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Dear Santa Claus, I am writing this letter to you after discovering that you are not the only one to bring presents to the children in the world. I have heard that not everybody writes letters to you, which sounds logical as it had always seemed incredible to me that you could manage to do all that work in only one night! However, I was shocked all the same when I heard about the "Three wise men", who are in charge of bringing the presents to the children in Spain. I have heard that they arrive there a bit later than you because they don't have the magic sleigh that you have... Is that true? This Christmas I would like to get a book with information about how Christmas is celebrated around the world. Thank you very much. Jane Finnes THE QUESTIONS 1) What does Christmas commemorate? 2) Who is Santa Claus? 3) Who are the Three Wise Men? 4) Why is Christmas celebrated among non-christians? 5) Who brings the presents in Spain, Italy, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Mexico and Indonesia? 6) What do people celebrate in Israel instead of Christmas? 7) What is used in Greece instead of the Christmas tree? 8) What do children in Denmark leave out the night before Christmas? 9) Can you explain what "las posadas" in Mexico are? 10) After listening/reading the "Aussie jingle bells", can you say what the main difference is between the Christmas celebrated in Australia and the Christmas celebrated in Europe? THE BIG QUESTION Do you think Christmas is very different around the world? Why? |
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