During the month of December, we wrote and decorated Christmas cards, sent some crafts and exchanged them with our new friends. For this reason, we decided to share some customs and traditions from our countries and let our partners know them. Here you are some pictures from our countries, as well as some vocabulary related to Christmas in our mother tongue.
Christmas in Spain
Olentzero comes to Bilbao every Christmas Eve with his sac full of presents for everyone!
David and Maider are enjoying Christmas lights around our City, Bilbao, Big Christmas tree next to Arriaga Theater and Big light simulating one of our so famous “Tile of Bilbao” which is near The town hall
LA PALMA DEL CONDADO, SPAIN
We start Christmas holidays on the 22nd December. That day we celebrate a Christmas card contest. These are the winners!!! one for each class.
We also have a living Nativity scene performed by our little students. Families and visitors come to see them and have a friendly Christmas tea time!!
On the 31st December we eat grapes, one for each chime, to welcome the New Year luckly. It´s "NOCHEVIEJA"
CEIP JUAN XXIII LAS LUMBRERAS MONTEAGUDO, MURCIA, ESPAÑA
Por Navidad, comenzamos a adornar nuestro colegio después del 8 de diciembre. Pusimos un Belén en la entrada del centro. También hicimos un gran árbol colaborativo entre todos los alumnos de Primaria.
Diseñamos y enviamos postales a todos nuestros amigos del proyecto EuroeTwiningsong 2022.
También hicimos una manualidad sobre Papá Noel con un palito de madera. Aunque nosotros tenemos más tradición de esperar con ansia a los Reyes Magos.
En el Festival de Navidad representamos "La marcha Radetzky" y "Oh, I need for Christmas".
El 23 de diciembre, tras el Festival, comenzamos nuestras vacaciones de Navidad en familia.
Volvimos al colegio el 9 de enero de 2023
Christmas in Turkey
THE NEW YEAR IN TURKEY IS CELEBRATED WITH ALL JOY
MAY THE NEW YEAR BRING HEALTH AND HAPPINESS TO ALL OF US
Christmas in Sweden
Advent
When it’s four Sundays left before Christmas Eve, we light the first of four candles in our advent candlestick. We starts to decorate our homes for Christmas.
December 1
This day starts the Advent calendar in the Swedish Television. One episode each day until December 24th. Most of the children have calendars' of their own at home! This is also the day that our own little ef Nisse arrives at our preschool, together with his girlfriend Nissa and his dog Ludde.
This is Nisse, Ludde and Nissa!
December 13
This day we celebrate Lucia. Lucia celebrations are very much associated with song and music. Many schools and preschools, celebrate with “Lucia trains” with Lucia’s, terns, Santa's, gingerbread men and star boys. But if this day is on a Saturday or Sunday, the schools celebrate a day near by!
Close to this day, we have a Christmas party in our Preschool and we dress up in Christmas clothes!
Our teacher Karin in a Christmas sweather!
Christmas party!
December 24
Christmas Eve, Santa Clause comes to us, often in the evening and then we open our Christmas gifts.
This is a day when we mostly are together with our families, in our ow home or at grandparents, aunt’s and uncles, etc. And 15.00 is an important time, then most of us gather around the TV and we watch Donald Duck and his friends. It’s a tradition who’s been going on since 1960!
The food on the Christmas table:
On Christmas Eve, we eat a lot of food. On the Christmas table you may find Christmas ham, meatballs, , Salomon, grilled ribs, prince sausage, potatoes, and a lot of other things!
January 13
On the 13th of January it’s a tradition in Sweden to dance out Christmas.
We sing and dance around our Christmas tree, if there's some candy in the tree we’re now allowed to eat them. We’re “lotting the Christmas tree” and then we take away the tree until next Christmas!
December 25
Christmas Day is also mostly a day for families. We stay at home or maybe visit grandparents or other relatives.
Children plays with their
Christmas presents.
We talked about Christmas in Sweden!
Christmas in Portugal
Decoration
Our Christmas decorations start at the beginning of December.
The most used decorations are the
Christmas tree with various decorations and a shining star on top; multicolored lights illuminating the houses inside and outside;
Christmas calendars and chocolates in the shape of Father Christmas are also sold.
Christmas eve meal
Usually, at Christmas eve dinner, we get together with the family.
The main meal is usually cod with boiled potatoes or octopus with boiled potatoes.
The traditional Portuguese desserts are "rabanadas", "aletria", "formigos" and homemade cakes.
After the meal we wait until midnight to exchange gifts.
Christmas Lunch
It is traditional on Christmas Day to eat the same food as the day before, but cooked in a different way as "old clothes" or lamb. Desserts are also part of the meal.
Games
Usually, after dinner and lunch, we play "Bingo", "Mikado", "Domino" and cards.
Christmas, in Portugal, is celebrated at home, in family, celebrating live, talking, eating, having fun, playing and sharing gifts.
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Christmas in France
En décembre , notre village est décoré.
On prépare le sapin à l'école.
A la cantine, on partage un repas de Noël.
Avant les vacances, on va tous voir un spectacle de Noël.
La veille de Noël, on partage un repas de fête.
On mange parfois des escargots, de la dinde et des coquilles Saint Jacques.
En dessert, on mange une bûche.
On entend des chants de Noël.
On adore manger les papillotes.
La nuit de Noël, on dépose nos pantoufles sous le sapin.
On laisse du lait, des biscuits et une carotte pour le Père Noël.
On va se coucher.
Dans la nuit, le Père Noël passe par la cheminée ou la porte pour apporter des cadeaux.
On est très impatients de les recevoir!
A Noël, j'aime les cadeaux!
A Noël, j'adore jouer dans la neige.
J'aime passer des bons moments avec ma famille.
J'aime construire mes nouveaux jouets.
J'adore le festin de Noël.
Christmas in Italy
In Italy on 8th December we start decorating the Christmas tree and we build up the nativity "presepe" in our homes and in our schools. There are "presepi" also in our churches and shops.
L' 8 dicembre abbiamo preparato il presepe
all' ingresso della nostra scuola. Noi realizziamo il presepe per rappresentare la nascita di Gesù.
Albero di Natale luminoso
a Piazza della Repubblica.
Biblioteca di Terni illuminata con stelle .
Pista di
pattinaggio
sul ghiaccio
illuminata.
Piazza Europa con decorazioni di Natale
illuminate.
Casetta e pacco regalo il-
luminati a piazza Solferino.
Palazzo Spada con
decorazioni luminose
Palazzo con proiezioni
illuminate a piazza solferino.
Christmas Italian cakes
Panettone
dolce tipico di Milano
con uvetta e canditi
Pandoro
viene da Verona
fatto con uova, farina,burro e zucchero.
Panpepato
viene da Terni
con il pepe nero,nocciole,
mandorle,cioccolato,
Torrone al cioccolato con nocciole
Torrone bianco con nocciole
Christmas in Greece
In Greece we decorate our houses , trees ,vilages and cities.We decorate them with balls , led lights ,glitter ,christmas cards ,stars ,nutcrackers and wreaths.We have lots of islands and instead of trees people are used to decorate ships!
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