where you can write a letter to Santa Claus: 162340 Russia, Vologda region,
Veliky Ustyug, Santa Claus.
Today we will write a letter to Santa Claus.
- Are there similar winter wizards in other countries?
Santa Claus is called differently in each country.
In America, Canada, the Netherlands , and some other countries, he is known as Santa Claus . He is very similar to our Santa Claus, only instead of a fur coat he wears a red jacket and cap.
Sayta-Klaus lives near the North Pole. He flies to visit the children on a magic sleigh pulled by a reindeer team. The main reindeer is named Rudolph. He has a bright red nose that helps Santa Claus find his way in the dark.
In France , Pere Noel brings gifts to children It enters the house through the chimney, and children who do not want to be left without gifts put their shoes in front of the fireplace or stove. Pere Noel is afraid of the cold and always dresses in white.
Finnish long hair and wears a red hat, which looks like a long cap, and a jacket. He always comes with the gnomes.
Gifts for children in Finland are delivered not by Santa Claus himself, but... by a goat!
His name is Iolupukki . He gives gifts only to those children who behave well. The goat records all the pranks of the children in his magic book. In Norway, Ylebukk. In addition to him, in this country the Christmas goat is very revered, which helps him distribute gifts.
Santa Claus arrives in Holland He brings toys, fruits and candy flowers to the children.
In Italy, Babbo Natale leaves his sleigh on the roof and enters the house through the chimney, where some milk and sweets are left for him.
All Santa Clauses bring gifts, but everyone does it in their own way. The British and Irish discover gifts in socks.
Mexicans in the shoe. In Sweden, Santa Claus places gifts on the stove
And in Germany it leaves it on the windowsill.
And Spain on the balcony.
- Where does our Santa Claus put his gifts?
- interesting customs are associated with the New Year celebration . Each country has its own.
So, in England , according to an ancient custom, when the clock begins to strike 12, they open the back doors of the house to let out the old year, and with the last stroke they open the front doors, letting in the new year.
They send Christmas cards to all their acquaintances, friends and relatives.
In Japan, in the morning, all residents of cities and villages go out to watch the sunrise.
With the first rays of the rising sun they congratulate each other
Happy New Year and exchange gifts. The Japanese also have a wonderful custom - laughing at the beginning of the New Year.
In Romania, for the New Year, it is customary to bake various “souvenirs” in pies: small coins, rings, hot peppers, etc. If you come across a ring or a coin, then the coming year promises happiness, and if it’s pepper, then... don’t blame me.
In Hungary, on the first second of the New Year, they prefer to whistle through children's pipes, horns, and whistles. It is believed that they are the ones who drive away evil spirits from the home and call for joy and prosperity.
In Italy, it is customary to throw out broken dishes, old clothes and even furniture from apartments at the very last minute of the new year. Following them, firecrackers, confetti, and sparklers fly. It is believed that if you throw away an old item on New Year's Eve, you will buy a new one in the coming year. And all the children are waiting for the sorceress Befana, who flies at night on a broom and enters the house through the chimney. She fills children's shoes, specially hung by the fireplace, with gifts.
In Spain there is a tradition of eating grapes on New Year's Eve. When the clock strikes, you need to have time to eat 12 grapes, one for each of the twelve coming months.
In Burma (the hottest country) on this day it is customary to pour water on everyone
Each country has its own traditions.
In Guinea on New Year's Eve through the city streets
It is customary to lead an elephant - for good luck.
In all countries, the New Year is celebrated differently, but everywhere this holiday has common features: hope for happiness, prosperity and a better future.
3. What traditions of celebrating the New Year exist?
Our school has a symbol of the New Year - a Christmas tree. It is decorated with toys - wishes to each other, which will become a symbol of happiness, good luck and prosperity for the whole year.
9. Summary
May the coming year be the best for you and all your dreams come true!
Happy New Year 2020!
Themed classroom hours. New Year's class hour on the topic
New Year's class hour. Holiday competitions
New Year's holidays at school are usually accompanied by a fabulous performance for elementary school students and a festive concert for teachers and students in middle and high schools. However, every child wants to receive a personal congratulation. It is quite difficult to do this within a school. But each class teacher can congratulate his students on his own.
Office decoration
First, a few tips on the original design of your office. In addition to traditional wall newspapers, colorful congratulations and wishes that decorate the school premises, you can come up with comic announcements together with students and place them on the information stand. Examples of advertisements:
- “Teaching how to play on nerves”;
- “I'm playing the fool. Inexpensive";
- “I’m exchanging an awl for soap”;
- “I’m showing off,” etc.
At the entrance to the office, place a vessel from which each person entering must draw a fortune ticket. For example:
- “Expect success in chemistry in the coming year.”
- “Carefully read the 2nd volume of War and Peace. Your literature teacher will definitely ask you about this topic.”
- “Don’t use a cheat sheet on a math test. The teacher will notice this."
- “Be attentive in biology lessons. You will be successful in the future if you choose this subject as the basis of your profession.”
- “Pedagogy is your calling.”
- “Expect an important call in mid-February. It will change a lot in your life."
Presentation of gifts
The selection of gifts for children is usually carried out by the parent committee, but holding the festive event itself is the task of the teacher. The simplest thing is to congratulate all the students in turn and seat them, for example, at the “sweet” table. But it's pretty boring. We suggest turning gift giving into an exciting game.
If usually, according to the terms of the game, the loser is eliminated from it, then on New Year's Eve everything will be different. The one who loses the competition has the opportunity to choose a gift!
Encrypt the surprise under a “code name”. From the list of surprises, the child chooses, for example, “a gift for the tailed and hairy” and, unwrapping it, discovers that it is a hairpin. Here are some more similar coding examples:
- “keep eye” – flashlight;
- “eternal memory” – notebook;
- “sweet life” – chocolate;
- “early bird” – alarm clock;
- “weight loss product” – jump rope;
- “trace in history” – pen, etc.
An interesting way to congratulate schoolchildren is the game “New Year’s Fishing”. Gifts or tags that replace them are hung on the tree. Students must use a fishing rod with a plastic hook attached to the end to “catch” a prize or a tag indicating which specific gift to take. Instead of a hook, you can use a small magnet and “fish out” surprises not from the tree, but from a large bag.
The presentation of gifts can be organized in the form of a kind of competition.
The teacher takes out a gift and announces: “The one with the longest name will receive this prize!” Naturally, the one who has already received the gift does not participate in the further competition. The nomination options in such a game are varied, for example, who has:
- the thinnest waist;
- the longest braid;
- the rarest name;
- largest (or smallest) foot size;
- highest (or lowest) height;
- the heaviest briefcase, etc.
You can simplify the game a little. The presenter simply announces that the gift is received by the one who, for example, has a “textbook in a green cover” or a “red bow”, etc. The main thing is not to forget anyone, and if there are still students who did not get into one of the of the named categories, then individual nominations should be selected for them.
It is better to prepare in advance and come up with several “backup options” that will suit everyone.
Hold a small auction with the guys. Only they should pay for gifts not with money, but with the correct answers to your questions, which could be like this:
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Holiday competitions
What would a New Year be without fun competitions and wishes! Invite the children to come up with a few holiday wishes themselves. To do this, the class is divided into teams, each of which receives the task of composing a poem with certain rhymes. For example:
- grandfather – years;
- nose - frost;
- year - goes;
- calendar - January.
Or you can complicate the task a little and offer “heavier” rhymes:
- frost - apricot;
- bag - bun;
- winter - shawarma;
- outfit - ritual, etc.
Here's another fun competition-task. Each student, upon entering the classroom, is given a piece of paper with the inscription (giraffe, hippopotamus, mountain eagle, bulldozer, tomato, etc.) on his back. He, naturally, can read the words on the backs of other children, but not on his own. Everyone’s task is to learn from the others throughout the evening the word written on their piece of paper. The questions they ask can only be answered “yes” or “no.” The one who completes the task first wins.
Another game that will be interesting to children of any age is called “Different Christmas Trees.” The presenter says the words: “We decorated the Christmas tree with different toys, and in the forest there are different Christmas trees: wide, thin, low, and tall. If I say:
- “high” – raise your hands up;
- “low” – squat and lower your arms;
- “wide” – make the circle wider;
- “thin” - make a circle already.”
The guys complete tasks, and the presenter tries to confuse them.
You can offer students the game “Everything is the other way around.” The presenter says phrases, and the audience must answer “yes” or “no” regardless of the rhyme.
- We have one secret, will we reveal it? (Yes.) - The hall is warmed with smiles, So there will be a holiday? (Yes.) - You guessed it without difficulty! Autumn is coming. (No.) - We will celebrate when Let's say boredom together... (No.) - Santa Claus went to the buffet. Are we going to wait for him? (Yes.) - When will he return? Shall we scold Grandfather? (No.) - Very correct answer! Does Grandfather love us? (Yes.) – Does Grandfather sometimes forget his gifts at home? (No.) - At school we always say together in harmony... (No.) - And it’s no secret that we always say to “fives”... (Yes.) - We’ll say “thank you” to mom for a bag of sweets?... ( Yes.) - Past the ballot box without difficulty Shall we throw the candy wrappers? (No.) - Sometimes we forget to say “Hello”... (No.) - We will be the elders in response Tell lies? (No.)
The game "Snowball" will cause a lot of laughter. Students take turns taking two folded pieces of paper out of the box (pulling it out of a bag, etc.), on which are written the names of various parts of the human body. After this, they must take turns “sticking” to each other with these parts of the body. When the whole class “sticks” to each other, it is advisable to take photographs of the children. This photo will decorate any wall newspaper or class album.
M.E. Kovaleva, information consultant
Class hour “The History of the New Year” - 2015-2016 school year - 2nd grade B - Class life
On December 28, 2020, we had a class hour on the topic “The History of the New Year”!
Who was the first to come up with the idea of celebrating the New Year? Nobody knows for sure! After all, this day has been celebrated by all nations since ancient times. True, the New Year comes to every nation at its own time. In addition, there are many different traditions and customs.
For a long time, the ancient Slavs celebrated the New Year on March 1. They gave us the tradition of lighting lights on New Year trees. Lighting the fire promised a good harvest. With the adoption of Christianity, the New Year began to be celebrated on September 1.
More than 300 years ago, in 1700, Tsar Peter I ordered to celebrate the New Year on January 1. At the same time, the tradition of decorating Christmas trees, arranging fireworks and New Year's costume carnivals arose.
Do you want to know more about how New Year is celebrated in other countries? When the clock begins to strike midnight, the British open the back doors of the house. The old year is quietly emerging from them. With the final blow, the front doors are opened and the New Year is celebrated.
In Hungary, in the first second of the new year, children's pipes, horns and whistles begin to whistle. In this way, evil spirits are driven away from the house and joy is evoked.
In Germany, as soon as the clock begins to strike midnight, people of all ages climb onto chairs, tables and armchairs. And with the last blow, they “jump” into the New Year with joyful greetings. Just imagine how noisy their holiday is!
In Italy, it is customary to throw away broken dishes, old clothes and even furniture from apartments at the last minute of the new year. Behind them fly firecrackers, confetti, and sparklers.
They say: if you throw away the old, you will buy a new, even better one. And all the children are waiting for the sorceress Befana, who flies at night on a broom and enters the house through the chimney.
The fairy fills children's shoes, specially hung from the fireplace, with gifts.
Spaniards eat grapes on New Year's Eve. But they don’t just eat, they also count. There should be exactly 12 berries - one for each of the twelve coming months.
In Scandinavia, in the first seconds of the New Year, it is customary to grunt under the table to ward off illness and failure from the family.
In modern China, New Year is a festival of lanterns. Only they celebrate it not on January 1, but change the date every time. On New Year's Eve, many small lanterns are lit on the streets and squares. The Chinese believe that sparks from them drive away evil spirits.
Japanese children celebrate the New Year in new clothes. They believe that this will bring good luck and health. On New Year's Eve, children put a drawing of their dream under their pillow. The wish must come true.
New Year in India can be celebrated eight times! On one of these days, Gudi Padwa, one must eat the foliage of the neem neem tree. It is very bitter and unpleasant to the taste. But Indians believe that this foliage protects a person from diseases and troubles.
In Bulgaria, it is traditional to celebrate the New Year at home. Before the start of the holiday, the youngest member of the family stands near the Christmas tree and sings carols to the guests. Grateful relatives give him gifts.
What is the name of Santa Claus?
In our country, the famous grandfather is Father Frost. He is dressed in a long red coat with white fur. Santa Claus has a long white beard and holds a staff in his hands. He comes to visit not only with gifts, but also with his assistant, his granddaughter Snegurochka.
In the USA, Canada, Great Britain and Western European countries, Father Frost is called Santa Claus. He is dressed in a red jacket, decorated with white fur, and red trousers. There is a red cap on the head.
There are two Santa Clauses in Sweden: the hook-nosed grandfather Yultomten and the dwarf Julnissaar. Both leave gifts on the windowsills on New Year's Eve.
In Finland, New Year's grandfather is called Joulupukki. He has a tall cone-shaped hat and a red outfit. He is surrounded by gnomes in pointed hats and capes with white fur.
And the Estonian Santa Claus is called Jiuluvana. He looks like his friend Joulupukki.
There are also two Santa Clauses in France. One is called Père-Noël, which means Father Christmas. He is kind and brings gifts to the children in a basket. The second one is called Shaland. This bearded man wears a fur hat and a warm traveling raincoat. His basket contains rods for naughty and lazy children.
In Italy, the old fairy Befana comes to the children. She flies into the house through the chimney. The fairy brings gifts to good children, but naughty children receive only ashes.
In Romania, the “snow grandfather” is called Mos Creciun. He is very similar to our Santa Claus. In Uzbekistan his name is Korbobo. He is dressed in a striped robe and a red skullcap. Corbobo rides a donkey loaded with bags of New Year's gifts.
Source: https://www.liceum44.ru/classroom/414/421/7023/
