First of all…

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First of all

• Merry Xmas!!

By Elisa, Marta and Rosa
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Christmas in Italy

• In Italy Xmas is a very important tradition that
  all the people, particularly children, await
  eagerly! All the families prepare a beautiful
  XMAS TREE!!!

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Xmas important days

• During holidays Xmas isnt the only important
  day, there are also
• New Year Day
• Epiphany.

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Xmas Day
Xmas day is very important for Italian
people!!! The evening of 24 of December all the
children go to bed waiting for Babbo Natale,
that in the night takes them the presents that
they asked in a letter for him. In the morning,
at their awakening, the children not only find
the presents
Now we are explaining you something more About
Xmas Day in Italy.
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Xmas eve dinner

• The Xmas eve dinner is a very popular tradition
  for Italian people.
• Traditional foods are Panettone and Pandoro, two
  Xmas cakes, and the Torrone, a typical sweet.
• During this dinner all the family can
• Find again the fab atmosphere of
• Xmas

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Xmas decorations

• The crib, the most important symbol of Italian
  Xmas, denotes the real meaning of Xmas. In the
  crib there are the reproductions of Jesus, Mary,
  Joseph and some shepherds and animals.
• Italy never adopted the Xmas tree as official
  symbol of Christmas, but it remains a beautiful
  decoration!

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The letter

• All the children, after Xmas, write a letter to
  Babbo Natale, in which they ask him to bring them
  their preferred presents. If the children were
  good during the year, Babbo Natale satisfy their
  requests.

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Happy New Year!!!

• New year day is celebrated at midnight of 31 of
  December. All the people give their welcome to
  the new year with a toast, wishes and fireworks,
  and everyone go to bed very late.

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New Years day traditions
At the end of the year, Italian people usually
eat lentils and cotechino, a special italian
sausage. This is a sort of lucky charm for the
new year. An other popular rite is bruciare
lanno vecchio (to burn the old year). This
consisst in a big bonfire of old things.
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Epiphany

• The Epiphany is on 6th of January. In the night
  before the BEFANA, an old witch, brings
  presents to the good children, and coal to the
  bad people.
• Children prepare their socks in the evening, end
  the funny old witch leaves the presents.

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Finally..

• And happy New Year!!
• From Elisa, Marta and Rosa