Christmas in Africa

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Christmas in Africa

• By Jared, Jason, Nicolas and Noah

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The African Flag
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An African Recipe

• DABO KOLO
• Little Fried Snacks
• In a 1-quart bowl
• Mix 2 cups ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR, 1/2 tsp. SALT , 2
  Tbs. SUGAR
• 1/2 tsp. CAYENNE PEPPER ,1/4 cup OIL.
• Knead together and add WATER, spoonful by
  spoonful,
• to form a stiff dough. Knead dough for 5 minutes
  longer.
• Tear off a piece the size of a golf ball.
• Roll it out with palms of hands on a lightly
• floured board into a long strip 1/2 inch thick.
• Snip into 1/2-inch pieces with scissors.
• Spread about a handful of the pieces on an
• ungreased 9-inch frying pan
• Cook over heat until uniformly light brown on all
  sides,
• stirring up once in a while as you go along.
• Continue until all are light brown.

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Christmas Customs

• They believe in Santa Claus. They believe that
  he comes and gives them
• presents. They believe in
• decorating Christmas trees.
• Homes are decorated with pine
• branches and Christmas fir.

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Christmas Customs

• Preparations for Christmas in the Congo begins
  when some group is designated to prepare the
  annual
• Christmas pageant. Christmas
• in South Africa is a summer
• holiday. Schools are closed and
• the camping begins.

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Christmas Customs

• They have Christmas dinner in an open air lunch.
  The serve turkey, roast beef, mince pies, yellow
  rice,
• vegetables, and plum pudding.
• Boxing Day is on December 26th.
• That is a public holiday where
• everyone relaxes.

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Christmas Customs

• On Christmas Eve, children march down the streets
  singing Christmas
• carols.
• In the evening, families go to
• church which are decorated
• For Christmas.