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Christmas around the world

A nativity scene

Shoes left out for Papai Noel

Stockings

Christians remember the story of the birth of Jesus. They give gifts, just as the three kings did.

Brazilian families eat together after going to church at midnight for the ‘Mass of the Rooster’. They sing carols: ‘Silent Night’ is one of the most popular. They rarely get to bed before 2am!

In France, people decorate a tree – it’s called ‘le sapin de Noël’. Children enjoy arranging a nativity scene made of clay figures or ‘little saints’.Instead of Christmas pudding, French people eat a chocolate log. They have their family meal on Christmas Eve.

British Christmas traditions

A chocolate log

A French Christmas

In the UK, people sing carols as Christmas approaches. They also send cards to friends and family.

Stockings are filled with goodies from Father Christmas. They’re opened on Christmas Day. Then British people eat a family meal – often, roast turkey.

Children in Brazil leave out their shoes so that Papai Noel can fill them with gifts and sweets.

Christmas in Brazil

A celebration

Christmas is a celebration and a holiday for people around the world, on the 25th of December.

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Santa made of sand, in Rio, Brazil

Christmas Island crabs

Christmas Island is in Australia.

Santa made of sand!


Christmas Day isn’t always cold! If your home is in the Southern Hemisphere – like Rio, in Brazil, or Sydney, in Australia – then Christmas happens in the summer.

Every year, at this time, red crabs come out of the island’s forests and head for the beach.

Some people spend the day at the beach. Others stay at home and have a barbecue. Australians love to eat prawns at Christmas. Their Christmas pudding might be a fresh mango.

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This movement of many, many animals makes driving, or even walking, a problem. Look out – crunch!

There’s no snow and you don’t need a Christmas jumper!




A nativity scene

Shoes left out for Papai Noel

Stockings

Christmas is a celebration and a holiday for people around the world, on the 25th of December.

Brazilian families eat together after going to church at midnight for the ‘Mass of the Rooster’. They sing carols, with ‘Noite Feliz’ (‘Silent Night’) being one of the most popular. They rarely get to bed before 2am!

A celebration

British Christmas traditions

A chocolate log

A French Christmas

Christians remember the story of the birth of Jesus. They give each other gifts, just as the three kings gave gifts to baby Jesus of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

Christmas in Brazil

In the UK, people sing carols as Christmas approaches. They also send cards to friends and family to wish them ‘a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year’.

In France, it’s traditional to decorate a tree with bows and baubles. The tree is called ‘le sapin de Noël’. Children enjoy arranging a nativity scene made of clay figures or ‘little saints’.

Children in Brazil leave out their shoes so that Papai Noel can fill them with gifts and sweets.

Stockings are filled with goodies from Father Christmas. They’re opened on the morning of Christmas Day. Then British people eat a big family meal – often, roast turkey.

Instead of Christmas pudding, French people tuck into a chocolate log. They have their family meal on Christmas Eve – a day earlier than in the UK.




Key words:

Santa made of sand, in Rio, Brazil

Christmas Island crab

Christmas Day isn’t always cold! If your home is in the Southern Hemisphere – like Rio, in Brazil, or Sydney, in Australia – then Christmas happens in the middle of summer. There’s no snow and you don’t need a Christmas jumper!

Did you know that there is a real place called Christmas Island? It’s found in Australia.

Santa made of sand


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December

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Spare a thought for the people who live there in the weeks before Christmas. Every year, at this time, red crabs come out of the island’s forests and head for the beach.

Australians love to eat prawns at Christmas. Their Christmas pudding might be a delicious fresh mango.

Some people spend the day at the beach. Others stay at home and have a barbecue.

This movement of millions of animals makes driving, or even walking, a problem. Look out – crunch!


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