Christmas Day is a holiday which is celebrated all around the world on December the 25th to remember the birth of Jesus. Christmas was originally a Christian holiday, but nowadays it is celebrated by a huge amount of non-christians worldwide.
How is Christmas celebrated around the world?
On Christmas Eve churches have special services to recognise the birth of Jesus, with sermons and carol singing (christmas songs). The most popular tradition world wide is the belief in Santa Claus by children all around the world. Santa Claus is a jolly, white-bearded man, who wears a red coat with white collar and cuffs, white-cuffed trousers and black leather boots, he supposedly travels around the world in one night in his sleigh which is pulled by nine reinder, delivering presents to good little boys and girls, to be opened on Christmas Day.
Christmas Trees are also another big tradition, most households put up a christmas tree and decorate it will lights, ornements, tinsel and candy canes an angel or star is usually placed at the top of the tree.
How do my family celebrate Christmas?
On the 1st of December my family and I put up the Christmas tree and start our homemade Advent calander, which counts down the days till Christmas. On Christmas Eve my little sister and I set out our Santa stockings underneath the Christmas Tree because we don't have a fireplace, which traditionally is where the stockings would be hung. On Christmas Day we open up our presents, and then get ready for our Christmas dinner, which is usually at our house, with our extended family which sometimes gets up to 23 people for dinner. We usually eat roast turkey, ham, vegetables and salad, Christmas pudding, strawberries and ice cream for dessert. We also exchange gifts, the children get presents from everyone and the adults buy one gift for another adult so that everyone gets a gift.
Cool. Reading everyone's blogs is making me quite excited for Christmas :)
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