Escola B

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Escola Básica Marquês de Marialva - Cantanhede
Christmas in Portugal
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Hello , Im Ana. Im a Portuguese girl and I live
in Cantanhede. Im in class 9th C. In Portugal ,
we celebrate Christmas on 25th December.
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Here in Cantanhede theres no snow. It sometimes
rains and the weather is very cold. People wear
long coats , gloves and scarves.
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In my country, we usually put up the Christmas
tree and set the Nativity Scene in the first week
of December.
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On Christmas Eve, families get together for
dinner. They eat boiled codfish with
potatoes,eggs, Portuguese green cabbage with
olive oil. Then we eat roasted turkey .
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There are a lot of desserts, but we never forget
the traditional BoloRei, which is a cake with
nuts, almonds and fruits on it.
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After dinner some people go to church to attend
Missa do Galo to celebrate Christs birth.
There are also Christmas concerts with Christmas
Carols.
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Children used to open the presents on Christmas
morning, but nowadays they open them at midnight
on the 24th.
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On Christmas day families get together again for
lunch.Children play with their new toys.
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Well, this is how we celebrate Christmas in
Portugal. Merry Christmas and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Greetings from Cantanhede-Portugal!