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Childrens Christmas Book

Christmas in England
1. Read

B efore Christm as
E nglish people decorate a tree. They put m any toys on the tree.

They put a stocking under the tree. They put presents in the stocking.

O n The Christm as E ve

E nglish people sit at the table. They eat Christm as turkey. They eat Christm as pudding. They sing Christm as carols.

Christm as in E ngland is celebrated from 24 th - 26 th D ecem ber. The 24 th is called Christm as E ve, the 25 th Christm as D ay and 26 th B oxing D ay. Children hang out stockings on Christm as E ve, over the fireplace or at the end of their beds. D uring the night, Father Christm as is supposed to com e and fill the stockings w ith presents. Children open their presents on Christm as D ay.

2. Sing a song
H appy Christm as, H appy Christm as, H appy Christm as D ay H ere com es Father Christm as H appy Christm as everyone. /2/ Clap your hands and stam p Clap your hands and stam p Clap your hands and stam p your feet H appy Christm as everyone. C hristm
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3. R ead and com plete V eras letter.


Flat 20 80, W inter Street London 20 th D ecem ber

D ear A m y, G reetings from B ulgaria! W e have Christm as holidays next w eek. H urray! W e already have a lovely __________ tree. There are _______ on the tree. There are red, orange, blue and ________ balls. The presents are in _________ on the table. I am happy! I w ish you a M erry Christm as!
Fill in.

Love, V era

yellow Christm as

boxes toys

4. Read The Bulgarian sourvaknitsa is very beautiful. W e decorate it w ith popcorn. tap peoples W e t ap people s backs. W e say H appy N ew Year!

Christmas in Italy
Christm as in Italy m ay not look like Christm as back hom e, but its taken very seriously here and is an im portant holiday to all Italians. Christm as is N atale in Italian, and to w ish people a M erry Christm as youll say, Buon N atale. Instead of im ages of Santa Claus

everyw here, how ever, the Christm as im age youre going to see on display throughout the country - both in churches and outdoors - is the nativity scene. Its called a presepio in Italian, and youll find them everyw here. A ccording to the legend, the night before the W ise M en arrived at the m anger they stopped at the shack of an old w oman to ask directions. They invited her to com e along but she replied that she w as too busy. Then a shepherd asked her to join him but again she refused. Later that night, she saw a great light in the sky and decided to join the W ise M en and the shepherd bearing gifts that had belonged to her child w ho had died. She got lost and never found the m anger. N ow La Befana flies around on her broom stick each year on the 11th night, bringing gifts to children in hopes that she m ight find the B aby Jesus. Children hang their stockings on the evening of January 5 aw aiting the visit of La Befana.

Christm as cake Italy

Christmas in Mexico
Christm as for M exicans, in traditional hom es and rural areas, is a religious holiday. It is a celebration of the N ativity. This m eans the birthday of O ur Lord Jesus. In order to prepare for the day of sym bolic com m em oration, w e have the "Posadas". These celebrations are a "N ovena" or nine days before the 24 w hich is the "N oche B uena" or "H oly N ight".

D ia de Reyes D ia de Reyes, or Three K ings D ay, is celebrated on January 6th. A lso know n as the E piphany, it is a Christian celebration that celebrates the three kings w ho bring gifts to the Christ child. A tradition in M exico, January 6th also m arked the day that children "receive" gifts from The Three K ings, just as kids in the U nited States w ait for Santa on D ecem ber 25th.

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Christmas Around The World


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RESOURCES:
Blue Skies for Bulgaria for 3rd Grade - Longman English Adventure Starter A Longman Freeway for 3rd Grade Bulvest 2000 Internet

Secondary School St. st. Cyril and Methodius Smolyan, 2011

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