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<ul class="summary-list"><li>There are some <a href="https://www.insider.com/origins-of-common-christmas-traditions-2017-12">Christmas traditions</a> in the <keyword id="6354868" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="UK" source="Orion">UK</keyword> that might confuse <a href="https://www.insider.com/surprising-things-about-moving-from-us-to-uk">people from the US</a>.</li><li>Some folks in the UK celebrate <keyword id="8206" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Christmas" source="Orion">Christmas</keyword> with pantomime, a campy, family-friendly theater show.</li></ul>The holiday season is a time for <keyword id="12722048" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="traditions" source="Orion">traditions</keyword>, some of which are <a href="https://www.insider.com/christmas-around-the-world-2018-12">specific to individual cultures</a>.Even people who celebrate Christmas in the United States probably don't know everything about how the holiday is celebrated in different places around the world, <a href="https://www.insider.com/halloween-in-us-vs-uk-2018-10">like the United Kingdom</a>.Here are some <a href="https://www.insider.com/creative-ways-to-give-back-right-now-2020">Christmas traditions</a> from the UK that might confuse Americans:<h2>Christmas terms in the UK are just different enough from those in the US to be confusing</h2><div type="image" title="Manchester Christmas market — England" height="1200" width="1600" msid="79666574" hostid="261"></div>In the UK, you're <a href="https://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2014/12/5-british-christmas-words-phrases-widely-used-u-s">likely to hear</a> "Happy Christmas" instead of "Merry Christmas," and "Father Christmas" instead of "Santa Claus."Even more confusing for people outside of the UK, Christmas — especially more secular celebrations of the holiday — is <a href="https://www.insider.com/best-slang-words-2010s-we-love-2019-11">sometimes referred to</a> as "Chrimbo" (sometimes spelled "Crimbo"), according to BBC America. <h2>Pantomime, a campy, family comedy show, is a <keyword id="6355332" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="British" source="Orion">British</keyword> Christmas tradition</h2><div type="image" title="british pantomime" height="3299" width="4399" msid="79666576" hostid="261"></div>One of the more confusing British holiday traditions (for Americans at least) is<a href="https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Pantomime/"> pantomime</a>, which are over-the-top musical comedies based on famous fairy tales.The family-friendly theater performances are produced throughout <a href="https://www.insider.com/best-and-worst-holiday-movies-of-all-time-2019-12">the Christmas season</a> all over the UK and involve plenty of slapstick humor and loud audience participation.In the eccentric shows, the "Principal Boy," traditionally played by a woman, and the "Panto Dame," typically played by a man, are both dressed in drag, and the plot doesn't necessarily closely follow that <a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/t/pantomime-origins/">of the classic tale</a>.Despite its quirks, pantomime has remained a classic British tradition since the Victorian era and has even spread to places such as Singapore and South Africa, according to the <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-34997041">BBC</a>.<h2>Retailers release beloved, heartwarming advertisements to mark the beginning of the Christmas season</h2>Every year, UK retailers, including John Lewis, Sainsbury, and Tesco, release their Christmas advertisements. Instead of typical commercials, they're typically short films that tell a heartwarming story.John Lewis' ads have probably been the most popular since 2011, according to<a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas/2018/11/14/john-lewis-christmas-adverts-watch-rank-long-wait-moz-monster/"> The Telegraph</a>, although the company has been making holiday ads since 2007.People even <a href="https://metro.co.uk/2018/11/13/john-lewis-kick-off-their-2018-christmas-ad-campaign-by-changing-their-name-to-just-john-8136310/">count down</a> to the day when the short films are released.<h2>Christmas crackers aren't a snack</h2><div type="image" title="Tissue Crown" height="667" width="889" msid="79666578" hostid="261"></div>If you're from the US, you might think <a href="https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Christmas-Crackers/">Christmas crackers</a> sound like something that belongs on a cheese board, but they're actually another UK holiday tradition. Crackers, which also date back to Victorian times, are cardboard tubes wrapped in colorful paper that, when pulled apart by two people, make a loud cracking sound.Families traditionally open their crackers together on Christmas Day, and the tubes are usually filled with a small toy, a riddle or joke, and a tissue-paper crown. After opening the crackers, it's also tradition to wear the paper crowns throughout the Christmas meal. <h2>Christmas pudding might seem a bit strange to Americans</h2><div type="image" title="christmas pudding" height="1635" width="2180" msid="79666580" hostid="261"></div><a href="https://www.history.com/news/the-holiday-history-of-christmas-pudding">Christmas pudding</a>, also referred to as figgy pudding or plum pudding, is another long-time holiday tradition in the UK.It's a <a href="https://www.insider.com/easy-ways-to-make-boxed-cake-mix-better-2018-7">boiled cake</a> made with dried fruit and soaked in aged alcohol, and it's often served "en flambé" (on fire) before everyone digs in after Christmas dinner.For many years, Queen Elizabeth II even gifted each member of her staff <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/lifestyle/161788/how-the-queen-gives-all-her-1500-buckingham-palace-staff-the-same-present-every-year-a-tesco-christmas-pudding/">a Christmas pudding from Tesco</a>.<h2>'Top of the Pops' is a television special featuring performances of the year's most popular songs</h2>On Christmas, the BBC usually runs a holiday special of the since-retired show "<a href="http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/12/a-very-british-christmas-part-9-top-of-the-pops">Top of the Pops"</a> that features performances from the year's most <a href="https://www.insider.com/famous-songs-written-by-different-celebrities-2019-6">popular musicians</a>.The program actually ran weekly from 1964 until 2006, when it was canceled. People were so upset that the BBC decided to keep the Christmas special, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000qq4p">which airs late-morning</a> on December 25.<h2>Every year, the monarch gives a broadcast speech on Christmas Day</h2><div type="image" title="queen christmas speech" height="2764" width="3685" msid="79666582" hostid="261"></div>King George V started the Royal Christmas Message as a radio broadcast in 1932, and it has remained an annual tradition ever since. In 1957, Queen Elizabeth II <a href="https://www.royal.uk/christmas-broadcast-1957">moved to the broadcast to television</a>.During the speech, the monarch talks about current issues and reflects on what Christmas means to her, according to the <a href="https://www.royal.uk/history-christmas-broadcast">royal website</a>.<h2>People in the UK also celebrate the day after Christmas </h2><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/boxing-day">Boxing Day</a>, the day after Christmas, is a public holiday in the UK.Although Americans may sometimes wonder if the holiday is about getting rid of boxes from Christmas or about the sport of boxing, it actually has nothing to do with either of those things.The exact origins of the holiday aren't clear, according to the <a href="https://www.history.com/news/why-is-the-day-after-christmas-called-boxing-day">History Channel</a>. But it likely either sprung from the aristocratic tradition of giving a kind of holiday bonus to household employees the day after Christmas or the distribution of the alms collection boxes that churches put out during Advent.Today, however, Boxing Day is more about shopping (or returning gifts) and watching sports.<h2>In the UK, it can be bad luck to keep your decorations up for more than 12 days after Christmas</h2><div type="image" title="lowes christmas trees" height="600" width="800" msid="79666584" hostid="261"></div>Another difference between US and UK Christmas customs comes after all of the festivities have ended. In the UK, it's tradition to take down your <a href="https://www.insider.com/secrets-about-walt-disney-worlds-holiday-decorations-2019-11">tree and decorations</a> 12 days after Christmas — known as Twelfth Night — <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/when-christmas-decorations-come-down-11768292">to avoid bad luck in the new year</a>.In the Anglican tradition, Twelfth Night, or Epiphany Eve, is the day before Epiphany, which celebrates the coming of the Magi to baby Jesus and marks the end of the 12 days of Christmas. 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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>Today is "Nollaig na mBan" in Ireland, also known as "Little Christmas," "Women's Christmas," and "Women's Little Christmas."To the&#xa0;Christian world it's the "official" end of Christmas and "Feast of the Epiphany" - the day when three Magi&#xa0;are said to have descended upon Bethlehem to bestow the baby Jesus with symbolic gifts of gold, frankincense and myrhh. The event has an alternative, cult significance for women, particularly in parts of Ireland.<a href="http://www.thejournal.ie/nollaig-na-mban-whats-that-all-about-3172312-Jan2017/?utm_source=shortlink">Traditionally</a>,&#xa0;Nollaig na mBan was a day for women to relieve themselves of household duties and revel with female friends, perhaps even sharing gifts.According to the <a href="https://www.dublinvisitorcentre.ie/nollaig-na-mban-womens-christmas/">Dublin Visitor Centre</a>: "In 2016 domestic duties are more evenly shared, however Nollaig na mBan or Women's or Little Christmas is a day when women gather together to have their annual Christmas post mortem and discuss the upcoming year ahead."<a href="http://www.independent.ie/life/colette-fitzpatrick-on-womens-christmas-there-seems-to-be-a-bit-of-looking-down-their-nose-by-some-women-at-this-tradition-35346410.html">In certain corners of the country</a>, prayers are said to&#xa0;Saint Brigid of Kildare.Today, the old tradition is being utilised by womens' organisations&#xa0;to inspire change.<a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/nollaig-na-mban-celebrations-planned-around-country-1.2926879">Orla O'Connor</a>, the director of the National Women's Council of Ireland, has called on women to use the day to engage with the Department of Justice on the new National Women's Strategy, stating: "Issues such as abortion, violence against women and the gender pay gap dominated the news in 2016. It is clear that we are a long way off achieving our vision for women's equality.""The new National Women's Strategy 2016 - 2020 represents a real opportunity to reflect on the diversity of women's experiences. It is an important moment for women to have their voices heard, and to an ambitious strategy which sees us achieve a feminist future by 2020."Furthermore, women's cultural movement '<a href="http://www.herstory.ie/home">Illuminate Herstory</a>' are using the day as a platform for their festival, which is projecting images of Irish heroines across the country.Founder and former advertising and marketing executive Melanie Lynch&#xa0;told BBC NI:&#xa0;"From the shadows into the light, we want to share women's stories from families and communities and resurrect tales of lost national heroines and women admired around the world."You can see Herstory's short film below:<div></div> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/utah-home-canyon-carved-auction-sale-orchard-vineyard-2016-12">A hidden Utah home carved into a canyon with its own orchard is up for auction</a></h3> <div> <div> <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="czOTRtODE6Hfx9NnDXTc-u0Cs7YtnDfC" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div> </div> </div> </div>

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No matter how talented you are or what you’ve accomplished, using words incorrectly can change the way people see you and forever cast you in a negative light. You may not think it’s a big deal, but if your language is driving people up the wall you need to do something about it. 
 
It’s the words that we think we’re using correctly that wreak the most havoc, because we don’t even realize how poorly we’re coming across. After all, TalentSmart has tested the emotional intelligence of more than a million people and found that self-awareness is the area where most people score the lowest. 
 
We’re all guilty of this from time to time, myself included. 
 
 
When I write, I hire an editor to review my articles before I post them online. It’s bad enough to have a roomful of people witness your blunder and something else entirely to stumble in front of 100,000! 
 
Often, it’s the words we perceive as being more “correct” or sophisticated that catch us by surprise when they don’t really mean what we think they do. These words have a tendency to make even really smart people stumble. 
 
Ironic vs. coincidental 
A lot of people get this wrong. If you break your leg the day before a ski trip, that’s not ironic — it’s coincidental (and bad luck). 
 
Ironic has several meanings, all of which include some type of reversal of what was expected. Verbal irony is when a person says one thing but clearly means another. Situational irony is when a result is the opposite of what was expected. O. Henry was a master of situational irony. In “The Gift of the Magi,” Jim sells his watch to buy combs for his wife’s hair, and she sells her hair to buy a chain for Jim’s watch. Each character sold something precious to buy a gift for the other, but those gifts were intended for what the other person sold. That is true irony. 
 
If you break your leg the day before a ski trip, that’s coincidental. If you drive up to the mountains to ski, and there was more snow back at your house, that’s ironic. 
 
Affect vs. effect 
To make these words even more confusing than they already are, both can be used as either a noun or a verb. 
 
Let’s start with the verbs. Affect means to influence something or someone; effect means to accomplish something. “Your job was affected by the organizational restructuring” but “These changes will be effected on Monday.” 
 
As a noun, an effect is the result of something: “The sunny weather had a huge effect on sales.” It’s almost always the right choice because the noun affect refers to an emotional state and is rarely used outside of psychological circles: “The patient’s affect was flat.” 
 
Lie vs. lay 
We’re all pretty clear on the lie that means an untruth. It’s the other usage that trips us up. Lie also means to recline: “Why don’t you lie down and rest?” Lay requires an object: “Lay the book on the table.” Lie is something you can do by yourself, but you need an object to lay. 
 
It’s more confusing in the past tense. The past tense of lie is — you guessed it — lay: “I lay down for an hour last night.” And the past tense of lay is laid: “I laid the book on the table.” 
 
Accept vs. except 
These two words sound similar but have very different meanings. Accept means to receive something willingly: “His mom accepted his explanation” or “She accepted the gift graciously.” Except signifies exclusion: “I can attend every meeting except the one next week.” 
 
To help you remember, note that both except and exclusion begin with ex. 
 
Bring vs. take 
Bring and take both describe transporting something or someone from one place to another, but the correct usage depends on the speaker’s point of view. Somebody brings something to you, but you take it to somewhere else: “Bring me the mail, then take your shoes to your room.” 
 
Just remember, if the movement is toward you, use bring; if the movement is away from you, use take. 
 
English grammar can be tricky, and, a lot of times, the words that sound right are actually wrong. With words such as those above, you just have to memorize the rules so that when you are about to use them, you’ll catch yourself in the act and know for certain that you’ve written or said the right one. 
 
A version of this article appeared on TalentSmart. 
 
Read the <a href="https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/285536">original article </a>on <a href="https://www.entrepreneur.com/">Entrepreneur</a>. Copyright 2016. Follow Entrepreneur on Twitter. 
 
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