A presentation by ANITURRI BHI: X-MAS in the Basque Country

1. CHRISTMAS!

2. INTRODUCTION
• Every year most families usually celebrate
Christmas. Christmas is usually a very
nice date, and is usually passed with all
members of the family. Young
children are very excited
aboutChristmas because Olentzero brings man
y gifts.

3. IMPORTANT DATES
• The important dates are in December,
just 24, which is the day of Olentzero, 25,
which isChristmas day, and 31, Eve.
Then there are the two important days of the
new year on January 1 and 6. As of January
1they call "new year" and the six wise
men come at night to leave you a gift.

4. Characters bringing
present (PICTURES)

5. Menu or dishes, decoration
(Pictures)
• The days of Christmas is
often comenr family, and is usually
eaten enough food. For dinnerwe
usually put on the table a
few starters, for example, jamo,
pate, asparagus, salad, calamari,
croquettes ... Usually tend to eat a
turkey or pork that a choice of the
family, and for
dessert, cake, pastries, fruit,
yogurt ... And if Eve wings twelve
o'clock eat the grapes and New
Year is celebrated in a big way.
•
On Christmas trees are
usually decorated with baubles
and angels.

6. The song
• Alaken, alaken, • Lo leri lelo,
ala pikula tun paire, goxo dek goxo,
errespunde la pikula tunpa neguan etxe txokoa. (bis)
Jesus Maria Jainkoa zen.
(bis) Gaur jaio da, gaur,
Jesus Haurtxoa.
Adizkideok!
Ikusi duzue zelai horietan Lo leri lelo,
artzaia, hiru errege
artzai txiki, izar baten arrastoan.
artzai handi, Lo leri lelo,
artzai mutur leuna. tranka, trankatran,
hirurak zaldiz badoaz.
Alaken, alaken...
Alaken, alaken...
•