Christmas in Scotland

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Christmas in Scotland

• By Primary 6
• St Peters RC Primary School

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Getting ready forChristmas

• We count down the days to Christmas on our
  Advent calendar.
• Each Sunday we light a candle on an Advent
  Wreath.
• We have a Christmas tree in our house.
• We decorate the tree with bobbles and ribbons.
• We put the presents under the tree.
• We hang up stockings for Santa
• to fill.

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Christmas shopping

• At Christmas time lots of people go Christmas
  shopping to get gifts for other people.
• Shops are usually very busy with people getting
  gifts.
• During Christmas, shops have sales on so people
  usually take advantage of them.

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Christmas Eve

• We put out milk and a biscuit for Santa and a
  carrot for Rudolph.
• People go around singing Christmas carols.
• Santa comes down the chimney to put the presents
  under the tree.

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Christmas Day

• Some families go to Church on Christmas Eve but
  many go on Christmas Day.
• Children get up early with excitement to open
  their presents.
• A traditional Scottish dinner would be turkey,
  roast potatoes and stuffing.
• Adults are always busy on Christmas
• day preparing dinner.

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Parties!

• On Christmas Day, many people have a party.
• At Christmas parties we wear party hats.
• We share Christmas crackers.

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Boxing Day

• Boxing Day is the day after Christmas and some
  people use that day to recover from a busy
  Christmas.
• The children play with all their new toys from
  Santa while adults rest.

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Nativity and Plays

• Schools perform the story of the birth of Jesus
  in a Nativity play.
• Theatres perform pantomimes such as Peter Pan
  and Aladdin at Christmas.