We had an EXTRA SPECIAL
Christmas Around the World this year.
We invited our friends from different
countries to share with us how THEY
celebrate Christmas.
The Geertsema's from Holland
Maribel Tucay from the Philippines
The Mak's - from Hong Kong and Canada
and
The Lau's - from Japan and the U.S.
How families celebrate
Christmas in
their HOME countries
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We - The Lewis' shared the tradition
of re-inacting the nativity.
It was SWEET.
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| Sweet Mary (Rachel) and Tender Joseph (Joshua) |
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| The shepherds and wisemen |
In Holland
they celebrate Christmas from the end of
November to Dec. 5.
Each night the children leave
their wooden shoes out by the
fireplace and they wake up to find gifts
hidden in them.
Dec 5th is Santa Claus's birthday and
a big day for celebrating.
That night candies are thrown
on the floor, creating a trail to
a big bag of gifts left by Santa Claus.
In the Philippines children go caroling on Dec. 24.
They are given money at each house they carol at.
After the caroling the money is gathered
and then split evenly between all of the children.
They use this money to buy their own Christmas presents.
Japan celebrates Christmas as a romantic holiday.
It's similar to a U.S. Valentine's Day celebration.
They have dinner dates on Christmas Eve
and enjoy a walk to see the beautiful Christmas lights.
They eat KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)
and Christmas Cake on Christmas Day.
Canada has a celebration very much like
in the U.S.. Perhaps the biggest difference
is the food they eat for Christmas dinner.
The menu is based on what they have in the local area.
In Vancouver, where Jenn Mak is from,
they eat Turkey and Smoked Salmon.
In some areas of Canada they eat seal.
---Snacks from around the WORLD ---
From Holland - Cheese and candies
From Canada - Apples and carmel dip
From Japan - Mochi
From the U.S. - Cheese ball and crackers,
wassail and peppermint bark
The evening ended with a good,
all American pillow fight :).
MERRY CHRISTMAS
from half way around the world.
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