The pupils are presenting winter celebrations in France.

2. Christmas Eve
We celebrate Chrismas Eve on the twenty-
fourth of December from seven pm until
midnight . For Chrismas Eve,we eat turkey
foie gras, salmon, oysters, snails and we
decorate our house with a Christmas
tree,Christmas balls, garlands and Christmas
wreaths .
In Estelle’s family, they go to church for the
midnight mass but in Margot’s and Manon’s
family they don’t. We open presents at
midnight or the next day.
Written by Estelle, Margot and Manon.

3. CChrihrisstmtmaass DDayay
The twenty-fifth December is Christmas day, we sometimes go to
midnight mass. We receive gifts from our family and friends. We
open the gifts which are under the tree but we rarely sing Christmas
carols. For the Christmas meal, we eat toat with salmon or foie gras,
For the main dish, we eat turkey with potatoes. The dessert is a yule
log. Written by Eva, Sana, Victoria.

4. Christmas in Brioude
In Brioude , there are lots of Christmas activities, don’t miss them!: the merry-go-
round, races, raffles, Christmas Markets…
These activities open from 12th to 31st December , in the city centre of Brioude.
Shopkeepers organize a big Xmas raffle; with a SEAT MINI to win.
A beautiful present for Xmas !
The 12th (Saturday )and the 13th (Sunday) December is the Christmas Market on
the Places aux Herbes.
The Xams ‘santa dash’ organized by the Club Athletic Brioude starts at 3.30 pm for
the kids and at 4.30 pm for the parents.
At 6.00pm there is a fireworks display to end the evening!
Written by Cleo and Diane

5. Brioude in
DecemberIn Brioude, there are lots of events
for Christmas :
A « Santa Dash » and fireworks ( the twentieth of December)
A Christmas market ( the twelfth and the thirteenth of December)
A concert of music ( the thirteenth of December)
In our city, there are lots of decorations too like tinsel, Christmas
lights, Christmas balls and shop windows which are decorated.
Written by Elodie and Morgane

6. NEW YEAR’S EVE
New Year’s Eve happens on
the evening of thirty- first of
December until the first of
January.
Some eat snails and poultry
and others eat oyster and
smoked salmon.
The decoration is mostly white
with flowers and comes from
religious origin and popular
belief.
For New Year’s Eve, we often
find ourselves with family or
friends.
Written by Mathis and Théo

7. Twelfth night is on January the sixth.The tradition is toTwelfth night is on January the sixth.The tradition is to
eat a Twelfth Night cake in which there is a charm.Theeat a Twelfth Night cake in which there is a charm.The
smaller goes under the table and gives the parts of athesmaller goes under the table and gives the parts of athe
Twelfth Night cake to everybody.Twelfth Night cake to everybody.
The boy who finds the charm in his part becomes theThe boy who finds the charm in his part becomes the
king and has to choose his queen and the girl who findsking and has to choose his queen and the girl who finds
the charm in her part becomes the queen and has tothe charm in her part becomes the queen and has to
choose her king . The Twelfth Night represents the daychoose her king . The Twelfth Night represents the day
when the three Kings gave presents to Jesus for his birth.when the three Kings gave presents to Jesus for his birth.
a charmWritten by Louis and Zian