ChristmasChristmas

In Bulgaria, Christmas is celebrated on December 25

Christmas treeChristmas tree At Christmas, At Christmas, decoratedecorate the Christmas tree the Christmas tree On top of the Christmas tree is put a star.

Santa ClausSanta Claus Children waiting for Children waiting for

Santa because he Santa because he brings presents to brings presents to good children.good children.

Santa Clause is old Santa Clause is old man.He is fat and he man.He is fat and he has got a long,whitehas got a long,white beardbeard and his and his costume is red and costume is red and white.white.

Traditions in the ChristmasTraditions in the Christmas Young men take part Young men take part

in the carolling in the carolling tradition, which is one tradition, which is one of the traditions of of the traditions of ChristmasChristmas

They go from house They go from house to carol sing songs to carol sing songs about health and about health and people give them people give them fruits and nutsfruits and nuts

FoodsFoods This day is festive table. This day is festive table.

Seven, nine or twelve Seven, nine or twelve meatless dishes should meatless dishes should be placed on it - cooked be placed on it - cooked beans, rice stuffed beans, rice stuffed peppers or cabbage, peppers or cabbage, boiled corn, pumpkin, boiled corn, pumpkin, oshaf, garlic, honey, nuts, oshaf, garlic, honey, nuts, grains, fruits, ritual bread, grains, fruits, ritual bread, pastry zelnik.pastry zelnik.

TRADITIONAL FOODTRADITIONAL FOOD

Christmas Eve feast Christmas Eve feast should be plentiful food should be plentiful food on it - an odd number and on it - an odd number and lean. Traditionally made lean. Traditionally made of boiled wheat, boiled of boiled wheat, boiled beans, cabbage with rice, beans, cabbage with rice, dried fruit. Puts also dried fruit. Puts also garlic, walnuts, honey, garlic, walnuts, honey, onion, reserved the onion, reserved the summer fresh fruit, wine, summer fresh fruit, wine, brandy - everything is brandy - everything is produced in the year in produced in the year in raw or processed form.raw or processed form.

Christmas gamesChristmas games In the winter children In the winter children

playing with snow. playing with snow. Coast and make ice Coast and make ice skating.skating.

The snowmenThe snowmen The children make snowmen. They make his The children make snowmen. They make his

eyes from eyes from coalscoals and his mouth too. His nose and his mouth too. His nose from carrot. He is dress up with hat and scarf. from carrot. He is dress up with hat and scarf.

Letters to the SantaLetters to the Santa Every Christmas, Every Christmas,

children write letters children write letters with their wish to with their wish to Santa, and he made Santa, and he made them by his aides-them by his aides-Snow white and Snow white and dwarfs!dwarfs!

Santa’s deerSanta’s deer After midnight, After midnight,

Santa's sleigh passes Santa's sleigh passes by with his deer-by with his deer-Dashar, Densar, Dashar, Densar, Prensar, Viksen, Prensar, Viksen, Kometa, Kupidon, Kometa, Kupidon, Donar, Blitcen, Rudolf Donar, Blitcen, Rudolf and leaves the child and leaves the child desires a giftdesires a gift..

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Made by Petya Latunova_5d class_2012 – 2013 school year