| Four Spanish students
have come to stay in England for five days, they have come from Zaragoza, a
city in the north-east of Spain. These students are 14 and 15 years old and
they go to 'The English School.' They are staying with English students from
'Westwood High School' in Leek. Marta Miñana is staying at Victoria
Deavall's house; Pablo Alcolea is staying at Kim Mellor-ward; Gregorio Portella
at Natasha Maxfield's house and Clara Mansilla at Kerry Lyford's. We are very
happy that we can share this work and friendship experience. |
| We have come from
Zaragoza, a city in the north- east of Spain.We are between 14 and 15 years old
and we are very happy that we can come here and share this experience with our
English partners. |
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| Our project is based on
English and Spanish Traditions and festivals. We are concentrating on the
traditions at Christmas. |
| ENGLISH
TRADITIONS. |
| On about the 5th
December, Christmas trees are placed inside the house and decorated with
colourful lights and decorations. A letter is written to Santa Clause and in
Supermarkets there are post boxes, which you put your letter in and Santa
Clause writes back. On the 24th December Santa Clause is said to climb down the
chimney and leaves the Christmas presents under the tree. On the same night
Christmas stockings are hung traditionally on the fireplace and Santa Clause
fills them with small presents. On the fireplace a drink of wine is left for
Santa to drink, a carrot is left and a mince-pie for Santa to eat. On Christmas
morning the presents are opened and most people eat a Roast turkey dinner with
vegetables. For dessert Christmas Pudding covered in Brandy and custard. On the
evening of the 31st December families join together and have a party. At 12
o'clock children carry a piece of coal in through the front door and out
through the back door, this takes all the bad luck outside. Then the family
joins hands and sings Auld Lang Syne. |
| SPANISH
TRADITIONS. |
| Christmas begins on the
24th of December. This night, Christmas eve everyone prepares very special
dinner and all the family joins together to eat dinner.This night is the most
important thing for Christmas in Spain. |
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| On the 25th of this
month, Christmas day, the family joins together again to have lunch. |
| On the 31st we
celebrate The New Years Eve. We have dinner, and at 12o' clock at night we eat
the 12 grapes. This is a very special tradition that everyone in Spain does it.
When the clock strikes 12 we must have swallowed the 12 grapes, one for each
strike. If we manage to swallow all the grapes we will have good luck next
year. |
| The night from the 5th
to the 6th the Three Kings come from the Orient with their camels and lots of
presents for everyone. |
| Every member of the
family puts a shoe on the windowsill and the Three King move the shoe onto the
floor and leaves the person's presents around their shoe.In the morning of the
6th we open all the presents and children spend all day playing with their new
toys. |
| Marta - I
think that Christmas is a happy holiday and doesn't have the meaning of
religion that had before. I love Christmas because it is a happy time that I
spend with all my family and friends |
| Victoria -
I love Christmas because everywhere is decorated nice and everyone is
happy. But i don't think that Christmas is based on religion as much as it
should be. |
| This
work was completed in England when the Spanish students were visiting
Leek. |
