Questions about Christmas

·What is the weather like in your native country at Christmas?
The weather is cold and rainy.

·Are you a religious person? What religion do you have? Does your religion celebrate Christmas?
Yes, I´m christiany and my religion celebrate the Christmas.

·Do you celebrate Christmas in your native town? What does your town do for this holiday?
Yes, I´ve always celebrate the Christmas. In Christmas people of my town decorate their homes and the streets are always decorate with Christmas lighs. People also have dinner with teir families.

·Do you like this celebration?
Yes, I do.

·Is it a family celebration for you?
Yes, it is.

·Do you celebrate Christmas Eve, lunch or dinner?
In Christmas Eve I have dinner with all my familly.

·Do you attend any special religious ceremonies?
No, I don´t.

·Which are the main Christmas dates in your Country?
They are 24th and 31st of December, and 6th of January.

·Do you buy presents at Christmas?
No, I don´t, but my parents yes.

·Traditionally, who brings the presents in your country?
The Magical Kings.

·Does your town get decorated at Christmas?
Yes, it does

·Do you usually decorate your home?
Yes, I do

·Do you put up a Christmas tree or a Nativity?
Yes, I do.

·Do you have any traditional meals for this celebration?
Yes, in my family we always eat nougat, marcipan and torrijas.

·Do you have any special food and cakes?
We always eat my aunt´s cheese cake for New Year´s Eve.

·Do you drink any special drinks at Christmas?
No, I don´t

·Do you celebrate New Year's Eve?
Yes, I do

·What do you usually do on New Year's Eve? Do you have any special customs in your country on this day?
I have dinner with my family and at ten o´clock we eat the twelve grapes. We haven´t got a special custom, but people usually wear something golden or red.

·Tell us about anything that you think is special or different in you country or region at Christmas time.
I don´t know.

·What special things are you doing this Christmas?
I am not doing nothing in special.

·Make a wish for something you really want this Christmas
Health, money and love for everybody.

·Do you think Christmas is still a traditional holiday?
Yes, of course.

·Do you think Christmas has changed a lot since you were a child?
No, I don´t.

·In what sense? Do you miss anything?
No.

Questions:

·In India, what type of tree is decorated for Christmas?
A banana or mango tree is decorated in India.

·Russians celebrate Christmas eating kutya. What is it and what does it symbolize?
Kutya is a type of porridge, is the primary dish. It is very symbolic with its ingredients being various grains for hope and honey and poppy seed for happiness and peace.

·Mexicans celebrate Christmas with posadas. What is a posada?
Christmas in Mexico is celebrated in a variety of ways. A common denominator is the posada, a recreation of Mary (on donkey) and Joseph searching for a "room at the inn." Accompanying them is a choir of small children who knock on doors asking for lodging for the weary couple. By previous arrangement, there are no takers.

·In Rome, Italy, capitone is served on Christmas Eve. What is capitone?
Capitone is a type of eel, stewed in tomato sauce.

·In Venezuela people listen to aguinaldos. What are aguinaldos?
In Venezuela the word aguinaldo is associated with a gift and also with an own musical sort of Christmas. Of ample dispersion in the country, the aguinaldo song is interpreted not only to religious motives, that is to say, to Jesus but also to the human (The Christmas joy), and according to the region it is sung with the support of diverse musical instruments.

·In Provence, France, people put santons in a crèche. What are santons and what is a crèche?
Traditionally, figurines, called Santons (little saints), are sculpted of wood, clay or pastry and carefully dressed or painted to represent various traditional professions, such as the baker, the fishmonger, the wine merchant, the simpleton, ravi and the shepherd, with a sheep over his shoulders. Also represented are farm animals and the biblical characters of the three kings (which only go into the crèche at Epiphany), and Joseph and Mary.
The Christmas crib or Crèche is an important decoration, traditional to the region from as early as the 17th century.According to legend, Jesus was born in Provence and the crèche represents the village at the time of his birth. Traditionally, the crèche would be decorated with moss, bark, pine cones, stones and thyme collected from the country, but these days, there are markets, selling ready made Santons and crèches.

·In Japan, people are visited by Hoteiosho. Who is he, and why is he special?
Hotei-osho, a Buddhist monk like Santa Claus brings presents to children. Many children are afraid of Hotei-osho because it is said he has eyes in the back of his head, so they really do behave during the holiday season!

·In Greece people have to protect themselves from Killantzaroi. What are Killantzaroi and how can you keep them away?
Killantzaroi are a species of goblins or sprites who appear only during the 12-day period from Christmas to the Epiphany (January 6). These creatures are believed to emerge from the center of the earth and to slip into people's house through the chimney. More mischievous than actually evil, the Killantzaroi do things like extinguish fires, ride astride people's backs, braid horses' tails, and sour the milk. To further repel the undesirable sprites, the hearth is kept burning day and night throughout the twelve days.

·Germans call Christmas Eve Dickbauch. Why is Christmas Eve called Dickbauch?
"Dickbauch" means "fat stomach" and is a name given to the Christmas Eve because of the tradition that those who do not eat well on Christmas Eve will be haunted by demons during the night. So the opportunity is given to enjoy dishes such as suckling pig, "reisbrei" (a sweet cinnamon), white sausage, macaroni salad, and many regional dishes.

·In China, a very important person is named Dun Che Lao Ren. Who is it?
Children hang muslin stockings in hopes that "Dun Che Lao Ren," the Chinese version of Santa Claus, will visit and leave gifts.

"A Merry Little Christmas", Frank Sinatra

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Questions for answers

1. What is the name of the new american president?
Barack Hussein Obama.

2. Where was he born?
In Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

3. When was he born?
On August 4, 1961.

4.What is his heigh?
He’s 6’1" (1.87 m) tall.

5. Where are his parents from?
His father is from a village in Kenya and his mother is from a small town in Kansas, USA.

6. Is he married?
Yes, he is. His wife’s name is Michelle and they have two daughters, Malia Ann and Natasha.

7. What career did he study?
Barack Obama went to Harvard Law School and is a lawyer. He is now a senator for the state of Illinois. He is also Democratic Party candidate for president of the United States of America.

8. What are his favourite writers?
He likes Shakespeare, Toni Morrison and Herman Melville’s Moby Dick...

9. What are his favourite singers?
Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Elton John and Jay-Z.

10. What are his favourite movies?
Casablanca, The Godfather, and The Godfather: Part II.

11. What are his favourite TV programmes?
SportsCenter, a TV sports news show.

12. What are his hobbies?
Playing basketball, writing and being with his children.

Obama´s biography

·Date and place of birth: he was born on 4/August/1961, in Honolulu, Hawai.

·Political Party: Obama belongs toDemocratic Party.

·Height: 1´85 m

·Wife's Name: Michelle Robinson.

·Children's Names: Mila and Natasha.

·Car: He has a Chrisler

·Hobbies: he enjoys cooking, playing basketball, spending time with his family and dancing.

·Favorite Books: Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison), Moby Dick, ...

·Favorite Movies: “The Godfather”, parts one and two.

·Personal Heroes: Martin Luther King

·Making the Grade:

·When I Grow Up:

·Chef Obama: Marvin Woods

ANSWERS

1. The price of Disney’s Halloween entry for this year is 29€. Also, there are different parties into the park in which it is necessary to pay, for example Mickey´s Halloween Party.

2. The film´s price is $14.oo, but with the offer it´s $5.99 , for that, you save $9.00.

3. The name of the radio station is Halloween Radio Live365. Some of the songs that sound in this radio station are:
"Halloween"
"Vampira"
"I Turned into a Martian"

4. To a fat boy, a very fat boy, they inveted him at Halloween´s party.
He went to buy a costume for the party, but anything!, he didn´t find his size, and suddendly, he had a idea "I´m going to cut a trouser and I´ll paint me the body of green, like HULK!".
Excited, he went to the party. He danced with a girl, and with other, without control.
At 12 o´clock, they say: "We are going to announce the winners of costume´s show:
The third price of $50 goes to "the witch of Whitesnow".
The second price of $100 goes to "Superman".
And the fist, for the best costume of the night, of $500 goes to "LEMON GELATINE"!

My creepy song

Bloody Halloween:

Halloween 4 triller

My world

Hi! welcome to my world.
My name is Sara González López. I live in Soto de la Marina.
I was born on Santander and my star sign is Cancer.
Here's some more information about me:
-I like travel, go shopping...
-I hate rats and mouses.
-I'm scared of sharks, snakes,doves...
-For breakfast i have milk with chocolate and cereals.
-My favourite movie is The devil wears Prada.
-My favourite music group is Maná.
-My favourite sing star are Britney Spears, Rihanna...
-My favourite food is cheese cake.
-My favourite sport team is Real Madrid and my favourite football player is Cristiano Ronaldo.