Today we thought about how we celebrate Christmas. As a class we shared our own Christmas traditions, including what we eat, what we wear, how we decorate our trees. Then, we looked at how Christmas is celebrated in two different countries, India and Australia. The children enjoyed learning about the unusual ways they celebrate Christmas.

Did you know?

A typical Christmas menu in Australia could include seafood, glazed ham, cold chicken, duck or turkey, cold deli meats, pasta, salads, desserts of all types, fruit salad, ice-cream plus Christmas treats such as mince pies. Australia it is so hot, traditional dinners have been replaced with family gatherings in back yards and picnics in parks, gardens and on the beach. However, they do still decorate Christmas trees and sing carols.

In India Christians decorate mango and banana trees at Christmas time. In some parts of India, small clay oil-burning lamps are used as Christmas decorations. They are placed on the edges of roofs and on the tops of walls. For Christmas dinner Indian people cook a variety of foods, including Biryani with chicken or lamb/mutton, chicken and mutton curry, followed by cake or sweets like Kheer.