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December 30
Cris.R 6B

OUR CHRISTMAS WORKS

Here are our Christmas works. The Christmas cards were sent to our penfriends in Manchester. They are already there.
Well done, kids! Good work! I´m very proud of you all.

CHRISTMAS WORKS 6th YEAR on PhotoPeach

Happy Christmas to you all!
I love you,

Rosa

This is a new song!!!

This new song is beautiful.
It isn´t in English but I like it.
The singer is Nena Daconte.
The song is:
POR QUE NO TE INVITÉ A DORMIR.

By Sabana 6ºB

Song

Hi! I´m Jorge from 6ºC. This is ´´Josenid`` and and her song is ´´muchos colores``. I like it.

bye bye

Rihanna - Only Girl (In The World)

I love this song! It is fantastic. Now it is my favourite song

Mirita (6ºC)

MY FAVOURITE GROUP

My favourite group is ¨Queen¨. They are fantastic and I like them!

by Tomas Ionescu 6 C

ONE OF MY FAVOURITE SONGS

LISTEN TO THE END, PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
YOU WILL LIKE IT...






LAURA S.

6ºC!

Cody Simpson

Hi! I´m Marta from class 6ºC and I talk about a new single by Cody Simpson. Its name is ALL DAY. This is Cody Simpson:

Bye and write comments please.

XMAS IN THE ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES

BRITAIN:

We celebrate Christmas because Jesus Christ was born on 25th December. In Britain the most important day of Christmas is the 25th of Decembe, Christmas day. Most British families decorate their Christmas trees with multi-coloured lights. Children usually wake up early to find a sock or stocking full of small presents hanging from their beds. Larger presents are under the Christmas tree in the living room. The presents are opened when everyone is together. The people of Norway give a Christmas tree to the people of Britain every year. This is to thank them for their help in the Second World War. The tree stands in Trafalgar Square, in London. Most people send Christmas cards to other members of their families and to their friends.



AUSTRALIA:

Christmas in Australia is celebrated during our summer months. No snow and log fires for us, thoughout Christmas Cards and traditions usually depict those of colder climates. Australia is a multicultural country and with this, our traditions are often mingled and derived from a mixture of other countries. Yes, we have Christmas Trees, Father Christmas, Christmas Carols and gifts which are a familiar Christmasscenario. Christmas Dinner may be a barbeque in the backyard or a picnic on a beach though. Champagne instead of eggnog. Pavlova instead of Plum Pudding. Christmas also coincides with the Summer Holidays and quite often families will celebrate Christmas away from home.
The big events of the Christmas season are the Carols By Candlelight. These began in Melbourne in 1937 and are outside concerts in the warm summer evenings where people sit on blankets, light candles and join together to sing Christmas Carols. Most towns have a concert and two major ones are televised across Australia from Sydney and Melbourne. Christmas Eve wouldn't be the same without Carols by Candlelight.
I have links to our own family Christmas, Australian Christmas recipes, Australian Christmas songlyrics as well as links to other Australian sites.





CANADA:

Christmas celebrations are quite similar in the variety to America.
In some provinces, a big winter festival, called Sinck tuck, is celebrated by the Eskimos, with dancing and a present-giving party.
In Labrador, turnips are saved from the summer harvest and are given to children, with a lighted candle pushed into a hollowed out hole.
In Nova Scotia, a country settled by Scottish highlanders, songs and carols brought from Britain two centuries ago are sung each Christmas morning.
Also in Nova Scotia, during the twelve days of Christmas small groups of belsnicklers, or masked mummers, appear in neighborhoods, ringing bells, making noise, seeking candy or other treats. The hosts may try to guess who the mummers are and if they guess right the mummer removes his or her disguise and stops making rude noises and actions. Children may be quizzed by the mummers on their behavior if they say they have been good they are rewarded with candy.
In Quebec they display Crèches or nativity scenes in their homes as the Christmas decorations. After attending midnight mass, families may be served tourtiere or pork pie. Another favorite food is Boulettes or small meatballs. A Christmas banquet is called a reveillon.
In British Columbia Christmas turkey may be accompanied by either fresh or smoked salmon.
In Canada the traditional Christmas dinner is roast turkey with vegetables and sauces. For dessert it is rich, fruity Christmas pudding with brandy sauce. Mince pies, pastry cases filled with a mixture of chopped dried fruit.
Masked mummers are a Christmas tradition from Newfoundland.





USA:

The Dutch knew St. Nicholas as Sintaklaas. When they immigrated to United States in the 17th century, they took the traditions of St Nicholas with them. However, it was in 1809 that Washington Irving introduced St. Nicholas in his novel with his original description. He smoked a pipe and flew around the world in his wagon (with no reindeers) and gave presents to children every year. Sintaklaas became popular with the novel. It was in 1863, Santa Claus was born in US in his modern incarnation with a white beard, red suit, a big belly, pipe in his mouth and a sleigh to which reindeers are harnessed.Traditional American Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey with vegetables and sauces, goose, duck or ham served with cranberry sauce and rich fruity Christmas pudding such as plum pudding with brandy sauce, pumpkin pie, mince pies, pastries are offered as desserts followed by chopped dried fruits and nuts. Americans visit family and friends and share gifts and greetings on Christmas. In some regions, Christmas Eve to Midnight Mass is the most important part of the festival season. Since it snows in many states on Christmas, dinner is usually set indoors. Holiday home décor in America generally include holly and mistletoe along with Christmas trees decorated with tinsel, baubles, popcorn strings, candy canes and electric lights.

NEW ZEALAND:

In New Zealand Christmas is combined with summer holidays, so as well as present-buying and parties, families are preparing for trips to the beach. Shops are decorated with Father Christmas in his red cloak and white beard, as well as snow scenes.
The New Zealand traditions of Christmas have mostly come through the English settlers who began arriving their in the late 18th Century. In the last 20 or 30 years the person of Father Christmas had changed and he is referred to as Santa Claus and has become much more like the Santa of the United States and Ireland. As well people have been forced to change as a result of the Maori culture. The spirits and creatures of the Maori culture resemble the elves and gnomes of European Christmas traditions.
They celebrate the story of the birth of Jesus Christ with a special service, which is appropriate to New Zealanders way of life as they had no motels, and they have many shepherds who take care of their flocks, in doing so they can see the true meaning of Christmas.
In New Zealand the traditional Christmas dinner is roast turkey with vegetables and sauces. For dessert it is rich, fruity Christmas pudding with brandy sauce. Mince pies, pastry cases filled with a mixture of chopped dried fruit.

IRELAND:

Christmas in Ireland lasts from Christmas Eve to the feast of the Epiphany on January 6, which is referred to as Little Christmas. Ireland's Christmas is more religious than a time of fun.
Lighted candles are placed in windows on Christmas Eve, as a guide that Joseph and Mary might be looking for shelter. The candles are usually red in color, and decorated with sprigs of holly.
Irish women bake a seed cake for each person in the house. They also make three puddings, one for each day of the Epiphany such as Christmas, New Year's Day and the Twelfth Night.
After the Christmas evening meal, bread and milk are left out and the door unlatched as a symbol of hospitality.
St Stephen's Day, the day after Christmas, is almost as important, with football matches and meetings going on. For children, the Wren Boys Procession is their big event. Boys go from door to door with a fake wren on a stick, singing, with violins, accordions, harmonicas and horns to accompany them. The reason for the ceremony is to ask for money 'for the starving wren', that is, for their own pockets.
Children often put out Christmas sacks instead of stockings.
It is tradition to leave mince pies and a bottle of Guinness out as a snack for Santa.

LAURA S. 6ºC

ELF

My favourite Xmas film is "Elf". It is very funny.

by Jorge Claverie Torres 6 A

A NIGHTMARE BEFORE XMAS

"A nightmare before Xmas" is my favorite Xmas film. It´s fantastic!

by Lucía Villar - 6 C

HOME ALONE

This is my favourite Xmas film: "Home alone". It is very funny!

by Veronica 6ºC

POLAR EXPRESS

My favourite Xmas film is "Polar express". It is fantastic!

by LUCIA BORJA 6ºC

EXAMS AND MARKS

I am very nervous because now I´m doing my exams and I am waiting for the results. I hope to get good marks.
There are 10 marks:

1 - 2 -3 - 4: INSUFICIENTE

5: SUFICIENTE

6: BIEN

7 - 8 : NOTABLE

9 - 10: SOBRESALIENTE

by: Tomas Ionescu - 6 C

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

This is my favourite Xmas film: "A Christmas carol". It´s about a stingy man who is visited by 3 spirits: past, present and future. You can´t miss it!

by Christian 6C

CHRISTMAS

Hello! I´m Irene. I love Christmas. The Three Kings come to Spain on the 6th of January and Father Christmas on the 25th of December. The children put the Christmas tree, decorate the windows with Father Christmas or with very small lamps. Christmas is very beautiful!

Christmas in Perú

In this month Peruvians celebrate Christmas as the birth of Jesus. In the Peruvian Christmas the family reunite in a Christmas Eve dinner with very typical meals of this date. The traditional Peruvian home decoration is the Nativity scene and the Christmas tree. The crib is a tradition of many centuries , the original idea is credited to ST. Francisco de Asis. The Nativity sets consist of a rustic cottage inn where Jesus was born, and he is with his parents (Mary and Joseph). They are accompanied by a number of animals and the Magi. Some births are small and others large occupying most of a room at home where are built. The normal thing is to use wallpaper, now sells for sheets, and make them small hills or mountains and garnish with the animals. In the stable green straw is placed where you put the mystery, the child is placed just getting on 25 December. It is often decorated with Christmas lights.

JORGE 6ºC

HAPPY CHRISTMAS (WAR IS OVER)

It´s time for us to sing a Christmas song! Next week, on Wednesday 22nd December, we will have a Christmas show at school and we all will participate with this fabulous song by John Lennon: "Happy Christmas (War is over)". Try to sing it like in a karaoke, following the lyrics that appear on your screen. Enjoy it!

MY XMAS

I celebrate Xmas Day with my family .
I have dinner in my village (my granfather´s house).
Normally, this day , we eat shellfish and roasted meat.
After dinner my cousins, my brother and I prepare a little play.
After that we go to bed but my cousins go to another bedroom to wrap up the presents for our parents.
Next morning we open the presents and then we have lunch .

Now I´m going to speak about Xmas in general:

I think that Xmas is very funny because the little children receive a lot of presents and there isn`t school .
This is what I think.

What you think of Xmas? Please post a comment.




NOEMI - 6 C

XMAS CRACKERS

Hi! I´m Marta from class 6C and I am going to talk about XMAS CRACKERS.

-What is a Xmas cracker?
A Xmas craker is a flashy coloured paper tube. A person pulls on each end of the cracker and when the cracker beaks, a small sound like ear "POP" and the contents fall out.

Crackers are very traditional items to have at Xmas in Britain.

-What has it got inside?

A Xmas craker traditionally contains a paper crown, a small gift and a joke written on a slip of paper.

The gift in a cracker depends on how much pay the better the quality of the gift.

A box has got 12 crackers in her inside and costing $10.

-How to pull a Xmas cracker?

The traditional way to pull a cracker is crossing the arms and pulling a whole circle of crackers around the table.

Everyone holds their cracker in their right hand and pulls their neighbour cracker with free left hand.

-Who invented Xmas crackers and when?

Xmas crackers were invented by Thomas Smith in 1846.

Bye, write comments please and have a happy New Year.

Christmas in Spain

In Spain, Christmas begins on December 8, the day marking the feast of the Immaculate Conception and ends on January 6 with Epiphany. There are many traditions that people practice during Christmas time. Things as births, trees and gifts are associated with Christmas. There are different customs, as a big family dinner at Christmas Eve, eating grapes at 12 o´clock on New Year´s Eve and the Magi, who bring presents to everyone on the 6th of January.

VERITA 6ºC

PANTOMIMES

The pantomimes are the parts of the performing arts that uses mime as a form of artistic expression.

People who make these silent representations are called mimeS. They are those who practice the art of mime. mimes renounce the use of spoken language in their performances, often avoiding the use of any type of sound.

It´s a frequent form of street art, usually done individually. The mime gestures often simulate sounds, things or people that do not really exist. To get this, you need lots of practice and testing.
The pantomime is the art of making representations by means of images and gestures without using words.

Another very common meaning of pantomime is the comedy, farce, action fake something that isn´t felt. Maybe because the simulator does as an actor in her performance.






Natalia Novo 6ºC

Pantomimes

At Xmas in Britain theatres perform free versions of shorts stories. Example:
Aladdine, Puss in boots, Cinderella, ...There is one dame star and a principal boy.
There is also a villain.It´s a family show for children.






Mirita 6 º C

STIR-UP SUNDAY

- Stir-up Sunday is the Sunday before Advent.
- This year 2010 , Stir-up Sunday is on 21 November.
- At the same time, every member of the family takes a turn at stirring the Christmas pudding.
- The Christmas pudding is stirred up from East to West in honour of three Wise Men who visited the baby Jesus.
- The Christmas pudding has got 13 ingredients that represent Christ and His Disciples.
- People usually add a coin to the ingredients because to bring wealth to whoever found it on their plate on the Christmas Day.

CHRISTMAS PUDDING RECIPE:

- Ingredients:

225g/80z golden caster sugar
225g/80z vegetarian suet
340g/120z sultanas
340g/12oz raisins
225g/8oz currants
120g/4oz chopped candied peel
120g/4oz plain flour
120g/4oz fresh white breadcrumbs
60g/2oz flaked almonds
Zest of 1 lemon
5 eggs, beaten
1 level tsp groung cinnamon
1 level tsp mixed spice
1 level tsp freshly grated nutmeg
Pinch of salt
150ml/5fl oz brandy or rum

- Preparation:

Mix together all the dry ingredients.
Stir in the eggs and brandy and mix through well.
Turn the mix into 4x1 pint or 2x2 pint lightly-greased pudding basins.
Put a circle of baking parchment and foil over the top of each basin and tie securely with string.
Make a string handle from one side of the basin to the other so it´s easier to pick the basin out of the pan after cooking.
Put the basin in a large steamer of boiling water and cover with a lid.
Boil for 5-6 hours, topping the boiling water up from time to time if necessary.

If you don´t have a steamar, put the basins in a large pan on inverted saucers on the base. Pour in boiling water to come a third of the way up the sides of the pudding bowls. Cover and steam as before.

Cool.

Change the baking parchement and foil covers for freshones and tie up as before. Store in a cool cupboard until Christmas Day.

To serve the pudding on Christmas Day, steam for 2 hours and serve with brandy butter, rum sauce, cream or home-made custard.








MARCOS GOMEZ 6º C

PANTOMIMES

PANTOMIMES

A pantomime is a tradicional British Xmas play.
They are an important part of Xmas festivities in England.
They are performed in theatres, villages halls and comunity centres.

Pantomimes start on Boxing Day and run for two or three months in threatres around Great Britain.

Originally silent productions,the pantomimes are a mix of fairy stories, folk
tales and much loved cartoons, which lots of hissing and booing of the villain
and cheering for the hero. Some pantomimes include a song for the audiencie to join in with,and others invite children up on stage to chat to one of the performers.

by: Joel 6ºC

Chrismas in France

HELLO!! Christmas in France is on December 6th when Saint Nicholas brings presents to the children. Chrismas is celebrated since November 25th, Saint Catalina's day. The town lights up with a big bright in the shopping centers and the children take photos with Saint Nicholas.
In the schools of Paris the children share presents under a big Christmas tree .
¡Joyeux Noel¡¡

Marina Fernández Lorenzo 6C

CHRISTMAS CRACKERS

A Christmas cracker is a coloured paper tube, twisted at both sides.

A person pulls on each end of the craker
and when the craker breaks, a small chemical
strip goes``Pop´´and the contents fall out.

A chistmas craker traditionally
contains a paper crown, a small gift
an a joke written on a slip of paper.

The traditional way to pull a craker is crossing
your arms and pulling a whole circle of crakers around the table.
Every one holds their craker in their
right hand and pulls their neighbour´s
craker with the free left hand.

Chistmas craker were invented by Thomas Smith in 1846.

by Martín - 6 C

Xmas in Argentina

Christmas Day in Argentina is observed every year on the 25th December.

During Christmas the weather is warm in Argentina. But that in no way lessens the fun of the season. Preparations for Christmas Day begin much earlier than in many other parts of the world. Every house is decorated beautifully with lights and flowers. Living rooms of individual homes are adorned with wreaths of green, gold, red and white flowers. Red and white garlands are hung with an aesthetic touch on the doors of houses. Artificial or live trees are used to create the Christmas tree and embellished with laces, balls, Santa Clause figures, candles, colored lights, ornaments, small gifts and even "Papai Noels". The Nativity scene or “pesebre” is an important part of the Argentine Christmas decorations. Many set up a creche in their homes during the season, setting up Christ's manger with great care. The “pesebre” is placed close to the Christmas tree. A wonderful custom practiced be many people here is applying cotton balls on the branches of the Christmas tree to simulate snow throughout the nativity.

Christmas here is an occasion for a get together with extended members of the family. On Christmas Eve, people go to local churches with their family to attend religious services. Thereupon, they visit each other's home. There are joyous family reunions in every Argentine home. Everyone relishes a savory meal followed by a toast(for adults only). Grown-ups usually spend time dancing on Christmas songs while kids indulge themselves in fireworks to commemorate the birth of Christ. At midnight on the 24 of December, sounds of fireworks can be heard from everywhere. Opening of presents, placed under the Christmas tree from beforehand, is a must at midnight. Then family members and friends are kissed goodbye and everyone goes to bed. Many may prefer to spnding the night away chatting or playing games. A wonderful tradition here is to light "globos", colourful paper baloons that take off into the sky when lit from inside. If you visit Argentina during Christmas, you will be spellbound by the beauty of the numerous "globos" flying in the night sky.

On Christmas day, everybody is greeted 'Feliz Navidad', meaning 'Merry Christmas' in Argentina.
About 92% of the Argentine population comprises of Roman Catholics and hence, religious services take up much of the day here. Family members sing carols to the accompaniment of the piano. Many people form groups and go from house to house singing carols on this day and receiving small gifts or goodies in return.

Christmas dinner is served here on the night of 24th December. The traditional Argentine Christmas dinner may be served in a garden area and consists of delicious dishes like roasted turkey, roasted pork, stuffed tomatoes, mince pies, Christmas's bread and puddings. The main dish may be a suckling pig or a roasted peacock. A hot favourite here is "Ninos envuettas", made of steak cut in square pieces of 3 inches, stuffed with minced mean mixed with onions, hard-boiled eggs, and spices. The toast is usually a drink prepared with different kinds of fruit, cut into pieces, and mixed with juice and cider.

In Argentina, children recieve their presents on January 6th, known as "Three Kings Day". On the eve of January 6th, Argentine kids place their shoes outside the front door of their homes to be filled with the Magi and also leave hay and water beside for the horses of the Magi as they journey towards Bethlehem for the Christ Child. Many also keep their shoes underneath the Christmas tree or under their bed.

Christmas in the Scandinavian countries

Christmas in Norway:
Norway is a big country at the north of Europe.This celebration is very important in this country. At Christmas streets are very decorated. Christmas starts in November with the Joulebord, similar at a work lunch.Then, they start the preparations for Chrismas, the tree, the decorations of the house, etc…
Traditions : in the night of Christmas it is a custom to try the risengrynsegrot and look for an almond, the winner eat a little spongue cake with the form of a pig only.

Xmas in Sweeden:
In Sweeden this celebration lasts about two months. Fun starts with the Advent calendar. The Advent calendar is a calendar with the month of December. The 13th of December is the day of Lucía. This celebration consists of that the big girl of the house wears a tunic and a crown of candles in her head. Xmas decorations can be made with straw. Animals, especially the goats, are a popular Xmas decoration.
The Christmas tree is decorated with lights, glass ornaments and with tinsel too. They wait for Jultomten (today a cross between a little gnome and the German/British Santa Klaus).

Christmas in Finland:
Finnish people clean their homes well before Christmas and prepare special treats for the festive holiday season. Fir trees are cut and taken to homes by sleds on Christmas Eve and are decorated beautifully. A sheaf of grain, nuts and seeds are tied on a pole, which is placed in the garden for the birds to feed on. Only after birds eat their dinner, the farmers partake of their Christmas dinner. Christmas dinner traditionally begins with the appearance of the first star in the sky. Candles are lit on the Christmas tree, which is decorated using apples and other fruits, candies, paper flags, cotton and tinsel...
Just before the Christmas festivities begin, people visit the famous steam baths and dress up in clean clothes for the Christmas dinner, which is usually served at 5 pm to 7 pm. Christmas gifts may be exchanged before or after the dinner. Children do not hang up stockings in Finland but Santa visits the household with about half a dozen Christmas elves to help him distribute the presents. The main traditional dish of the Christmas dinner is boiled codfish (soaked beforehand in a lye solution for a week to soften it) served snowy white and fluffy, roasted suckling pig or a roasted fresh ham and vegetables. It is accompanied by allspice, boiled potatoes, and cream sauce. Children go to bed right after dinner while adults chat and drink coffee until about midnight. Christmas Day services begin early at six in the morning and people visit families and reunions are arranged on this day. Star Boys tour the countryside singing Christmas songs and everybody wish each other "Merry Yule".

by Pablo Díaz - 6 C