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So ... have nice balls during this year carnivals all of You. Would you like to challenge her?

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Harry Potter series contains the chapter called Yule Ball - if you read the posts up here on the topic, you know what Yule is.  I would like to attach the pictures made by Kasia Wawrzyk as an exercise  last year when we explored that field of literature during extracurricular activities. Kasia doesn't mind I hope.

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In Poland typical Christmas are percived as sitting in our homes with our family and eating some kind of  "special food" prepared for Christmas time. But some of people prefer way of spending Christmas that are no as traditional as at home. They sometimes go to hotels, restaurants, in mountains. It depends on a person. But would we say that they really have Christmas or just spending their free time at relaxing out of their home, job, family or friends?| Restaurants at Christmas time usually try to look as close to traditional home as it's possible. They have Christmas trees, they have traditional dishes like a 'borscht with dumplings' (barszcz z uszkami), herring or noodles with poppy seeds. Hotels at those time often have some Christmas

decorations in rooms or in other places. As those decorations they use some kind of a stars, Christmas trees, oranges with cinnamon (which also smells great) . In summary, everyone should decide about where they are spending Christmas. I think that all places are good if you have Christmas in your heart and spend them with people you love. If you don't feel those Christmas magic-no matter where you would go-  you just wouldn't spend them well. [G. Poparda]

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Christmas in Poland is a very unique time. The most important day is 24th of December - Christmas Eve, when we eat 12 different dishes. My personal favorite is barszcz - beetroot soup. At the same time it's sweet and sour so it's a great combination. After dinner we open presents, which are under  Christmas tree accompanied by astonishing smell of orange with cloves.
Christmas is a perfect time to meet your family and spend some great time with them and eat poppyseed cake.
Barbara G.

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Christmas starts at the end of December (when it’s also snowing – it’s a beautiful time). We celebrated it on 25th and 26th December, but in Poland everything began on Christmas Eve. A few days earlier we decorated Christmas tree with bubbles, made cakes and gingerbreads (I love this custom – it’s enjoyable to draw new designs in familial climate. It helps to feel this time very well.)

On 24th December my family is very busy. My mum and sister cooked meals and finished cleaning of house. Usually I decorated Christmas cookies this day. In the evening, when it’s dark outside, all members of my family met up and ate together special dinner. Traditionally we should eat 12 dishes, but in my house we had some of them ( borstch with „ear-shaped” little dumplings,  carp and some local meals like pasta with poppy and cabbage with peas). Before eating we shared wafer and made wishes to each other. After dinner we sang carols and gave presents everyone.
I think it is magical time. People are happier and full of joy to each other then. That is a good moment to spend a while with our families without any worries. But I don’t really like crazy shopping in the malls before holidays, because for me it shouldn’t be time to get additional stress.

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As Poland is a Christian country we celebrate Christmas as very important holiday. It lasts from 24th to 26th December, including two days of  Christmas (known as Christmas Day and Boxing Day) and Christmas Eve on 24th.                                                                                                                                                                      On Christmas Eve everyone's doing something; cooking, decorating, cleaning, helping, shopping or else. No one's free. Even so it is a lovely day.  We're helping with setting the table, and decorating it, few days earlier cakes has been made; cheescake, poppy seed cake, gingerbread and some else (a lot of goodness). At some point at the evening presents are appearing under Christmas tree, which was decorated few days earlier and is glooming beatifuly, exuding magical mood around in darkness of the dining room. At the appearance of the first star on the sky, we are ready to sit to the table, but first we have to share the wafer, and make wishes to each other. It'a a beautiful tradition but I don't like it much, it's a bit awkward to me. After the solemn dinner it's time for presents. Me with my cousin  read names and our younger brothers  give them out. It's kind of tradition in our house. When everyone has their gifts unpacked, we play Christmas carols (from laptop usually) and talk over the cake and coffee or tea. At  midnight sometimes we're going at  shepherd Mass (Chrismtas Mass), but only a few of us.                                                                          Christmas is a magical time we spend with our family, somtimes friends, when everyone is happy and can feel love surrounding him. It isn's that much festive as it used to be, but still it is nice to sit at the table with the closest family, eat  dinner and talk.                                                                                                                                             G. Koster

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In Poland Christmas time begins in December. Christmas day starts on 24th of December and this is Christmas Eve,  the most important day for Poles.
My family usually start to prepare food and all decorations few days before this special day. My mother is cooking gingerbread and delicious poppy seed cake. Me and my father are decorating Christmas tree which we had bought the day before. Then we all geting prepared for Christmas supper. The tradition is, that the supper must contain 12 dishes but we only eat delicious beet root soup with dumplings and carp. Before eating we share wafer and wish each other best. After supper we used to sing Christmas carols, but now we only give each other small but full of love presents and just talk.
To be honest, when I was younger I enjoyed Christmas time more than now, but I still like this magical time, and I love to spend time with my family.
L.Nowak

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Great photo, thanks. We hope that you got some gifts from Befana. Has anybody known any Polish tales around Christmas? Maybe the Hungarian or Italian students got to know them by the contact with the Poles?

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Before the Christmas break we learned that children in Italy get presents from Befana, not Santa Claus! Befana is a fairytale old lady who can fly on a broom. She gives away the gifts at night from 5 to 6 of January. Italian children believe that if they aren't polite they will get coal, ash, onions or garlic.                                                                                                                                                               Here's the photo of Kielce students with two Befanas that visited our school.                                    Ola Z.

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In Poland our Christmas holidays are connected with many traditions and I will try to introduce a few of them. Holidays start on 24th December which is actually the most festive day during this time. We often spend Christmas in our family homes.

The preparations usually start a week before Christmas Eve. At this time, we are making aromatic and delicious gingerbread cookies which are going to be hanged on a Christmas tree. The tree is decorated most often in the morning on a Christmas Eve, with many glimmering baubles and colorful chains as well. Rest of the day is spent tiding up a house and preparing the supper for evening. The dinner by tradition should have 12 dishes which do not contain any meat, for example steamy dumplings with potatoes and white cheese or warm beet root soup with another type of dumplings. When finally the supper starts, everyone begins with sharing a Christmas wafer and making wishes for one another. During dinner on Christmas Eve everyone should try every and each one of 12 dishes and this is supposed to bring luck next year. There is also a lot of talking and singing melodic Christmas carols. On that day everything ends with children getting presents wrapped in beautifully colorful packagings.

Even though I don’t really enjoy Christmas I still think it’s very magical time that should be spent in the presence of our families. Each of them has maybe slightly different traditions but that’s what makes everyone’s holidays a little bit more special.
K.Wawrzyk

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Students from Krakow have done Christmas kahoot connected with customs and traditions based on whychristmas.com. Here are the results. Congratulations to Iza - the winner.

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Christmas in Italy, Hungary and Poland- customs

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Hi, I'm Natalia from Cracow.

There's a lot of interesting tradition on Polish Christmas Eve. For example we have to get 12 dishes on the table. Before we start the supper we are waiting for the first star on the sky. I really like to sing carols too for instance Silent Night.

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Hi, I'm Iza from Cracow. To be honest I'm not very "christmas person". First of all, christmas are considered as a christian holiday - and i'm not one. Secoundly, nowdays mostly every holiday, no matter if it's based on a religion or not, is commercial. Here in Poland, we usually meet with our families in ones house and eat supper consisting of 12 dishes - with it there is a lot of food, and leftovers (sometimes leftover mean a whole dish) eventually go right to the trash.

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I don't really like Christmas but there are some traditions that I like. The one that is the most interesting to me is looking for the first star (the first star that would appear on the night sky) on the Christmas Eve.
Kasia from Kraków

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Every year, we have in Cracow different decorations in the old town. In this photo for example you can see s beautiful angel, which is on our Main Square.
See You soon
Weronike from Kraków

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In Polish tradition on Christmas Eve's table always is a an empty plate for unexpected guest.

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In Poland we believe that on Christmas Eve animals speak  human voice.

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One of the most famous superstitions in Poland connected with Christmas is that we have to get 12 dishes for rememberance of the 12 apostles.

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The ice skating - in Budapest and there was one in Krakow in front of the Railway Station. A link?

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Pass this on and brighten someoone's day:  May there always be work for your hands to do            May your purse always hold a coin or two;  May the sun always shine on your windowpane                May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain  May the hand of a friend always be near you                  May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you                                                                            Someone once said: what goes around comes around                                                                                 Work like you don't need money  *  Love like you've never been hurt *   Dance like nobody's watching  *    Sing like nobody's listening *  Live like it's Heaven on Earth.                                                                                                                            Happy New Year :)

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The tradition of nativity scenes is quite long and comes from Italy. We've got the biggest one built inside or rather above the altar in Europe (according to Wiki). It's in Silesia region. The pictures are from today's celebrations of Holy Family Sunday - the last Sunday of this year.

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As a Polish tradition goes- Christmas carollers go from house to house and make wishes for the next year. So do we- students from Malopolska.

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Here there are Polish 'Mazovians' singers famous for bringing alive our Polish traditional folk music around the world and traditions that you may acknowledge as typical Polish for Christmas. Many greetings. (There are many pictures from Krakow's Main Square and typical Krakow's folk suit depicted as a picture background for music so don't be mislead by the name of the group).

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Mazowsze - Polskie kolędy: Christmas in Poland

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And for New Year's Eve - the Hungarians have more superstitions than any other of the three countries I suppose - definitely the Danube river brings a lot of imaginary effects with fireworks and for me the New Year's concert with the most famous Strauss Waltz is the most beautifully choreographed over the years. This year the choreography of this Csardas was one of the best in my opinion. See the links: https://welovebudapest.com/en/2015/12/30/explainer-hungarys-historic-new-year-traditions/

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Wiener Philharmoniker New Year's Concert 2019 Johann Strauss II ΕΡΤ HD TV

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Christmas cards facts. Puzzled?

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MOO | Christmas Card Infographic | MOO (Europe)

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Extra-thick and extra fancy - these amazing Business Cards make a bold statement.

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Although I've heard about panettone in Italy - hope to hear about it from You - there is a surprising Italian Christmas Pudding recipe from Nigella Lawson.

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There seem to be many steps here. This conceals the fact that this Christmas dessert is ludicrously, dazzlingly easy to make: it doesn't require cooking or technical brilliance: it is merely an assembly job. Not that you need to be advertising this fact to appreciative eaters.

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There seem to be many steps here. This conceals the fact that this Christmas dessert is ludicrously, dazzlingly easy to make: it doesn't require cooking or technical brilliance: it is merely an assembly job. Not that you need to be advertising this fact to appreciative eaters.

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The  joy comes from watching. Christmas Trees of course.

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Christmas Celebration - All about Christmas

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Christmas commemorates the birthday of Jesus Christ. People all around the world celebrate this auspicious occasion by decorating the Christmas tree with lights, colors, and gifts. This Christian event is one of their greatest events where people celebrate a lot by eating well, gifting each other and decorating their houses with branches of Coniferous trees. These trees are a symbol of life amidst the unendurable winter. Although many of them are artificially made to last for years, they are known to beautify the surrounding with their spellbind appearance.

There is an extensive range of diversified Christmas trees all across the world which people prefer to select for their Christmas occasion and general decoration. Here are THE TOP 20 GREATEST CHRISTMAS TREES OF ALL TIME that has magnetized us with their stunning looks.

THE WHITE HOUSE CHRISTMAS TREE, 1971

No matter which Christmas tree you have seen and appreciated, this tree from the White House is the all time-best. This is because it is very uniquely prepared and has got a lot of value than any other. The apprehension behind its uniqueness is that it has been decorated with gold-foiled angels and state flower balls made by the disabled mass of New York.

THE ROCKEFELLER CENTER, 1971:

It is one of the historic Christmas trees that carried the essence of the New York City with it. It has dazzling colors and glittering ornaments hanged from it that gives the tree a grand look.

THE WHITE HOUSE, 1981:

This Christmas tree was installed in the year 1981 after which it stayed in White House for a long tenure. It was a theme motif at the discretion of the first lady of the House. The picture will show the first lady and President Regan, standing next to the Christmas tree at their Christmas event.

GALERIES LAFAYETTE, 2000:

There is a tree at the Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris which is from 2000. It looks splendid because of the elegant decorations that are done over it. Foxy gifts and several stars are hung giving the tree a ravishing look.

ROCKEFELLER CENTER, 2003:

The center of New York City is renovated with bright lights and a huge Christmas tree. The treetop bears a big star which keeps on dazzling. The tree is immensely huge and brightly decorated with colorful lights.

CLARIDGE'S, 2009:

This Christmas tree is huge and distinctive. It carries a jungle themed look where there are parrots; dragonflies and snow leopard are festooned. This tree is present at the London hotel for giving a perfect look to its interior. The tree was designed by an interior designer who has shown a lot of creativity over the tree.

VENICE, 2006:

This artificial Christmas tree is entirely made up of glass. The Venetian glass master Simone Cenedese has added his magic over the glass and created a huge and colorful glass tree. The Christmas tree is exquisite and fascinating for the viewers as the colored glass dazzle with light. This tree is present in the central Campo Santo.

CLARIDGE'S, 2010:

This Christmas tree is a sole representation of the water life. The world underwater is drawn over the tree again by an interior designer specially hired by Dior John Galliano. It is the second magnificent Christmas tree at the Claridge's.

GALERIES LAFAYETTE, 2013:

This famous Parisian department store tree is extensively huge and looks delightful. It has got the jumbo pink amaryllis stuck to it. The tree base is designed to showcase small houses and newly wedded couples.

CLARIDGE'S, 2013:

The base of this immensely huge Christmas tree is the representation of the Italian festival. The base has got handcrafted Sicilian marionettes. The tree looks even grand and pleasing with the luminaries' framework.

RIO DE JANEIRO CHRISTMAS TREE, 2014:

The world-famous, largest floating Christmas tree is present in Rio de Janeiro. This tree was inaugurated 'tree' on the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon on Saturday night with plenty of firework display. This giant Christmas tree is made up of bright lights that catch the eye of every tourist. It is 280ft tall and can be seen from a great distance. It is illuminated by 3.1 million lights which are a great deal of the number of lights. This is a prepossessing structure of all time as it is also certified by the Guinness World Records as the largest of its kind.

12. THE LEGO CHRISTMAS TREE, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND:

The Lego has constructed the heaviest Christmas tree ever. Made up of 450,000 bricks, the tree is as heavy as a house. This Christmas tree is an eye catcher as it is brightly painted with green color and decorated with beautiful white lights. This is a huge tree featuring a Santa standing in front of it and guarding it.

THE POPE'S CHRISTMAS TREE, VATICAN CITY

During the winters, the Vatican City is decorated with its all-time lit Christmas tree, giving the city a new life amidst the dull winters. It fills the heart of the people of Vatican City with warmth when they see a 52 feet wide tree lightening the streets of the city. This artistic piece of Christmas tree has been prepared with a lot of small works of lights covering it. It weighs around 700 tons

THE WORLD'S MOST ILLUMINATED CHRISTMAS TREE, OSAKA, JAPAN:

You would not have seen as bright structure as this Christmas tree. The Christmas tree in is illuminated by 550,000 lights, which is highest of all time. It is also beautifully covered with ribbons that make it appear like a present. A tint of snow appears on its tip. However, the full body of the tree is garnished with lights and presents which make it look like a sparkling star. It also has the Guinness world record as the most light-bearing Christmas tree of all times.

DISNEY CHRISTMAS TREE, ST.PANCRAS TRAIN STATION, LONDON:

Have you ever come across the news about a Christmas tree in the London's St. Pancras train station? Yes, this is the same tree which has got the attention of a lot of people around the world. It has a height of 45 feet which means that it is notably high. The tree is beautifully decorated with the fluffy toys of characters like Mickey, Ariel, Dumbo and other Disney characters.

JBEIL CHRISTMAS TREE, BYBLOS, LEBANON:

Every year Byblos is famous for bringing out a masterpiece of artistry in the form of Christmas trees. The trees depict the traditional importance of Lebanon. Certainly, this city has made a resolution to sail its creativity in bringing out the most creative Christmas tree designs every year. A beautiful Christmas tree does not mean that you have to grow it from a seed and feed it regularly and wait to see the results. But, you can use your creativity and build the same design in a short time as well. This is what this city and its people have always proved

KALPATARU, THE WISHING TREE, VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON:

Everyone believed that there is a tree that could fulfill all your desires when asked. The same goes for the Kalpataru tree. This tree is designed like that of a Christmas tree and beautifully painted, representing a gigantic parrot in the middle and floral designs. A couple of Indian artists have brought a life to this tree with their artistry. This tree is beautifully handcrafted and depicts the rich Indian culture.

THE PAPER CHRISTMAS TREE, GALERIES LAFAYETTE, PARIS:

Everyone might have thought of using paper after recycling it, but no one can be so creative to construct a huge Christmas tree with recycled paper like that of Galeries Lafayette, Paris. This tree looks like being made of snow and features snow caves, snow bears and cubs over it. This gives a true feeling of a big piece of ice of Antarctica.

GALERIES LAFAYETTE CHRISTMAS TREE, 2014:

This department store in Persia is famous for bringing about the most ravishing Christmas trees of all the time. This tree is designed upside down and beautifully covered with garlands and ornaments to give it a royal look.

RAKVERE CHRISTMAS TREE, 2015:

This Christmas tree is a jumbo tree measuring up to 12 meters high. This tree is uniquely designed with 121 old house windows of East Estonia. The tree looks like an illuminated heap of windows piled over each other in an impressive manner. It is a treat to the eyes of the viewer.

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GREATEST CHRISTMAS TREES - Christmas Celebration - All about Christmas

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Christmas Celebration - All about Christmas

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These Christmas quotes will definitely remind you the true spirit of Christmas. We have collected and compiled the most popular and the best Christmas quotes and sayings - be it from poems, from famous people, funny Christmas quotes, from movies or from songs. You can find them all here. So what are you waiting for? Scroll down and get yourself in a holiday mood with these Christmas quotes and sayings.

Top Christmas Quotes and Sayings

There are literally thousands of Christmas quotes but in this section, I collected what I thought to be the best ones. So here's the list of best Christmas quotes from famous people.
"At Christmas, all roads lead home."~ Marjorie Holmes "Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas." ~ Calvin Coolidge "Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart." ~ Washington Irving
"The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other." ~ Burton Hills
"I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year." ~ Charles Dickens "Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful." ~ Norman Vincent Peale "He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree." ~ Roy L. Smit
christmas song quotes
"My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others." ~ Bob Hope "Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love." ~ Hamilton Wright Mabie "Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone." ~ Charles M. Schulz
short christmas sayings
"Christmas is the day that holds all time together." ~ Alexander Smith "Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand." ~ Dr. Seuss Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts." ~ Janice Maeditere
Merry Christmas Quotes

I personally prefer short Christmas quotes and sayings especially when I want to add some to my holiday cards. So for those who need some Christmas quotes short, this section is for you.
"Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling." ~ Edna Ferber
Christmas, my child, is love in action. ~ Dale Evans

Christmas is a stocking stuffed with sugary goodness. ~ Mo Rocca

Christmas is the day that holds all time together. ~ Alexander Smith

Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection. ~ Winston Churchill

Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas." ~ Peg Bracken

Perhaps the best Yuletide decoration is being wreathed in smiles. ~ Anonymous

"May Peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through!" ~ Author Unknown

"Christmas is Family, Friends, Hope, Joy, Memories, Peace and Love." ~ Author Unknown

"At Christmas play and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year" ~ Thomas Tusser

Positive Christmas Messages

Get inspired with these inspiring Christmas quotes. Christmas is all about sharing and giving. So take advantage of the season and share the good vibes by spreading these Christmas quotes and sayings.

Christmas now surrounds us,
Happiness is everywhere
Our hands are busy with many tasks
As carols fill the air." ~ Shirley Sallay

"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen." ~ Author unknown, attributed to a 7-year-old named Bobby

"I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month." ~ Harlan Miller

"Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most." ~ Ruth Carter Stapleton

"Good news from heaven the angels bring,
Glad tidings to the earth they sing:
To us this day a child is given,
To crown us with the joy of heaven." ~ Martin Luther

Christmas is not just a time for festivity and merry making. It is more than that. It is a time for the contemplation of eternal things. The Christmas spirit is a spirit of giving and forgiving." ~ J. C. Penney

"Bless us Lord, this Christmas, with quietness of mind; Teach us to be patient and always to be kind." ~ Helen Steiner Rice

"Christmas day is a day of joy and charity. May God make you very rich in both." ~ Phillips Brooks

Famous Christmas Quotes For Family

It's wonderful to celebrate the Yuletide season with friends and family. With these Christmas quotes that are related to family, you can feel the Christmas season even more. Share these Christmas quotes for family to your friends and loved ones.
From home to home, and heart to heart, from one place to another. The warmth and joy of Christmas, brings us closer to each other. ~ Emily Matthews
When we recall Christmas past we usually find that the simplest things, not the great occasions, give off the greatest glow of happiness." ~ Bob Hope

He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. - Roy L. Smith

Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.

The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of love and of generosity and of goodness. It illuminates the picture window of the soul, and we look out upon the world's busy life and become more interested in people than in things. - Thomas S. Monson

"Christmas is the season of joy, of holiday greetings exchanged, of gift-giving, and of families united." ~ Norman Vincent Peale

Christmas is a tonic for our souls. It moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves. It directs our thoughts to giving. - B. C. Forbes

The only blind person at Christmas-time is he who has not Christmas in his heart. - Helen Keller

God never gives someone a gift they are not capable of receiving. If he gives us the gift of Christmas, it is because we all have the ability to understand and receive it. - Pope Francis

Christmas Quotes from Movies

Movies are one of the best sources of quotes and sayings. There are so many notable Christmas quotes from popular Christmas movies, but we list down some of the best ones. Here are they:
The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear. ~ Will Ferrell, "Elf"
"The only thing you need to worry about is where you're going to buy your sweaters after the circus pulls out of town." ~ The Santa Clause (1994)

"Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see." ~ The Conductor, Polar Express

"I believe... I believe... It's silly, but I believe." ~Susan, Miracle on 34th Street

"I'm Dreaming Of A White Christmas" - Bing Crosby's White Christmas (1954)

"There's a certain magic that comes with the very first snow. For when the first snow is also a Christmas snow, well, something wonderful is bound to happen" - Frosty the Snowman (1969)

"That's what Christmas memories are made from, they're not planned, they're not scheduled, nobody puts them in their blackberry, they just happen" - Deck the Halls (2006)

"Christmas is just about my favorite time. Ever since i was a little kid, i always felt like it was my own personal holiday" - Ernest saves Christmas (1988)

"Just because you can't see the air doesn't keep you from breathing. And just because you can't see God doesn't keep you from believing." ~Jeremiah, The Preacher's Wife

"It was the afternoon of Christmas Eve and Scrooge was conscious of a thousand odors, each one connected with a thousand thoughts and hopes and joys and cares long, long forgotten." ~Gonzo, The Muppet Christmas Carol

"We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup." ~Buddy, Elf

Christmas Quotes Funny

When it comes to Christmas quotes, funny ones are my favorite. Most of funny christmas quotes are not just funny but some of them are witty and clever that you can't help but to laugh. Here are some of the funniest Christmas quotes for you. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

Keep your friends close, your enemies closer, and receipts for all major purchases.
- Bridger Winegar

Nothing's as mean as giving a little child something useful for Christmas.
~ Kin Hubbard

Do give books - religious or otherwise - for Christmas.
They're never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal."
~ Lenore Hershey

Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice. ~ Dave Barry

Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree.
In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall.
~ Larry Wilde

Christmas is a baby shower that went totally overboard.
- Andy Borowitz

Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year.
- Victor Borge

My husband's idea of getting the Christmas spirit is to become Scrooge.
- Melanie White

Do you know why so many people love Jesus? Without Jesus, no Christmas.
- Melanie White

Christmas Song Quotes

Aside from movies, you can also find good Christmas quotes from song lyrics. Here are some of the best Christmas quotes from music and songs lyrics.

"I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
Just like the ones I used to know,
Where the tree tops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow." ~ Irving Berlin

Tis the season to be jolly, tralala lala lala lala

Good tidings we bring, to you and your kin. ~ We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on your troubles will be out of sight
~ Have yourself a merry little Christmas

Christmas Quotes for Friends

Spread the love and happiness that the holiday season bring to your friends using Christmas quotes. Here are some good and famous Christmas quotes for your friends.

Heap on the wood!-the wind is chill;
But let it whistle as it will,
We'll keep our Christmas merry still.
~ Sir Walter Scott

It's that joyous time of year again, when Christmas cheer fills the air. May your loved ones be close to you, whilst revelling in Christmas cheer!

May Santa bring your heart's desire, and land safely with his reindeers. May he slid down your chimney quietly, and deliver your presents with ease. Have an amazingly joyous Christmas!

Peace and love to you on this special Christmas day. May joy envelop you and loved ones be near. Wishing you a very special and blessed Christmas!

It's that special time of year again, when loved ones hold each other dear. May you experience the special joy of this day, and revel in its special cheer. Happy Christmas!

May this Christmas bring you joy and peace, and all of your heart's desires. May you experience the warmth of family and friends, dressed up in their colourful Christmas attires. Have a super special Christmas!

Christmas Quotes for Cards

Christmas quotes are also good as card wordings. There are certain Christmas quotes that can be a perfect Christmas verse for a card. For those who are looking for Christmas card quotes, here are some samples you may use.

Let us have music for Christmas...
Sound the trumpet of joy and rebirth;
Let each of us try, with a song in our hearts,
To bring peace to men on earth."
~ Mildred L. Jarrell

"I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!"
~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"The merry family gatherings-
The old, the very young;
The strangely lovely way they
Harmonize in carols sung.
For Christmas is tradition time-
Traditions that recall
The precious memories down the years,
The sameness of them all."
~ Helen Lowrie Marshall

Christmas Quotes for Cards, Christmas Wishes Quotes

Nothing says merry Christmas more than a lovely Christmas quote. These quotes bring warmth in the heart that someone wishes you nothing but the best and is not afraid to show it. Most people search for the best Christmas quotes in the internet and forget that the inspiration closest to them is the bible. Find below some of the most inspiring Christmas quotes that you can send to any of your loved ones this Christmas season.

On this Christmas day, may you celebrate and have merry. And keep the spirit of Christmas all through the New Year. Merry Christmas and happy New Year

It is true that Christmas makes us become children again. As we remember the memories of the past and pass them on to our children to make more memories. Merry Christmas

I want to become small again this Christmas. So that I can feel again the entire joy of Christmas without the worries of the world on my mind.

If someone tries to steal your Christmas away this year, let them. Because the spirit of Christmas is far greater than the Grinch who stole Christmas.

Pray that the heavens hear you this Christmas rather than to pray for wealth. Because if the heavens do hear you, you will indeed get everything you desire.

Gifts of time and love are the best ingredients for any Christmas recipe - Peg Bracken

The world has grown weary through the years but at Christmas it is young - Phillips Brooks

There is no sadder thing that to wake up on Christmas day and not be a child - Erma Bombeck

The true message of Christmas is this, we are never alone - Taylor Caldwell

Christmas that is not found in the heart, can't be found under a tree - Charlotte Carpenter

We only get a white Christmas not because of the snow but because of our willingness to share.

And that's it! There are still a ton of Christmas quotes that you can find that may not be on the list. But I hope that you find the most beautiful Christmas quotes in this list. Feel free to comment down below to share your own Christmas quotes that are not here. Again, have a merry Christmas!

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These Christmas quotes will definitely remind you the true spirit of Christmas. We have collected and compiled the most popular and the best Christmas quotes and sayings - be it from poems, from famous people, funny Christmas quotes, from movies or from songs. You can find them all here.

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That's the plague of Mehoffer's house. And there are plenty more. I would like students to find our more - maybe there is a painting by Wyspianski or  Matejko connected with the theme? They lived or worked along the street next to the place where you study so you probably pass them every day.

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A little bit of hidden words. As a break between preparations.

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I would like you to relax so for the time being - the track entitled 'Christmas is coming'. You may draw something while listening. It releases all the stress before the most picturesque for many Christmas season. And Jan A.P.Kaczmarek has composed music to one of the most delicate vision of family happiness - Finding Neverland. A must see.

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Kaczmarek by Możdżer - 08 - Nadchodzą Święta

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And the first Christmas Tree in Britain - "Extravagance!"

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Victoria, Season 2: A Victoria Christmas

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I don't know whether you know Classic fm radio's 'List of the best carols' every year before Christmas - they play it probably this week as it usually consists of 100 carols. Usually listeners vote - and the carol that is at least in the first 5 is Coventry carol. Here in the classical choir performance. British people have Christmas parties while we in Poland have the period called advent. And they gather in the churches for such carols singing. Once I found a school choir even in Krakow performing in St Barbara's church. So it's probably a tradition that is passed from generation to generation.   And to brighten your days an old but still typical joke at this time of the year                                                    Who is the wife of Santa Claus ?                                                                                                                Merry Christmas"

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King's College Cambridge 2011   #11 Coventry Carol

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"Let the snow glow, let the ice on the river break, let the bells all over the world ring, the Man is now reconciliated with the Sky until the long centuries will have passed" - chorus.

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Alicja Majewska, Halina Frąckowiak, Andrzej Zaucha - Niech zapłonie śnieg [Official Audio]

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The memory from when I was a high school student- the first musical in an 'after communist' Poland. The song "They escaped" .  It is about those who escaped using donkey far away from those who wanted to kill their child across the desert. And it was because "the Angel told Joseph: Wake up your child that is sleeping so beutifully! Judea is a dangerous site now and the days of little babies boys are counted". Janusz Józefowicz was then a music director of the musical shows in a National Theatre in Warsaw and now he is directing the recording. Have a while with music in these crazy time of hurry , being concentrated on something which is not important as much as the essence of Christmas: the story of a persecuted Child and Parents wanting to be just safe enough to bring Him up.

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And the grasp of the atmosphere just before Christmas -

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Krakow. Christmas Market 2018 (Original sound)

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Another typical for Krakow art linked with Christmas could definitely be Christmas Cribs . Since 29th November the tradition of building the cribs is placed on the list of UNESCO Cultural Heritage  of the Mankind. It is the first such an enrollment  for which the State of Poland asked and the most prestigious distinction for the Polish crib making tradition.

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One of Kraków's most idiosyncratic Christmas traditions is the popular creation of szopki. Something of a strange cross between a nativity scene, a gingerbread house, and a dollhouse, these unique structures more resemble colourful, foil-covered castles or cathedrals than cribs and are the bizarre

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Once we thought about the plagues I discovered that there is one in Krupnicza Street No26 - about Joseph Mehoffer. At the time just before Christmas the card passed through my hands - with the project of a design for stained - glass window in the Cathedral in Fryburg - as in the picture. The Three Mags and the Holy Family (1904).

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This is also a special time for Slavic countries - because it is connected with winter equinox. I'll try to translate a little to help you understand the cultural background for the break that we are going to have.                                                                                                                                                                  Days between 20 and 24 th December were for our ancestors extremely important holidays. For Slavic coutries it was called Generous Wedding. Winter equinox symbolised for them the winning of the light over the darkness. Yule is the most important in the calendar of the ancient tribes as with it the days become longer and that was the hope for better days. This is the time when the nights are the longest in the whole year and the day is the shortest. Yule was called differently depending on the region Alban Artan, Fenil Fionnain, Yuletide or the return of the Sun. In the Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway) it was called Yule (JUL) Joulu in Finland and Jouludf in Estonia. German tribes were celebrating since that day till the beginning of January. Druids called Yule the time of the Light of Arthur.                                       In the past the calendar was ruled by the Moon phases. Our predecessors paid attention to the natural periods in nature and through observation they adapted their lives to it. Winter was a difficult season because everything was dying so it was associated with dreaming or death which was essential for the  rebirth. It was believed that during the longest night God of Light is being born who defeats god of darkness. According to the Celts the God of Light was the King - Oak, the god of darkness - the King - Holly. People were trying to please gods so that they birng them light again. They were decorating houses with the wreaths of mistletoe and holly and the logs were burnt - so called 'Yule logs' , there were dances and songs.                                                           Colours that were predominant - red and green and white. The Yule log was made of a 'saint tree' cut on Christmas Eve. When the log was burnt the remnants were packed and left to the next yule and added to the freshly cut tree logs. It underlined the periodical rythm of the seaons of the year. Later the Yule log was more decorative - it was made of oak tree, three holes were made in it and three candles were put inside. It was  decorated with mistletoe and spruce, put nest to the fireplace and lit during the period of 12 nights. When Christianity came into being the old traditions were replaced by Christian traditions - also Yule was changed into Christmas but both names have existed for a long time.

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Dni między 20 a 24 grudnia dla naszych przodków były niezwykle ważnym okresem. U Słowian czas ten nazywany był Godowym Świętem albo Szczodrymi Godami. Przesilenie zimowe jakie następowało w tym czasie było dla nich symbolem zwycięstwa światła nad ciemnością.

Yule to najważniejsze ze świąt w kalendarzu dawnych plemion, gdyż wraz z przesileniem grudniowym zaczyna przybywać dnia, co symbolizowało nadzieję na lepsze dni. To czas kiedy jest najdłużej ciemno a dzień jest najkrótszy w roku. Yule nosiło różne nazwy w zależności od regionu: Alban Arthan, Feill Fionnain, Yuletide albo Powrót Słońca, Dzień Fionna.W krajach skandynawskich ten czas nazywany był Jul (Dania, Norwegia, Szwecja), Joulu w Finlabdii, Jouludf w Estonii. Germańskie plemiona obchodziły święto Jul od tego czasu aż do początków stycznia. Druidzi nazywali Yule świętem Alban Arthan czyli Światło Artura.

Dawniej czas był regulowany nie za pomocą kalendarza lecz cykli księżyca, który wyznaczał rytm życia. Nasi przodkowie zwracali uwagę na naturalne cykle w przyrodzie i poprzez obserwację dostosowywali do niej swoje życie. Zima była trudną porą, gdyż wszystko zamierało, stąd kojarzono ją ze śmiercią, snem, który jednak było konieczny do ponownego odrodzenia się. Uważano, że w czasie najdłuższej nocy rodzi się Bóg Światła, który zwycięży Boga Ciemności. Według Celtów Bogiem Światła był Król - Dąb a Bogiem Ciemności Król - Ostrokrzew.

Ludzie starali sie przebłagać Bogów, by wróciło Światło. Dekorowano domy wiankami zrobionymi z jemioły, ostrokrzewu, palono kłody drzew tzw. "kłody Yule", tańczono i ucztowano.

Dominowały kolory zielony, czerwony i biały. Kłodę Yule wykonywano ze ściętego w wigilię święta drzewa. Wciągano je, trzymając za wierzchołek, do wnętrza domu, polewano olejem zmieszanym z grzanym winem i szczytptą soli. Takie polano rozświetlało i ogrzewało domostwa. Ogień miał dodać mocy Słońcu, by świecilo coraz silniej i dłużej. Gdy kłoda się wypaliła, zawijano jej pozostałości w płótno i przechowywano do następnego święta Yule, by dodać je do świeżego drzewa. To podkreślalo cykliczność pór roku. W późniejszym okresie kłoda Yule przybierała formę dekoracyjną. Wykonywano ją z drzewa dębowego, wydrążano w nim trzy otwory, w których umieszczano świece. Przystrajano ją jemiołą i świerkiem, umieszczano przy kominku i palono świece wieczorami przez kolejne 12 dni.

Gdy chrześcijaństwo zaczęło zastępować dawną wiarę, także i święto Jul - Yule, zostało zamienione na chrześcijańskie Boże Narodzenie i ustalone na 25 grudnia. Jeszcze przez długi czas funkcjonowały obydwie nazwy.

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Dni między 20 a 24 grudnia dla naszych przodków były niezwykle ważnym okresem. U Słowian czas ten nazywany był Godowym Świętem albo Szczodrymi Godami. Przesilenie zimowe jakie następowało w tym czasie było dla nich symbolem zwycięstwa światła nad ciemnością.

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Although I'm not a superstitious person it may say something about other countries' culture as well ... connected with New Year's Eve. Have a look.

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The INSIDER Summary: * While many people believe in various superstitions, we know deep down that they don't run our lives. * Some say eating collard greens, not cleaning your home, and kissing someone at midnight can get your year off to the right start.
We look at the new year as a chance to start with a clean slate; and the last thing we want to do is get off on the wrong foot. New Year's Eve superstitions are abundant - have you brushed up on all the rules we have to follow so that 2017 doesn't turn out to be a giant heap of misery?

Let's all just simmer down for a second, though, because they're called "superstitions" for a reason. Dictionary.com defines the word superstition as "any blindly accepted belief or notion," and an "irrational fear of what is unknown or mysterious." In other words, we don't believe in superstitions because science or fact has told us to. According to psychology, there are a number of reasons we believe in superstition. One is that we feel the need to fill in the gaps and explain everything. You might be having an awful week when you remember something bad you did last week and still feel guilty about. You thus conclude that you're "paying for" your poor choice. Another reason we believe in superstition can be chalked up to the false cause bias, which says that when things happen in succession, we automatically attribute a cause-effect scenario.

I think that deep down, we all know superstitions don't run our lives. But if you want to be extra careful this New Year's Eve, here are 10 of the most common superstitions.

This might be the most well-known New Year's Eve superstition. While the precise details vary, the general superstition is that if you don't get kissed at midnight, you will be unlucky in love the following year. Pure silliness. We all know that your love life is determined by your horoscope. #Duh.

2. Black Eyed Peas & Collard Greens

Supposedly, eating black-eyed peas brings you good luck, and eating greens brings you financial prosperity. I eat sautéed kale nearly every day. Does that count?

Heading into the new year with naked cupboards could bring you a year of scarcity. Time to go shopping!

Removing things from your home - like trash or anything you're donating - could mean that you lose things throughout the next year. Do it either before New Year's Eve or starting Jan. 2. And on a similar note...

I'm totally OK with this superstition, which claims that doing things like sweeping will "sweep away" your good fortune for the coming year.

Just before midnight, that is. This one is meant to let the old year out and welcome the new year in. It'll also come in handy if you haven't taken the trash out or done any cleaning and your home smells like rotten bananas.

One for each month of the new year, to bring you good luck. Or just because you really like grapes.

Similarly, don't pay back any loans. This might make for a year of paying. Keep your wallets packed to bring good luck with money.

Even if you just have something in your eye, keep it together, or you could be looking at a year of sadness.

10. Eat "Lucky" Foods

These vary by region and culture. In Greece, it's Vassilopitta. In Italy, it's pork sausage over lentils. In the southern United States, it's cornbread. I'll take all three, please and thank you.

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10 New Year's Eve superstitions that might bring you good luck in 2017

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This is also culture - see what and why.

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This Polish Christmas Eve tradition includes 12 dishes and desserts which reflect Poland's rich, multicultural culinary past.

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THERE ARE SOME SPELLING MISTAKES IN THE TEXT BELOW. CORRECT THEM WHERE NECESSARY.                                                                                                                                                    Christmas today respects many of old tradditions and has added new ones. The modern Christmas tree originated in Western German long ago.The Germans put up a Christmas tree in their home and decorated it with biscits and candles. German settlers took this tradition to North America in the 17th century. By the 19th century Chrismas tree became popular in the US . In Britain Christmas tree became popular after 1840. The German prince Albert- the Queen Victoria’s husband -took the Christmas Three to the British Royal Family. Soon the Christmas tree became popular all over Great Britain. There is a big tree every yeer in Trafalgar Square, London. Today America’s mostfamous Christmas tree is in the Rockefeller Center, New York City. The Empire State Building in NewYork City is one of the talest buildings in the world. At Christmas, the top of the building is eliminated with red and green lights. Today almost every Christian family has a decorated Christmas tree at houme or in the garden. Some families put up the Christmas tree on the Christmas Day and some others put it up in the beginning of Dicember.
Many familyes put a nativity scene under the Christmas tree. St Francis of Assisi created the first nativity scene in the 1200s. Many Amerikans wore the Christmas clothes during the Christmas season. These are clothes with Christmas colors and symbols. Christmas crakers are an old tradition. They were invented in London. Two people pull the cracker until it c r a c k s and opens. Inside there is usualy a small prezent, a paper hat and a joke. In the USA there are Christmas shops in the cityes. They sell all types of Christmas trees, ornaments
and other decorations for the houm. Christmas shops are open all year long so you can buy your Christmas tree in June. It is usual to sent Christmas cards to relatives. The first Christmas card was designed in Great Britain by ……. in 1843. A tousand copies of the card were printed in London. The design was a family party witch the words:
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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How about your favourite Christmas song / carol?

I've asked my group and they voted - most of them for Silent Night. Maybe we could do carol voting?  I will tell you mine just before Christmas but you can write about yours until let's say 20.12.2018.

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Some more text with the reading/ vocabulary exercises - below. With listening of my favourite song about "snow" by Anna Maria Jopek to the lyrics of Jeremi Przybora ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9jK4L06bfc

„Christmas decorations had been put up  despite the fact that hardly any of the students remained to enjoy them. Thick streamers of holly and mistletoe were strung along the corridors, mysterious lights shone from inside every suit of armour and the Great Hall was filled with its usual twelve Christmas trees, glittering with golden stars. A powerful and delicious smell of cooking pervaded the corridors , and by Christmas Eve, it had grown so strong that even Scabbers poked his nose out of the shelter of Ron’s pocket to sniff hopefully at the air.

On Christmas morning Harry was woken by Ron throwing his pillow at him.

‘Oy! Presents!’

Harry reached for his glasses and put them on, squinting through the semi- darkness to the foot of his bed, where a small heap of parcels had appeared. Ron was already ripping the paper off his own presents.

‘Another jumper from Mum… maroon again…see if you’ve got one’

Harry had. Mrs Weasley had sent him a scarlet jumper with the Gryffindor lion knitted on the front , also a dozen home-baked mince pies, some Christmas cake and a box of nut brittle. As he moved all these things aside , he saw a long, thin packaage lying underneath.

“What’s that ? said Ron , looking over , a freshly unwrapped pair of maroon socks in his hand.

‘Dunno…’

Harry ripped the parcel open and gasped as a magnificent , gleaming broomstick rolled out onto his bedspread. Ron dropped his socks and jumped off his bed for a closer look.

‘I don’t believe it’ , he said hoarsely.

It was a Firebolt, identical to the dream broom Harry had gone to see every day in Diagon Alley. Its handle glittered as he picked it up. He could feel it vibrating, and let go; it hung in mid-air unsupported, at exactly the right height for him to mount it. His eyes moved from the golden registration number at the top of the handle right down to the perfectly smooth , streamlined birch twigs that made up the tail.

‘Who sent it to you?’ said Ron in a hushed voice.

‘ Look and see if there is a card’, said Harry.

Ron ripped apart the Firebolt’s wrappings.

‘Merry Christmas!’ said Dumbledore, as Harry Ron and Hermione approached the table. ‘As there as so few of us , it seemed foolish to use the house tables… sit down, sit down.

Harry Ron and Hermione sat down side by side at the end of the table.

‘Crackers!’ said Dumbledore enthusiastically. Offering the end of a large silver one to Snape  who took it reluctantly and tugged. With a bang like a gunshot , the cracker flew apart to reveal a large, pointed witch’s hat topped with a stuffed vulture.

Harry remembering the Boggart , caught Ron’s eye and they both grinned ; Snape’s mouth thinned as he pushed the hat towards Dumbledore, who swapped it for his wizard’s hat at once.

‘Tuck in!’ he advised the table , beaming around.

As Harry was helping himself to roast potatoes, the doors of the Great Hall opened again. It was Professor Trelawney, gliding towards them as though on wheels. She had put on a green sequined dress in honour of the occasion, making her look more than ever like glittering, oversize dragonfly.’

***

Professor Trelawney behaved almost normally until the very end of Christmas dinner, two hours later. Full to bursting with Christmas dinner and still wearing their cracker hats, Harry and Ron got up first from the table and she shrieked loudly.

‘Me dears! Which of you left his seat first? Which?’

‘Dunno,’ said Ron . looking uneasily at Harry.

‘I doubt it will make much difference,’ said Professor.(…)

Professor Trelawney however, did not sit down; her enormous eyes had been roving around the table and she suddenly uttered a kind of a soft scream.

‘I dare not, Headmaster! If I join the table , we shall be thirteen! Nothing could be more unlucky ! Never forget that when thirteen dine together , the first to rise will be the first to die!’

‘We’ll risk it, Sybill’, said Professor McGonagall impatiently. ‘Do sit down, the turkey’s getting stone cold’.

p. 165  and other parts - Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Exercises

I Look at the text and find out missing prepositions:

To string …..

To glitter ….

To poke your nose….

To sniff …..

To reach …..

To squint ….

To rip the paper …… the parcel ……

To knit ….

To move things …

II. Find suitable words for the definitions below:

Long halls, especially at schools, hospitals, hotels –

To take off the paper -

To cook food in an oven -

To spread through and be noticeable in every part of sth –

III. Look for the missing nouns. Explain their metaphoric meaning in the context given

the ….. of bed            the ….or armour             the …..of parcels         the …….of mistletoe

IV. Find two different types of gleam (synonyms) :                                                                                1.                                                                                                                                                                     2.

V. What in the text is :

smooth                                                                                                                                                    long,  thin                                                                                                                                              golden
vibrating                                                                                                                                                scarlet                                                                                                                                            magnificent and gleaming
hushed                                                                                                                                                powerful and delicious
closer                                                                                                                                              mysterious

VI. What did Harry and Ron’s presents from Mrs Weasley look like?

VII. Give at least three elements what Harry’s another present- Firebolt consisted of. Find adjectives that describe them.

nouns                                                                                                                                                                1.                                                                                                                                                                        2.                                                                                                                                                                        3.

adjectives                                                                                                                                                          1.                                                                                                                                                                        2.                                                                                                                                                                        3.

Now try to draw a Firebolt.

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VII. Find out adverbs to the verbs below:

Dumbledore said

Snape took it

VIII. Describe how people at the table behaved:

Professor Trelawney was                                                                                                                  Snape’s mouth                            as he

Harry was                                                                                                                                                    He (Dumbledore)

Harry, Ron and Hermione                                                                                                                            Harry and Ron

Have a nice Christmas prep period!