Christmas around the world презентация

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Christmas in New Zealand

In New Zealand, like its neighbor Australia, Christmas

Christmas in New Zealand In New Zealand, like its neighbor Australia, Christmas comes
comes in the middle of the summer holidays.
Lots of people like to spend time of the beach, camping or at their Baches (holiday homes) for Christmas.
In the Maori language Happy/Merry Christmas is 'Meri Kirihimete'.

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Children in New Zealand leave out carrots for Santa reindeer and

Children in New Zealand leave out carrots for Santa reindeer and Santa might
Santa might be left a beer and some pineapple chunks!

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Many New Zealanders have a barbecue for Christmas lunch and this

Many New Zealanders have a barbecue for Christmas lunch and this is becoming
is becoming more popular. The food cooked on the barbecue is often ham slices or even venison or some other kind of exotic meat. Shrimps and other fish are also barbecued. White bait fritters are also popular. It's common to have Christmas Crackers on the Christmas dinner table.

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Desserts are also very popular! Many still have a hot fruit

Desserts are also very popular! Many still have a hot fruit pudding with
pudding with custard and ice cream but cold desserts are popular. These include pavlova and whipped cream, meringues, cold fruit salad, jelly and ice cream. Drinks will include a range of soft drinks. Those who like it often over do the alcoholic drinks too. Here's a recipe for pavlova.

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One popular present for Christmas in New Zealand are 'jandals'. These

One popular present for Christmas in New Zealand are 'jandals'. These are flip-flops/thing
are flip-flops/thing sandals - the name 'jandals' comes from combining the two words 'Japanese Sandals'. They've been popular in New Zealand since the late 1950s.

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Christmas in France

In French Happy/Merry Christmas is 'Joyeux Noël'.
Yule Logs made

Christmas in France In French Happy/Merry Christmas is 'Joyeux Noël'. Yule Logs made
out of Cherry Wood are often burned in French homes. The log is carried into the home on Christmas Eve and is sprinkled with red wine to make the log smell nice when it is burning. There is a custom that the log and candles are left burning all night with some food and drinks left out in case Mary and the baby Jesus come past during the night.

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In France, Father Christmas / Santa Claus / St. Nicholas is

In France, Father Christmas / Santa Claus / St. Nicholas is called Père
called Père Noël (Father Christmas). In eastern France he is accompanied by Le Pere Fouettard, a man dressed in black. He might be the same person as Zwarte Piet in The Netherlands.

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The main Christmas meal, called Réveillon, is eaten on Christmas Eve/early

The main Christmas meal, called Réveillon, is eaten on Christmas Eve/early Christmas morning
Christmas morning after people have returned from the midnight Church Service. Dishes might include roast turkey with chestnuts or roast goose, oysters, foie gras, lobster, venison and cheeses. For dessert, a chocolate sponge cake log called a bûche de Noël is normally eaten.

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Christmas in Greece

On Christmas Eve, children, especially boys, often go out

Christmas in Greece On Christmas Eve, children, especially boys, often go out singing
singing 'kalanda' (carols) in the streets. They play drums and triangles as they sing. Sometimes the will also carry model boats decorated with nuts which are painted gold. Carrying a boat is a very old custom in the Greek Islands.
If the children sing well, they might be given money, as well things to eat like nuts, sweets and dried figs.

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Every December, in Aristotelous Square in the city of Thessaloniki (which

Every December, in Aristotelous Square in the city of Thessaloniki (which is the
is the second biggest city Greece) a huge Christmas Tree and three masted sailing ship are put up. It's a popular tourist attraction.
Going to a Midnight Mass Service is very important for most Greeks. After the service people can go home and end their Advent fast.

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Christmas Trees are popular in Greece. But an older and more

Christmas Trees are popular in Greece. But an older and more traditional decoration
traditional decoration is a shallow wooden bowl with a piece of wire is suspended across the rim. A sprig of basil wrapped around a wooden cross hangs from the wire. Some water is kept in the bowl to keep the basil alive and fresh. Once a day someone, usually the mother of the family, dips the cross and basil into some holy water and uses it to sprinkle water in each room of the house.

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The main Christmas meal is often Lamb or pork, roasted in

The main Christmas meal is often Lamb or pork, roasted in an oven
an oven or over an open spit. It's often served with a spinach and cheese pie and various salads and vegetables. Other Christmas and new year foods include 'Baklava' (a sweet pastry made of filo pastry filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup or honey), Kataifi (a pastry made from a special form of shredded filo dough and flavored with nuts and cinnamon), Theeples (a kind of fried pastry). The pastries are either eaten for breakfast or as starters. Another popular Christmas dessert are melomakarono, egg or oblong shaped biscuit/cakes made from flour, olive oil, and honey and rolled in chopped walnuts.
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