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Christmas is one of the most important Catholics' holidays. An important part of its celebration is Pasterka, or Holy Mass, which is celebrated from the night of 24 to 25 December. Pasterka is a special mass. The faithful gather on it at midnight, after consuming Christmas Eve, usually whole families. Although the Pasterka character is not much different from other masses, priests in this evening are trying for a unique setting. Therefore, during Pentecost, nobody is surprised by the dedication of a nursery, using incense, receiving Euchrystia under two characters or conducting the whole liturgy with singing. During the Midnight Mass, the faithful have the opportunity to hear the description of the birth of Jesus according to the Gospel of Saint Luke. The Christmas sermon is usually quite short. Importantly, Pasterka opens a cycle of liturgical celebrations connected with the mystery of the Incarnation, or the taking of Jesus to the earth in a more profound form. Participation in the midnight mass exempts the attendees from going to church on the first day of holidays.

Klasa 6B Poland

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POLISH TRADITIONS - THE CHRISTMAS SUPPER by Aleksandra, Agata and Gabriela.

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POLISH TRADITIONS - THE CHRISTMAS SUPPER by Aleksandra, Agata and Gabriela.

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In the wonderful evening there must be twelve dishes on the table. In the evening on the 24th December on the table thre are following:
- carp served in several ways.
- cabbage cooked together with mushrooms or peas.
- dumplings stuffed with mushrooms and cabbage.
- compote made from dried fruit.
- "ryba po grecku" fried fish served with vegetables.
- chroquettes.
- herring served in several ways.
- poppy sead cake.
- "kutia" dish made of poppy sead, wheat, honey, nuts, raisings.
- "kulebiak" a kind of pie with mushrooms and cabbage.
- paste with poppy seeds.
- in some homes red borsch with duplings or mushroom soup can be served.

The dishes can vary but they mustn't contain meat.

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CATALAN TRADITIONS - THE CHRISTMAS LUNCH by Salma, Mariona Ll, Aleix and Aya

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CATALAN TRADITIONS - THE CHRISTMAS LUNCH by Salma, Mariona Ll, Aleix and Aya

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The Christmas lunch is on 25th of December.  All the family comes home. It’s a special lunch, because there is "Galets" soup with meat balls, cookies, “torrons" and "neules" (Christmas desserts) and "cava” (sparkling wine). The Christmas lunch is a moment when all the people are very happy with their family.

"Torrons" are nougat bars for dessert. They are made of almonds.

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CATALAN TRADITIONS - NEW YEAR'S EVE BELLS by Ivet, Carla M, Roser and Carla G

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CATALAN TRADITIONS - NEW YEAR'S EVE BELLS by Ivet, Carla M, Roser and Carla G

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On 31st December, at midnight, we celebrate New year’s Eve with the Bells jingling.

When the bells ring 12 times, we eat 12 grapes:1 grape per bell.

On the first bell you eat 1 grape. On the second bell you repeat the process and so on until the 12th bell.

We do it at home, at friend's places, at the town square, at restaurants…

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CATALAN TRADITIONS -THE CHRISTMAS TREE by: Biel, Adam, Ramsés and Arnau

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CATALAN TRADITIONS -THE CHRISTMAS TREE by: Biel, Adam, Ramsés and Arnau

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The Christmas tree is a fantastic decoration in the Christmas holidays.

We decorate it with bulbs,  color lights...

We put the Christmas Tree  during the Christmas holidays. We put the tree at  home because when  Santa Claus or the tree wise men come home they put presents under the tree but you can’t open them until the Christmas day.

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CATALAN TRADITIONS - THE 3 WISE MEN, by Adrià, Martí, Bruna and Eric

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CATALAN TRADITIONS - THE 3 WISE MEN, by Adrià, Martí, Bruna and Eric

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The 3 wise men have got a long beard, one is white (Melcior is his name), one is black (Baltasar), and one is blond (Gaspar). These magic men come from the Far East with their royal  assistants “patges” and with their pets, camels. The night of the 3 wise men we do a festival parade and they give sweets. In this night the 3 wise men give presents to the children when they’re sleeping. The next day the children open the presents and they play all the day.

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CATALAN TRADITIONS - "EL PESSEBRE" by Lluc,  Roger S , Pol and Àlex A.

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CATALAN TRADITIONS - "EL PESSEBRE" by Lluc,  Roger S , Pol and Àlex A.

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It is nativity scene with a lot of small figures around Christ birth. The most famous figures are: the holy family, the 3 wise men, shepherds, the "caganer" (a man defecating), farm animals, the 🤬 and the angel. The function of figures is representing the ancient times in Betlehem. There are figures such as the ‘’Caganer”: it is a man defecating; the three wise men: they carry presents; or the holy family: it is the most important. Normally the families make the "Pessebre" at home, but sometimes they make it in the street for everyone to see it.

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CATALAN TRADITIONS - SANTA  LLÚCIA'S MARKET by Eris, Lucia, Aya and Mariona Ll.

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CATALAN TRADITIONS - SANTA  LLÚCIA'S MARKET by Eris, Lucia, Aya and Mariona Ll.

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In Santa Llúcia's market there are lots of different Christmas objects: Christmas trees, decorations,"tió"...  It is only in big cities and big towns. It is from 30th November to 23rd December.  This year we celebrate its 232th aniversary (1786-2018).

BYE!

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CHRISTMAS TREE
Our Christmas tradition is decorating a tree. On the Christmas tree we put bulbs, chains, angels, candies, apples, gingerbread, lights. on the top there is a star. We decorate Christmas tree on 24th December. After we eat Christmas supper, children find presents under the Christmas tree.

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Class 6 B
Introduction
Hello!
We are students of primary school Orląt Lwowskich in Zamość, Poland. There are 27 students in our class: 16 girls and 11 boys. We are 12 years old. We have a lot of achievement in sport, education and drama. We study English at school but we normally speak Polish. Zamość Old Town is in UNESCO heritage list. Zamość is famous for Renaisance architecture. Our town has got around 65 000 inhabitants. There is zoo, swimming pool, gym, cinema, tennis court.

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ESCOLA SANT MARTÍ - CLASS 5THB INTRODUCTION

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ESCOLA SANT MARTÍ - CLASS 5THB INTRODUCTION

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Hello!
We are the students of School Sant Martí in Arenys de Munt. This is a description of our class: We are twenty-four students, thirteen boys and eleven girls. Most of us are 10 years old.
We study English at school but we normally speak Catalan.
Our tutor is Gisela and our English teacher is Àngels.
Our town has got around 8000 inhabitants. It has got three hills.
In this photo you can see our school.

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EL TIÓ is a wooden piece of log, normally decorated with a face and covered by a blanket.

The families find it in the forest some days before Christmas or buy it in a Christmas market. They take it home and feed it everyday until Christmas.

On Christmas day, children usually hit it with wooden sticks to make it poop. They sing a special Christmas song when they hit it. After the song they pull up the blanket and the TIÓ poops sweets and small toys for everyone.