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I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
Christmas
Traditions
Around The
World
2
Christmas in
England
2
Christmas in
Spain
2
Christmas in
Greece and
Germany
3
Christmas in
Australia
3
Christmas in
Serbia
4
Word Search 5
A unique, creative magazine for primary school children
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M A L I Z V O R N I K
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DEAR
READERS ,
This is the
first issue of
our maga-
zine.
I hope that
you will
enjoy
reading it!
Your teach-
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Christmas stockings
Christmas lights in
Oxford Street
Christmas Traditions Around The
World CHRISTMAS IN ENGLAND
In England families often celebrate Christmas together. Most families have a Christmas tree in their house for Christmas. The decorating of the tree is usually a family occasion, with everyone helping.
Most villages, towns and cities are decorated with Christmas lights over Christmas. Often a famous person switches them on. The most famous Christmas lights in England are in Oxford Street in London. Every year they get bigger and better.
Children believe that Father Christmas or Santa leaves presents in stockings. These are normally hung up by the fire or by the children's beds on Christmas Eve. Children sometimes leave out mince pies and brandy for Father Christmas to eat and drink when he visits them.
Children also write letters to Father Christmas/Santa listing their wishes.
Nativity Plays and Carol Services are also very popular at Christmas time in England.
CHRISTMAS IN SPAIN
Most people in Spain go to Midnight Mass. Most families eat their main Christmas meal on Christmas Eve before the service. The traditional Spanish Christmas dinner is 'Pavo
Trufado de Navidad' which is turkey stuffed with truffles (the mushrooms). After the midnight service, people walk through the streets carrying torches, playing guitars and beating on tambourines and drums.
Apart from Christmas, there is another festival that is celebrated in Spain that is about the Christmas Story. It is called Epiphany and is celebrated on 6th January. In Spanish, Epiphany is called 'Fiesta de Los tres Reyes Mages': in English this means 'The festival of the three Magic Kings'. Epiphany celebrates when the Kings or Wise Men brought gifts to the baby Jesus. Children have some presents on Christmas Day, but most are opened at Epiphany. Some children believe that the Kings bring presents to them at Epiphany.
Three Wise Men
(Spain)
CHRISTMAS IN GREECE
The Christmas season in Greece begins on December 6th, which is Saint Nicolas day, and ends on January 6th, the day of Epiphany. Streets are packed with people buying Christmas presents for their loved ones, as well as Christmas carolers singing Christmas songs.
On Christmas Eve, children, especially boys, often go out singing 'kalanda' (carols) in the streets. They play drums and triangles as they sing.
Christmas Trees are popular in Greece. But an older and more traditional decoration is a shallow wooden bowl with a piece of wire is suspended across the rim. A sprig of basil wrapped around a wooden cross hangs from the wire. Some water is kept in the bowl to keep the basil alive and fresh.
reindeer a rest and uses kangaroos. He also changes his clothes for less 'hot' ones!
In Australia, Christmas comes in the towards the beginning of the summer holidays! Children have their summer holidays from mid December to early February, so some people might even be camping at Christmas. When Santa gets to Australia, he gives the
sorts of Christmas foods and decorations are sold. Perhaps the most famous German decorations are glass ornaments.
Christmas Tree are very important in Germany. The Christmas tree is traditionally brought into the house on Christmas Eve. In some parts of Germany, during the evening the family would read the Bible and sing Christmas songs.
Germany is well known for its Christmas Markets where all
CHRISTMAS IN GERMANY
CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA
Australian Christmas
Christmas in
Greece
In Serbia, the main Church is the Orthodox Church and people still
use the old 'Julian' Calendar, which means that Christmas Eve is on
6th January and Christmas Day is on the 7th January! During
Advent, some people fast and they don't eat food that comes from
animals (meat, milk, eggs, etc.).
On Christmas Eve (called 'Badnji dan' during the day and 'Badnje
veče' after sunset), families gather and many people fast. It is the
last day of the Christmas fast. Christmas is a very religious holiday
and most people go to the Christmas Services. On Christmas Day
the dawn is greeted with church bells ringing and sometimes firing
guns into the air! The first person to enter a house on Christmas
Day is called a “polaznik” and it's thought to bring luck to the
house and family. At Christmas a special kind of bread is eaten.
It's called 'česnica' and is made in a round shape. Each member of
the family gets a piece (and the house does too). There is a coin
hidden in it and whoever gets the coin will be particularly
fortunate in the next year!
Other popular Christmas dishes include “pečenica” (roast pork),
“sarma“(cabbage stuffed with rice and ground meat) and lots of
cakes!
Traditional Serbian customs have also mixed with western
customs. For example people also have Christmas Trees but they
are decorated on New Year's Eve, not at Christmas!
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CHRISTMAS IN SERBIA
Česnica
The words can be in any direction and backwards
ANGELS
BABY
BETHLEHEM
BIRTH
DAY
GOLD
JESUS
MARY
MYRRH
SHEEP
SHEPHERDS
STAR
STABLE
WISEMEN