father christmas

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Father Christmas in
our partner languages
Country
JÕULUVANA
ESTONIA
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F
PARE NADAL
ICELAND
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FATHER CHRISTMAS
LATVIA
T
F
PAI NATAL
PORTUGAL
T
F
MOŞ CRĂCIUN
ROMANIA
T
F
JÓLASVEINN
CATALONIA
(Spain)
T
F
JULTOMTEN
SWEDEN
T
F
BABBO NATALE
ITALY
T
F
ZIEMASSVĒTKU
VECĪTIS
ENGLAND
T
F
ŚWIĘTY MIKOŁAJ
TURKEY
T
F
NOEL BABA
POLAND
T
F
I THINK
IT’S…
After exchanging
cards, we know
IT’S…
SANTA CLAUS IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
ESTONIA
ICELAND
LATVIA
PORTUGAL
ROMANIA
SPAIN
SWEDEN
ITALY
ENGLAND
TURKEY
POLAND
SANTA CLAUS IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
JÕULUVANA
ESTONIA
JÓLASVEINN
ICELAND
ZIEMASSVĒTKU
VECĪTIS
PAI NATAL
LATVIA
PORTUGAL
MOŞ GERILĂ
ROMANIA
PARE NADAL
SPAIN
JULTOMTEN
SWEDEN
BABBO NATALE
ITALY
FATHER CHRISTMAS
ENGLAND
NOEL BABA
TURKEY
ŚWIĘTY MIKOŁAJ
POLAND
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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COUNTRY
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Estonia - Russian
Gleðileg jól
England
Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus
Iceland
Italy
Buon Natale
Wesolych Świąt
Latvia
Craciun Fericit
Poland
Bon Nadal
Portugal
God Jul
Romania
Feliz Natal
Spain Catalunya
Noeliniz ve yeni yiliniz kutlu
olsun
Sweden
Merry Christmas
Turkey
Поздравляю с Рождеством!
Solutions:
COUNTRY
Merry Christmas
Estonia - Russian
Поздравляю с Рождеством!
England
Merry Christmas
Iceland
Gleðileg jól
Italy
Buon Natale
Latvia
Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus
Poland
Wesolych Świąt
Portugal
Feliz Natal
Romania
Craciun Fericit
Spain Catalunya
Bon Nadal
Sweden
God Jul
Turkey
Noeliniz ve yeni yiliniz kutlu
olsun
ANTICPATING READING GUIDE
Make your predictions; work in group to find out the information; correct the wrong sentences
Before the
game
After the
game
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CHRISTMAS IN EUROPE
People in Poland eat “pierogi” and a special wafer at Christmas Eve
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In Iceland there are 13 Jólasveinar (Fathers Christmas)
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Portugal was the home of the first Christmas Tree
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The first crib was created by St. Francis of Assisi in 1223 in Italy
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Father Christmas leaves the presents in shoes in Latvia
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In Sweden the most important day is St. Lucia on December 13th.
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In England, Tio de Nadal or Caga Tió gives presents to children
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In Catalonia, the dinner table is decorated with « crackers »
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At Christmas Eve, in Estonia families used to cover the floors with straw
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St Nicholas was born in Romania
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Carols are an important part of the Christmas traditions in Turkey
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POLAND
At the Christmas Eve supper, a traditional meal consists of 12
dishes with no meat (like pierogi,…). Before dinner people
break and share a special wafer “ opłatek”, offering good
wishes for the year ahead.
Oplatek
ICELAND
The 13 Icelandic Jólasveinar live in the mountains and
start to arrive in town, one a day, thirteen days before
Christmas Eve. They leave little presents for good children
who put their shoes on the windowsill at night. If the
children have been naughty, they leave a potato.
Jólasveinar
Laufabrauð is a typical Christmas bread.
Laufabrauð
ITALY
Many Italian families have a Nativity crib in their homes.
They traditionally make it on 8th December
The first crib was created by St. Francis of Assisi in 1223.
Naples is famous all over the world for its artists who create
artistic statues for the crib.
Crib
LATVIA
Latvia is the home of the first Christmas Tree! The first
documented use of a evergreen tree at Christmas and New
Year celebrations is in town square of Riga, the capital of
Latvia, in the year 1510.
Christmas Tree
PORTUGAL
Father Christmas brings presents to children on Christmas
Eve. He leaves the presents under the Christmas tree or in
shoes by the fireplace.
Shoes
SWEDEN
One of the biggest Swedish celebrations is St. Lucia's Day
on December 13th.
St. Lucia's Day is celebrated by a girl dressing in a white
dress and a crown of candles on her head.
In homes often the eldest girl plays St Lucia for her family,
bringing them 'Lussekatts' - buns - for breakfast.
St. Lucia
ENGLAND
Children believe that Father Christmas leaves presents in
stockings or pillow-cases.
Typical sweets are Christmas Pudding and mince pies. The
dinner table is decorated with a cracker for each person and
sometimes flowers and candles.
Cracker
CATALONIA
Tio de Nadal or Caga Tió is a log ('tió' is Catalan for 'log'),
painted with a smiley face. From December 8th, he is given
something to "eat" every night and covered with a little
blanket so that he will not be cold at night. On Christmas Day,
he is beaten with sticks to make him drop the sweets, gifts
and ‘torrons’ (type of nougat) placed inside him.
Tio de Nadal
ESTONIA
At Christmas Eve families cover the floors of their homes with
straw and create Christmas crowns that model church
chandeliers. The straw, symbolic of Jesus' birth in a stable,
becomes a playground for children
Christmas crowns
TURKEY
Turkish people don’t celebrate Christmas as their main
religion is Muslim.
In the Turkish town of Demre, Santa Claus or St Nicholas
birth is celebrated every year during the three-day festival in
early December. St Nicholas was a famous Turkish
archbishop who was very kind to children
St Nicholas
ROMANIA
Carols are an important part of the Romanian folklore. The
carol singers walk in the streets of the villages and towns.
They have a star made of board and paper with biblical
scenes painted in water colours
Carols
RODARI PRIMARY SCHOOL - ITALY
CHRISTMAS GIFT GIVING IN EUROPE
COUNTRY
WHO
ESTONIA
JÕULUVANA
ICELAND
JÓLASVEINN
LATVIA
ZIEMASSVĒTKU
VECĪTIS
PORTUGAL
PAI NATAL
ROMANIA
MOŞ CRĂCIUN
CATALONIA
(Spain)
PARE NADAL
SWEDEN
JULTOMTEN
ITALY
BABBO NATALE
ENGLAND
FATHER
CHRISTMAS
TURKEY
NOEL BABA
POLAND
ŚWIĘTY MIKOŁAJ
WHEN
WHERE
WHAT
in Estonia
in
Catalonia –
Spain
in Iceland
BUON
NATALE!
In which
country
ŚWIĘTY
MIKOŁAJ
live?
In Poland
In which country
PARE NADAL
live?
How do you
say
Merry
Christmas
in Latvian?
In which country
PRIECĪGUS
JÓLASVEINN
ZIEMASSVĒTKUS
live?
How do you
say
Merry
Christmas
in Swedish?
How do you say
Merry Christmas
in Italian?
In which
country
FATHER
CHRISTMAS
live?
In which
ROOMSAID
country
JOULU
NOEL BABA
PHUI
live?
GOD JUL!
in England
in Turkey
How do you say
Merry Christmas
in Estonian?
How do you say
Merry Christmas
in Romanian?
CRĂCIUN
FERICIT!
in Portugal
How do you
say
Merry
Christmas
in Polish?
In which
country
Ziemassvētku
vecītis
live?
In which
GLEÐILEG
country
JÓL!
JULTOMTEN
live?
in Romania
How do you
say Merry
Christmas
in Portuguese?
in Italy
How do you
say Merry
Christmas
in Catalan
(Spanish)?
WESOŁYCH
ŚWIĄT!
In which country
PAI NATAL
live?
in Latvia
How do you say
Merry Christmas
in Icelandic?
in Sweden
Feliz Natal!
BON NADAL!
In which
country
MOŞ
CRĂCIUN
live?
In which country
BABBO
NATALE
live?
In which country
JÕULUVANA
live?
In which language is it?
1. Pare Nadal, Bon Nadal!
I think it is in:
a. Estonian
b. Catalan
c. Italian
It is in ………………………………..
2. Moş Crăciun!
I think it is in:
a. Rumanian
b. Portuguese
c. Catalan
It is in ………………………………..
3. Ziemassvētku vecītis, Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus!
I think it is in:
a. Polish
b. Icelandic
c. Latvian
It is in ………………………………..
4. Pai Natal,Feliz Natal!
I think it is in:
a. Italian
b. Catalan
c. Portuguese
It is in ………………………………..
5. Jultomten, God Jul!
I think it is in:
a. Swedish
b. Icelandic
c. Estonian
It is in ………………………………..
6. Jólasveinn, Gleðileg Jól!
I think it is in:
a. Swedish
b. Icelandic
c. English
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Project: Comenius “Climates”
School:____________________________Name: ________________________________
Class: ________________
Date: ________________
TOPIC: MULTILINGUAL CHRISTMAS
I CAN….
wish Merry Christmas in the languages of the partner countries
identify the word “Father Christmas” in the languages of the partner
countries
read and understand a Christmas card from the partner schools
read and collect information to fill in a grid from a Christmas card
sent by the partner schools
speak about Christmas gift-giving traditions in my country
identify Christmas traditions of other European countries
compare Christmas traditions in the partner countries
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colouring/drawing
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games
role play
videos
art and craft/posters………..
listening activities
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with commitment
with application
without application
I shared my ideas with the
group
I let the group take final
decisions
I helped classmates when
necessary
computer activities
(Wordprocessor, PPT….)
cooperative website
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