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Learning from data about Christmas in the UK

Festivals: How do ancient stories influence modern celebrations?

Unit Summary

In this unit pupils investigate two festivals: Diwali and Christmas. They make links between the concept of dharma and the celebrations at Diwali. They investigate how Diwali is changing in recent times. In addition, they analyse how Christmas has changed in its meaning in the UK today.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to understand how data can help us learn about how Christmas is celebrated in the UK today.

Key Notes

  • Social scientists are people who study how worldviews are lived today.
  • We can better understand Christmas today by looking at data and interviewing different people about their worldviews.
  • Christmas is widely celebrated by the majority of the population of the UK.
  • The ancient story of Christmas still has meaning for many people today regardless of their worldview.
  • Many people celebrate Christmas who are not Christian.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • traditions: special things people do again and again, like decorating a tree at Christmas
  • worldview: the way people see, interpret and inhabit the world
  • data: information that can be collected and analysed
  • celebrate: to do something special to remember or enjoy an important event

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Christmas is only celebrated by Christians.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Social scientists are people who study how worldviews are lived today. We can better understand Christmas today by looking at data and interviewing different people about their worldviews.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'traditions'

special things people do again and again, like decorating a tree at Christmas.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Christmas is only celebrated by Christians. Correction: Data shows that Christmas is celebrated by the majority of the UK. This includes people from both religious and non-religious worldviews.

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