The document describes Christmas traditions in the author's home, including decorating the Christmas tree on December 15th with glass balls and lamps. Their traditions include going to church at 8:30 am and having a meal of carp, dumplings, salad, borscht, herring and other dishes. The author plans to give their mother a liked t-shirt and their father a tie as presents, and they enjoy giving presents because it makes everyone pleased.

1. CHRISTMAS IN MY HOME I’m decorating the Christmas tree on the 15th of December. We have many glass ballss and lamps on it . There are our traditions : going to church about 8:30 am. Dishes on our table : carp, dumplings with cabbage and mushrooms, the vegetable salad, the borscht, herring, dumplings with poppyseeds and fish in a Greek manner. I will give my Mum the t-shirt which she likes. I will give the tie to my Dad. I like to give presents because everyone is pleased.