CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS AND AND

NEW YEAR NEW YEAR““Izvorche” Izvorche”

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All children look forward to December All children look forward to December coming because then the preparation coming because then the preparation for Christmas and New Year’s Eve for Christmas and New Year’s Eve begins.begins.

Children and teachers start preparing Children and teachers start preparing the decoration for the kindergarten.the decoration for the kindergarten.

On December 6th –St Nicholas On December 6th –St Nicholas Day ,the Christmas spirit and mood Day ,the Christmas spirit and mood are everywhereare everywhere

Our small and skillful hands Our small and skillful hands make Christmas gifts for make Christmas gifts for our families and friends.our families and friends.

What is Christmas What is Christmas without greeting and without greeting and showing respect to all showing respect to all the people who help the people who help us and love us during us and love us during the year? The children the year? The children from the pre-school from the pre-school group make greeting group make greeting cards for all of them.cards for all of them.

All the children All the children wrote letters to wrote letters to Santa Claus in Santa Claus in which they which they made their made their wishes because wishes because all dreams all dreams come true at come true at Christmas.Christmas.

Christmas Christmas celebrations start celebrations start with the traditional with the traditional Bulgarian custom-Bulgarian custom-Koleduvane. Koleduvane. “Koledari “are “Koledari “are called young boys called young boys who visit people’s who visit people’s houses, sing songs houses, sing songs on their way, in on their way, in front of and inside front of and inside the houses and the houses and they wish health they wish health and luck to the and luck to the owners of the owners of the houses.houses.

The song of these people The song of these people brought Santa Claus to us.brought Santa Claus to us.

Children had Children had been coming been coming and they had and they had prepared a lot prepared a lot of of songs ,poems songs ,poems and looking and looking forward to his forward to his dances for dances for him.him.

The good old man made them The good old man made them happy by giving them a lot of happy by giving them a lot of

presents and sweetspresents and sweets..

We celebrated the coming We celebrated the coming of the year 2015 happy, of the year 2015 happy,

smiling and full of dreams.smiling and full of dreams.

Survakane is the most Survakane is the most popular New Year popular New Year custom. custom. WithWith cornel cornel sticks, decorated with sticks, decorated with colored threads, colored threads, popcorn, buns and popcorn, buns and dried fruit, childrendried fruit, children hit hit older people on the older people on the back back for health and for health and prosperity prosperity ,reciting,reciting the the blessing: "Surva surva blessing: "Surva surva year, merry year ... .."year, merry year ... .."

ChildrenChildren receive receive cakes, nuts, coins and cakes, nuts, coins and bags of treatsbags of treats..

Christmas and New Year’s Christmas and New Year’s celebrations in “Izvorche” celebrations in “Izvorche” kindergarten ended with kindergarten ended with

traditional Bulgarian dances.traditional Bulgarian dances.