Christmas Catalan

Traditions

Sant Guim de Freixenet

1- CAGA TIÓ: MARC I ORIOL

2- REIS: PAU I SALIMA

3- MENJARS DE NADAL: AARON I MIQUEL

4- PESSEBRE: GUILLE, GUILLEM I MOHAMED

5- NADALES I PASTORETS: AMIR I ESTEL

Christmas CatalanTraditions

EL CAGA TIÓ

“El tió” comes from the forest.

Caga tió, tió de Nadal, no caguis arengades que són salades, caga torrons que són més bons.

The “caga tió” is a piece of wood that comes The “caga tió” is a piece of wood that comes from the forest and arrives to the children from the forest and arrives to the children houses.houses.

The children hit the “caga tió” with a stick while they sing a typical song . When they stop singing, they receive presents and candies.

Caga tióCaga tió

“Els reis”: The kings

La història dels Reis Mags History says that when Jesus was born, 3 kings

who come from the East, guided by a star,go and adore him and give him gifts.

The three kings go from house to house bringing gifts requested by

kids.

The names of the Magic kings.

Melcior Gaspar Baltasar

Where doies Magic kings come from?

The Magic kings come from the east. The Orient part of the world.

Songs about the three kings.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8mjRxkMBkE&feature=player_detailpage#t=119s

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=bRGX51868_Y

Christmas meals in

Catalonia

In our country there is some typical Christmas food.

Christmas food

This is our “sopa de galets”

These are our typical cannellonis. we eat on Sant Esteve’s day (27th december).

Christmas food

These are our typical desserts: torrons de Nadal.

Christmas food

These are our fruit candies

These are our hazelnut nougat

These are our typical neules

These are our typical polvorons

Christmas food

This is the typical cake of the three kings day (6th january): “TORTELL DE REIS”

“ELS PESSEBRES”

“El pessebre” are some small figures that people exhibit in the houses, shops… and that represent Jesus birth.

El pessebre

The small figure we like most is “el caganer”.

«Els pastorets»

These are two of the characters :

Rovelló and Lluquet

•Here are some children dressed

as shepherds.

«Els pastorets» is a traditional play where actors and actresses act out Jesus live.

SINGING CAROLS

Christmas carols are songs we sing at Christmas.