Written by: Cynthea Wilks Abraham My Christmas Story ! Written by: Cynthea Wilks Abraham

My Dedication Page! I dedicate my story book to my dearest friend Sydnie Brown and to my mother Michelle Wilks. I am dedicating this Christmas story to my friend Sydnie Brown and my mom Michelle Wilks because I care about them a lot. Copyright 2010 Rudolph’s Workshop Publishing Co. back Forward

My Family Traditions ! Table of Contents Back Forward Every year my family traditions is a week before Christmas we would buy our Christmas tree and then when it’s Christmas Eve we would decorate it. Every year we would stay at our house for Christmas then after that Christmas we would visit our family and spend our Christmas in Kamloops. Sometimes every few years I would go to my dad’s house and spend my Christmas there in Calgary. On Christmas Eve for dinner we would usually eat at my uncle’s house. After we have dinner at my uncles we would drive another house and go to another Christmas dinner on my mom’s side of the family. After we are done eating our two dinners! We would go to Dairyqeen and buy ice cream. When we were done eating our ice cream we would drive home and watch one Christmas movie and then when that movie was over all of us would go to bed. When it’s Christmas day we usually wake up really early because my brothers wake up early! So we would open our presents, have a great yummy breakfast then when were done eating our breakfast we would get rid of our tree and go to my Nanas house for the day! Those are my family traditions. Table of Contents Back Forward

Table of Continents Dedication page My family traditions Christmas around the world 1: Spain Green activity 1 Christmas around the world 2: Green activity 2 India Green activity 3 Poem 1 Purple activity 1 Poem 2 Purple activity 2 Poem 3 Purple activity 3 Poem 4 Purple activity 4 Red activity 1 About the author Red activity 2

When I Found Out About Santa ! When I was younger Santa Clause was a BIG deal for me. Every year we went to the mall to take a picture with him, we still do. I was always shy to see him when we went to go take a picture with him! When I found out Santa Clause wasn’t real, well nobody told me he wasn’t but I started to figure it out every year! Table of Contents Back Forward

Traditions Of Spain! In Spain Christmas is more of a religious theme in other places. Day and night Christians go to churches to prey. Some of Spain’s traditions is when it’s December at midnight They would have a dancers dancing, onlookers looking and having fun and eating great food! Also there is this dance called “The Jota” and it’s hundreds of years old and all of the Spaniards would dance to it. That is one of their traditions, another tradition they have is on January 6th they open there presents on that day. Also another tradition is that they cannot have Christmas dinner after midnight. Table of Contents Back Forward

Foods of Spain! In Spain the family Christmas Eve dinner is the most important meals of the year. The family Christmas dinner is the most important meals of the year because the food is really good; also y the housewife makes all the food to. You also spend time with your whole family to. On Christmas Eve the family dinner is a huge feast for families. What they would usually for dinner is to start with they would have fish or seafood first, Then they would have roast, lamb, and pork for dinner. They wouldn’t have turkey because Spaniards hate turkey! Table of Contents Back Forward

Decorations of Spain! On the streets they would decorate them with lights and nativity displays. The displays they have are very religious meanings. On Christmas Eve when the stars come out tiny little oil lamps are lit in every house. Table of Contents Back Forward

Santa Claus of Spain! It is not Santa who comes to Spain, bearing gifts but t he three wise men. The Spanish Christmas continues for a few weeks after December 25th. On the Eve of Epiphany, January 5th, children place there shoes on the doorstep, and in the secret of the night, The three wise men pass by leaving gifts. Table of Contents Back Forward

Traditions of India! In India one of there traditions are that they fill there house and thee churches with red flowers. Another tradition is in South India, Christians put small clay lamps on the rooftops and walls of their houses at Christmas, just as the Hindus do during their festival called Diwali. Table of Contents Back Forward

Foods of India On Christmas Eve they would eat Kuri, Goat, Lamb, and Rice. And for desert they would have sweets and cake! Some christians(indian) eat beef on Christmas Eve. Table of Contents Back Forward

Decorations of Spain! In India they would decorate there house with mango leaves. Table of Contents Back Forward

Santa Claus in India! Table of Contents Back Forward In India, Father Christmas or Santa Claus is held to be the giver of presents to children from a horse and cart. As in the U.S., he is believed to deliver presents at the house of every kid who behaves well during the whole year. Santa CLaus is known as 'Christmas Baba' in Hindi and 'Christmas Thaathaa' in Tamil. In India, Father Christmas or Santa Claus is held to be the giver of presents to children from a horse and cart. Santa Claus is known as 'Christmas Baba' in Hindi and 'Christmas Thaathaa' in Telugu and Tamil.[ Table of Contents Back Forward

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