Christmas around the world

Christmas around the world

Alexa Rodriguez MendozaKamila Machuca CerpaBelén Salas GutierrezArantza Trelles SanchezMaría Paz Burga Lozada

Christmas and Thanksgiving in the U.S.A.

CHRISTMAS AND

THANKSGIVING

The Christmas dinner in the USA typically include turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy

and savory pastries. In addition, a traditional drink of Christmas is the liquor or

hot chocolate

December 25 is celebrated the birth of Jesus Christ , being the

reason for the Christmas celebration .In the USA , despite the fact that this religious origin , is preserved Christmas is a party

based on consumerism and shopping. Its streets are

decorated in an extraordinary way as well as homes and shops.

Thanksgiving Day in the USA is celebrate on the fourth

Thursday of the month of November. The majority of people celebrate this feast

with family gathering in their homes. Also, in many homes is common offer a prayer of thanks. The traditional main dish for the dinner is a roast

turkey

Christmas in Italy

Italians prepare "notte di Capodanno“, they wait for twelve o´clock to celebrate

by throwing out some furniture out of the

window.

One extraordinary custom of Italy is the custom of

Befana the witch. She brings gifts on January 5th. Also,

she leave the last prsents to Italian children.

The festivities begin on 24 "vigilia di natale" with the

traditional "cenone“. On the other hand, on this is eaten

antipasti, nougat, etc. The 25 we visit our family, gifts are

exchanged. etc.

Christmas in Argentina

Christmas in Argentina

During the Christmas season, people gather en

masse in local churches to attend Mass and stay in a reflective climate

also is important to mention the decoration of

Argentine households, which tend to fully exploit the red and white colors to acclimate their enclosures.

Due to the strong presence of European immigrants, it can be

said that the Christmas party in Argentina is very similar to that

celebrated in European cities like

Italy style.

in Argentina much of the Christmas dinner

and additions are related to cold weather

(as in most South American countries, although this time is

summer in this continent).

Christmas in Germany

In German households adorn their houses with trees and lights. Children bake cookies with Christmas, which

then share with their families.

They have the habit of making a calendar with 24 days of

December are opening the day with a message of pilgrimage.

At dinner eat sweet raisin bread called stollen (similar to Panettone). They

also eat roast with potatoes, coleslaw and garlic and cheese pies goose.

In lamados Christmas markets (weihnachtsmarkt) are Christmas crafts. Heigle Der Nikolaus comes

home the December 6 leave sweets to children.

Christmas in Perú

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