The Story of Christmas

Once upon a time, very long ago, there was a woman named Mary who was going to marry a man named Joseph.

One day, an angel came down from the sky and said to Mary:

"Don't be frightened. You are going to have a baby and he will be the son of God. His name will be Jesus, and he will be very special".

Mary and Joseph were very happy and soon after they got married.

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This part of the story is called "The Annunciation". It is called that because the angel "annunciates" that Jesus will be born.

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When someone annunciates something, they are telling you that something will happen. For example, if you see dark clouds in the sky you could annunciate that there will be rain.

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REFLECT: How would you feel if an angel appeared to you? Frightened? Excited? Surprised? Think about the way you would feel and draw a picture of what your face would look like.

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