CHRISTMAS IN FRANCE

• This is a Yule log it is a log shape cake made of chocolate and chestnuts. They eat it to celebrate Christmas.

• French children put their shoes in front of the fireplace

• In 1962, a law was passed decreeing that all letters written to Santa would responded to with a postcard.

• When a class writes a letter, each student gets a response.

• They all call Santa Pere Noel.

A feast begins 24 hours before christmas eve and is followed by celebration

Meal in which a light milance cake called penottone features as well as chocolate.

Presents and empty boxes, are drawn from the Urn of Fate - lucky dip, which always contains one gift per person. By twilight, candles are lighted around the family crib known as the Presepio, prayers are said, and children recite poems.

Joyeux NoelOn Christmas Eve children put there shoes by the fireplace to be filled with gifts from Pere Noel.

In French Happy Merry Christmas is Joyeux Noel.

The main Christmas meal called Reveillon is eaten after everyone has returned from the midnight church service on Christmas Eve.

Yule logs are carried into homes on Christmas Eve and sprinkled with red wine to make the log smell nice when it is burning.

In eastern France he is accompanied by Pere Fouettard a man dressed in black.

In Italy instead of a Christmas tree they burn Yule log until New Year’s Eve Italy does not have a Santa like us they have witch named Le Befana.

Italy's food traditions are very nice it includes vermicelli, dried cod fish, and baked pasta.

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Christmas in France • Santa clause in France is

called Pere Noel.

• In France part of a Christmas

loaf is given to a poor person.

• France burns a Yule Log from

Christmas Eve to New Years

Day. This will bring them good

luck.

• In France Merry Christmas is

called Joyeux Noel.

• French children set out their

shoes in hopes that Santa will

fill them during the night with

small gifts.

To say Merry Christmas in Greek you

say, Kala Hristouyienna! Children go

from house to house offering good

wishes by singing kalanda (carols).

They eat turkey, pork, and lamb. Gifts

are exchanged on St. Basil’s Day.

They decorate with the tallest trees

and the largest lights. They slaughter

pigs and stuff lamb with a lot of food.

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This is how you say “Merry Christmas”

in Italy,” Buone feste Natalizie.

Christmas in Italy.