Feb 10, 2010

Christmas Time in Europe

Children as well as adults love Christmas. It is favourite and the most awaited holiday in the year. This holiday has a very rich traditions in all countries around Europe.

Christmas in Great Britain
ADVENT CALENDARS
one of the British traditions at Christmas
Advent is the start of Christmas season in Britain. It begings four Sundays befor Christmas.
The first sign of Christmas in a British home is a children's advent calendar. It starts on the first day of December. The calendars are a fun way to help children to know when Christmas Eve will arrive, an important night for them, because Father Christmas will bring them gifts.
An Advent calendar is a poster or card with twenty-four small doors, one to be opened each day December 1 until Christmas Eve. Each door hides a picture. Every morning children open one window of the calendar to see a pretty picture or to find a chocolate inside.

To see the original version visit: Advent Calendars




For full version go to: Pantomimes
And what pupils in year 3 have prepared about Christmas:
Christmas by Abi;
My traditions at Christmas, by Akina;
Christmas by Amelia;
My traditions at Christmas, by Aston;
My traditions at Christmas by Eleasha;
Christmas Traditions by Jack and Harry;
Traditions at Christmas by Libby;
At Christmas by Sam;
My Christmas Tradidions by Andrew;
Christmas traditions by Lauren;

Christmas in Italy
How Christmas Time is celebrated in Garlasco. Have a loook!



For full version visit:
Christmas Decorations, Christmas Decorations 2
Christmas Market
Italian Traditions
Christmas Cards

Have a good time at Christmas with pupils in Pontecorvo!
On 8th December we usually put crib, Christmas tree and beautuful decorations in our houses. You can also see the cribs n the principals squares of our town. Each discrict has its own crib.


The 6th January is a special day - it is Epiphany Day. In the afternoon three men dressed up as Magi take some presents to baby Jesus in the crib of Piazza Annunziata. Later an old woman called "Befana" arrives. She is very ugly but good. She brings some sweets and colourful balloons to children.
Christmas Eve Traditions
On Christmas Eve families have a big dinner together. They eat fish pencakes with stockfish, anchovy, tuna or cauliflower and stuffed papper. After dinner they have some sweets called panettone or torrone. Then they play Bingo! AT midnight they go to the Mass together.


For full version go to: Christmas Eve
More about Christmas traditions in Pontecorvo: Christmas Day
Christmas Greetings from Pontecorvo: Christmas Card

Befana in Italian Tradition



For full version visit: Befana
Christmas in Poland
Every year before Christmas children prepare some beautiful decorations. Enjoy watching!


Every year at Christmas Polish pupils have a Christmas Play at their school. It is based on Bible. Let's watch a Nativity Play by Polish pupils:



Christmas greeting are send to relatives, friends and acquaintainces via e-mails and snail mails. There are some e-cards prepared by pupils at Primary School No 5, Bielsk Podlaski, Poland:


We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!


More: Merry Christmas
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