Christmas around the world

Today we have to make either a Christmas around the world or Christmas with the family. I decided to choose Christmas around the world so I can find about the different countries and how they have Christmas. If we choose Christmas around the world we have to research about 3 different countries.

In canada, most Canadians open up their gifts on Christmas Eve, or pick 1 present and open that present and leave the others for Christmas Day. People send Christmas cards to family and friends in Canada. Canadians like to decorate there houses with christmas trees, lights and Christmas decorations. If you Go to someone's house and they are Canadian you might see stockings by the fireplace.

The main meal in Canada for Christmas is turkey with vegetables, there popular desserts in Canada for Christmas are mincemeat tarts they are like mince Christmas pies, if it's snowing in Canada most people like to go skiing.

My 2nd choice is Egypt.
In Eygpt about 15% of people are Christians, Eygpt is the only part of the population who celebrate Christmas as a religious festival. In Eygpt they don't celebrate Christmas on the 25th but they do on the 7th I know it's late after Christmas for New Zealand but it's the way they celebrate Christmas. Even though most Egyptians aren't Christians, they still celebrate Christmas as a secular holiday.


My 3rd choice is Germany

A big part in Germany is advent. Several different advent calendars in different German homes. Christmas trees are important in Germany, they were first made in Germany in the late Middle Ages. If there are young children in the house, the mother in the house secretly decorate the Christmas tree. Christmas Eve is the main day when family's exchange there presents.