On Christmas, the students celebrate with their families in various ways. Many visit grandparents and other relatives, eat special foods like panettone, lasagna, and tortellini, go to Christmas mass, open presents, and spend the day together before returning home in the evening.

1. WWhhaatt wwee ddoo aatt
CChhrriissttmmaass
ITE F. Severi for Comenius Five Senses
Classe 1B
anno scolastico 2014-2015
Christmas in our country

2. At Christmas I go at grandparents' house, in Puglia.
There, I make a nativity scene with my
grandmother. We eat a lot of "Panettone", an Italian
Christmas cake. Near the nativity scene, we make a
Christmas tree. Under the tree there were a lot of
parents. In the night, my parents and I go to Mass.
After Mass, we go in the centre because there is a
big party. We come back at the house at about 4
a.m. . That is my Christmas day.
Nicola Nava

3. At Christmas I wake up very early. I go in the living-room, where
there are the presents under the Christmas tree. I open them with
my family. So I go to the Christmas Mass with my friends. When it's
finished I go home and I have a big meal with my family. I eat the
chicken, the lasagne and a tipical Christmas-cake. In the afternoon
I go to the cinema with my parents and my friends to see a
Christmas movie. Then I come home. At New Year's Eve I wake up
very late and I go out with my mum to buy the final things for the
meal of the New Year's day. After lunch I like watching the photos
taken in the year that is finishing. I spend the rest of the afternoon
to get ready for the night. In the night I always go out with my
friends. At midnight we do the countdown and we watch the
fireworks. I come home very late and I usually sleep with some
friends. In the morning of the New Year's Day I help my mum to
prepare the lunch. So, I and my family have a very big lunch and
we finish it very late. After that, we usually watch a movie or we
stay together in the living-room. These are my Christmas holidays!
Marta Gjata

4. On the day of Christmas, I wake up very early.
I have breakfast and I have a shower. I dress
and I go to my grandparents with my dad, my
mum and my brother. We have lunch. My
grandmother cooks very well, and I eat so
much. After, I open my present with my
brother and my cousin. Sometimes we play
board games, for example tombola, and we
watch television. After, we say goodbye and
we return home. In the evening we see a
Christmas movie.
Alessia LLeeooppaarrddoo

5. What do I do at Christmas ?
At Christmas I get up early to open up my presents. I visit
my relatives : my uncle, my aunt, and my cousin in
Lucca. For Christmas, I usually eat lentils after lunch. I
play bingo with my family. I usually eat “tortellini”, that is
pasta stuffed with meat in broth for lunch.
In the evening I watch TV till 9:30 pm . Then We return at
home.
Daniele Falcone

6. What II ddoo aatt CChhrriissttmmaass
DDuurriinngg tthhee CChhrriissttmmaass HHoolliiddaayyss II ssttaayy aatt hhoommee wwiitthh mmyy ppaarreennttss aanndd II hhaavvee aa rreeaallllyy hhaappppyy wweeeekk..
IInn tthhee CChhrriissttmmaass DDaayy II ssttaayy aatt hhoommee ffoorr tthhee ccllaassssiicc CChhrriissttmmaass bbaannqquueett..
TThhee bbeesstt tthhiinngg II eeaatt iiss tthhee ssppeecciiaall ccaakkee ccooookkeedd bbyy mmyy mmuumm :: tthhee cchhooccoollaattee ccaakkee,, iitt’’ss ddeelliicciioouuss aanndd ffuullll ooff
cchhooccoollaattee..
FFoorr mmee CChhrriissttmmaass DDaayy aanndd tthhee ddaayy bbeeffoorree aarree mmaaggiicc aanndd aarree vveerryy iimmppoorrttaanntt mmoommeennttss
bbeeccaauussee wwee hhaavvee tthhee ppoossssiibbiilliittyy ttoo ssttaayy ttooggeetthheerr aanndd tthheerree aarree mmaannyy pprreesseennttss ffoorr mmee..
LLoorreennzzoo FFiibbbbii
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7. At Christmas I make a Christmas tree and aa nnaattiivviittyy sscceennee.. II
eeaatt ppaassttaa,, cchhiikkeenn,, mmeeaatt aanndd ""PPaanneettttoonnee"",, aann iittaalliiaann CChhrriissttmmaass
ccaakkee.. II ggoo ttoo CChhrriissttmmaass MMaassss wwiitthh mmyy ffaatthheerr aanndd mmyy mmootthheerr..
II aanndd mmyy ffaammiillyy ssttaayy ttooggeetthheerr aallll ddaayy iinn mmyy hhoommee..
Gabriele D'Uva

8. ● I'm Indian and I'm from Punjab. WWee hhaavvee aa hhoollyyddaayy tthhaatt
iiss ccaalllleedd DDiiwwaallyy.. IInn tthhiiss ffeessttiivvaall II vviissiitt mmyy ggrraannddppaarreennttss
aanndd mmyy ggrraannddmmootthheerr ccooookkss aa lloott ooff sswweeeettss.. WWee ppuutt aa
lloott ooff ccaannddlleess rroouunndd tthhee hhoouussee.. II ppllaayy wwiitthh mmyy ffrriieennddss,,
wwiitthh ffiirreewwoorrkkss aanndd ffiirreeccrraacckkeerrss.. II lloovvee tthhiiss ffeeaasstt
bbeeccaauussee II ccaann ppllaayy wwiitthh mmyy ffrriieennddss aanndd II vviissiitt mmyy
ggrraannddppaarraannttss iinn IInnddiiaa.. II sslleeeepp aatt mmyy ffrriieenndd''ss hhoommee..
RR.. SSiinngghh

9. At Christmas, I get up early and I open my presents. I visit my grandparents, my uncles and my cousins i n
Pistoia. When we arrive there I go to Christmas Mass with my cousins. For Christmas I usually eat pasta with
pigeon sauce, lampredotto, potatoes and Christmas cake. After lunch I play bingo with my uncles and my
cousins. After, I play the play station with my cousins and my brother. For dinner I usually eat tortellini with
broth. In the evening I usually watch TV and at 10,30 p.m we retourn at home.