Christmas around the world – (Project- 6th grade)
1)Great Britain
People hang holly from the ceiling and they kiss each other under it.
Christmas dinner is: turkey, beef, mince pies, fruit flans and pudding.
2)France
In France Christmas begins on 6th December. Pere Noel (Santa Claus)
gives presents on Christmas Eve.
3)Norway
Christmas Day is called ?Julbrod?.People prepared sixty different dishes
for the family and friends in the past.
4)Russia
When the church bell rings people write their wish on a piece of paper and
put it in a glass of champagne.
5)Germany
They decorate a Christmas tree. The kids sing carols on Christmas Eve
and have a family dinner on Christmas Day.
6)England
People go to Catholic Church. Children sing Christmas carols and
on Christmas Eve they make delicious stuffed turkey with potatoes
and eat and drink all together.
7)Czech Republic
Saint Nicholas brings presents on 6th December to good children and
a bag of sticks for bad children.
8)Spain
The three Kings arrive on the night of January 5th to give presents to children.
Most towns have a carnival style parade through the streets.
9)Lithuania
On Christmas Eve families have dinner together and ?The Old man of Christmas?
(Santa Claus) comes with the presents.
10)USA
The traditional meal for Western families is turkey or ham with cranberry sauce.
Some Americans use popcorn to decorate their Christmas tree.
11)Venezuela
In Caracas, people go to early morning church services roller skating.
12)Haiti
Children place their cleaned shoes, filled with straw under the tree on the porch.
They hope that Santa will take the straw and put presents in and around the shoes.
13)Costa Rica
On Christmas Eve everyone goes to Midnight Mass. After that they have the Christmas meal:
turkey, pork tamales wrapped in leaves and drink eggnog.
14)Australia
Australians hang wreaths on their front doors and sometimes go out Christmas caroling
on Christmas Eve.
15)Japan
Parties are often held for children with games and dancing. Japanese Christmas Cake is
a sponge cake decorated with trees, flowers and a figure of Santa Claus.
16)Philippines
The most popular Christmas decoration is a bamboo frame with a lighted star in it.
The Star that guided the Wise Men.