Buon NataleMerry Christmas

Feliz Navidad

Feliz Natal

Frohe Weihnachten

Wesołych Świąt

Made by the students of I.C.”V.Mennella”,Lacco Ameno, Italy, for Comenius

Christmas in our villages in Italy Christmas is the most loved festivity for Italian people. The streets are lighted with coloured lamps, lights and Christmas trees. Every house is decorated. Children write letters to Christmas father and ask for love, peace and presents. Before Christmas holidays students generally play Christmas carols at schools.

Our students sing Christmas carols at school

Students sing Christmas carols at our school

Our students sing Christmas carols at schoolOur students sing Christmas carols at school

Made by the students of I.C.”V.Mennella”,Lacco Ameno, Italy, for Comenius

Christmas tree and cribsFamilies decorate the Christmas tree and make

cribs in cellars, churches and houses using old and typical Neapolitan fashion statues. Original 17th century cribs, famous all over the world, are kept in different Neapolitan museums.

Our students sing Christmas carols at schoolOur students sing Christmas carols at schoolOur students sing Christmas carols at school

Made by the students of I.C.”V.Mennella”,Lacco Ameno, Italy, for Comenius

Christmas games and charity partiesFamilies together with friends and relatives play

traditional games: the “tombola”, a kind of Neapolitan bingo, the “sette e mezzo”, “scala quaranta”, “mercante in fiera”. In small and big villages during Christmas holidays charity parties are set up., either at home or in special locations.

Our students sing Christmas carols at schoolOur students sing Christmas carols at schoolOur students sing Christmas carols at school

Made by the students of I.C.”V.Mennella”,Lacco Ameno, Italy, for Comenius

Christmas food and presentsOn Christmas Eve in the evening families and

relatives eat traditional food such as fish, “baccalà”, “capitone”, “murena”, “grongo”, spaghetti with sea fruit and shrimps or scampi, octopussy salad, frieid sqeeds and baked shrimps. Pizza with a kind of salad and cakes, “struffoli”, “mustacciuoli”, rococo, “susamielli”, “panettone”. On the Christmas day at lunch people generally eat cannelloni, lasagna, meat, chicken. The children and adult exchange and open the received presents and play.

Our students sing Christmas carols at schoolOur students sing Christmas carols at schoolOur students sing Christmas carols at school

Made by the students of I.C.”V.Mennella”,Lacco Ameno, Italy, for Comenius

EpiphanyOn January 6th at home and in the city squares sweets and gifts are distributed . Children participate with enthusiasm and are really happy .But Epiphany means also the last day of the Crhistmas holidays.

Our students sing Christmas carols at schoolOur students sing Christmas carols at schoolOur students sing Christmas carols at school

Made by the students of I.C.”V.Mennella”,Lacco Ameno, Italy, for Comenius