Christmas In Italy

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Christmas In Italy
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Italy

• Italy is a country in Europe. They speak Italian.

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Christmas in Italy

• In Italy the Christmas
• Season begins eight days before Christmas Day and
  lasts until
• until January 6.

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What Italians eat on Christmas

• It depends where you live in Italy what you eat
  on Christmas. Some people eat chicken , pasta
  ,stuffing and baked ells.

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HOW DO ItALIANS CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS ?

• They hide notes in their parents napkin the
  notes say that they will be good next year. .
  They don t eat for 24 hours . They sing songs.

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Decorations

• The decorations they use are ornaments like
  angels, stars, or glass balls, or Holiday
  pictures. They also hang stockings over the
  fireplaces.

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Befana

• Befana is a kind ,old
• witch. Some Italians think she was real. They
  say the 3 wise men asked her to come see baby
  Jesus with them, but she said she was too busy.
  Now she flies on her broom looking for baby
  Jesus. She leaves toys for kids just in case
  they are the baby Jesus. Even though she is a
  witch, kids are not scared of her.

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presepios

• Presepios are manger scenes. Presepios can be
  many sizes . Some large prespios are life
  size. Families add figures of Jesus on
  Christmas eve .

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By . Ms. Ehrharts 3th grade class