Holidays
Christmas is celebrated on 25 December, every year. It’s to celebrate the birth of Jesus. We put up a Christmas Tree, which is a fir tree decorated with lights and ornaments. On Christmas Morning there are presents under the tree. I see all my family, there is a big feast and then we give gifts.
Easter is on a different date every year, because it’s on the Jewish Calendar, which is based on lunar cycles.
On Easter my grandfathers whole family has a big gathering. There are red eggs, and there’s lots of food. We give Koulourakia, which are home made butter cookies that you make into different shapes. You can dip them I’m sugar, and rose water.
New Years is the celebration of, well, a new year. On New Years Eve there is usually lots of partying and social gatherings. People celebrate the year they’ve had, and the year to come. There are lots of fireworks, the main ones are at midnight on New Year’s Eve. Many people stay up to watch them.
Some people make New Years Resolutions, which is something that you will try change or do in the next year. Eg. Not eating junk food, or always being punctual.
Do you celebrate the same, or different things to me.
-Sylvie