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EveryyearwehaveChristmas. We love Christmas, becauseChristmasis a holidayof rest. In ourfamilieseveryonefellChristmas. MaybeyouthinkpeoplecancelebrateChristmas, but Peter ś tortoisecelebratesChristmastoo!!!! Everyyearwe put Christmastree to her aquarium, and on ChristmasDaywegive her a present (chickenmeat). Butnow, somethingabout my Christmas. Everyyear on ChristmasDaywecooklotsofdelicousthings ,likepotatosalad, fishand chips andsomesweets. Normallywecookfrom 8:00am to 11:00am. Thenwe start to decorateChristmastree. Everyone in my familylovesbluecolor, sothe most ofourChristmastreedecorations are blue.Onlyonethingisn´t blue, orangelights.
Christmastraditions are amazing. We love Christmas , we love thegiftsfromparents. Thefirsttradition in ourfamiliesiscookingthegingerbreadwithourgrandmothersandothermembersofourfamilies. Thenexttraditionis Advent, everySundayforfourweekswelightonecandle. Our last traditionis : whenchildren do not eattheywillseethe ˝goldenpig´´. These are ourfavourite tradition. Happy Christmas!
Thegoldenpig: • Parents use a mirror to reflectlightonto a wallandtheycallit a GoldenPig.
WehaveChristmascakeforbreakfastafterthatwedecorateourChristmastree. We don´t have lunch, becausewehave a bigfestivedinner. We don´t haveonlycarp, butwehavechicken, too. It´s alwayssodeliciousandallthepeopleeattwice as much. Afterdinnerwe go unpackourpresents. We love familyChristmasit´s sopleasantand happy.
When Advent started, everybodyusually has candles on the table. These candles are graduallyfiring. TheChristmastreeisthe most interesting part ofChristmas. On ChristmasDay, meand my brother are watchingforlostoffilmsalldayandwaitingfornightandpresents.
Christmastraditions Ourchristmasdayfrom A to Z: • In themorningwe are cookingChristmascake. • We don´t eatmeat, Wewishlookinggold ,,pig“! • We rode to thecometery, andcongratulate my grandma, grandpa happy Christmas. Ago ChristmasDay • Mewith my mum are cookingconfection (Christmas). • Mewith my daddecorateourChristmastree. • EverySundaylightsuponecandle. • ShoppingChristmaspresent On Christmasnight • I set theChristmas table and I passfood Christmasfoodis:potatoesalad carp shampagno 2. We go outandsearchJesus 3. We go to homeand are singingbeforeChristmastreecarols. 4. Weunpackpresents.
OurChristmasnightourfamilyissitting in thekitchen. My fatheriscooking a carpand a fishsoup. MotherandAunt are cookingpotatosaladandmeand my sister andcousins are settingthe table. On the table isan Advent garland. Onthegarlandgrandmother are lightingfourcandles. Laterwe run a candle on thewaterbecauseitisourtradition. Me, my sister andmother go to thechurch. It´s a Masswe go to backhome, wehaveChristmasdinner. Everybodyis happy laterwe are going to ourCristmastree, eatingconfectionandunwrapingpresents, butitisn´t important. Importantisitthatwe are together.
I´llprepareornaments, chains, andcollectionofChristmaslights.Grandmacooksfishsoup, which I love andalways look forward to it,too. Alldaywe do not eat a meat in theevening to see a goldenpig. We set the table andwe´llspreadit on Christmas table cloth, holidayplates, cutlery, glasses, salt, pepper, lemon, friedfishsoup in a bun. Afterdealingthegiftswehavecuttheapples, we are always happy whenwehave a start there. Weshootthewaterintothe tub, preparetheshellsofwalnutsandcandles. Theythenembarkuponthewater to learnwhichofuswill go to theworld.
OurMummakesthe Advent wreathsforthewholefamilyanddadbuysvariousdecorationsfortheChristmastree. WebakeChristmascake. On Christmasevening, wholefamilysitsaroundtheChristmas table, andweeat a carpandpotatoesalad.Thereisanadditional plate on the table. Afterdinnerwesit by thetree, wegivepresentthemembersoffamily. Wethrowshoes. Whenitfallsdownandpoints in thedirectedofdoor, peoplewillgetmarried. Wegivepresents to friendsandwe tell jokes…
HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Autors: Pupilsof 9th class