In Bulgaria, Christmas is celebrated on December 25. Traditions include decorating Christmas trees with stars at the top, children leaving letters for Santa Claus and waiting for presents, and caroling from house to house where people give fruits and nuts. Special Christmas foods include meatless dishes, beans, rice, peppers, cabbage, corn, pumpkin, breads, pastries and plenty of boiled wheat, beans, cabbage, rice and dried fruits. Children enjoy playing in the snow by coasting, ice skating, building snowmen, and believing Santa Claus will bring their wished for gifts using his reindeer to pull his sleigh.

1. ChristmasChristmas
In Bulgaria,
Christmas is
celebrated on
December 25

2. Christmas treeChristmas tree
 At Christmas,At Christmas, decoratedecorate the Christmas treethe Christmas tree
On top of the Christmas tree is put a
star.

3. Santa ClausSanta Claus
 Children waiting forChildren waiting for
Santa because heSanta because he
brings presents tobrings presents to
good children.good children.
 Santa Clause is oldSanta Clause is old
man.He is fat and heman.He is fat and he
has got a long,whitehas got a long,white
beardbeard and hisand his
costume is red andcostume is red and
white.white.

4. Traditions in the ChristmasTraditions in the Christmas
 Young men take partYoung men take part
in the carollingin the carolling
tradition, which is onetradition, which is one
of the traditions ofof the traditions of
ChristmasChristmas
 They go from houseThey go from house
to carol sing songsto carol sing songs
about health andabout health and
people give thempeople give them
fruits and nutsfruits and nuts

5. FoodsFoods
 This day is festive table.This day is festive table.
Seven, nine or twelveSeven, nine or twelve
meatless dishes shouldmeatless dishes should
be placed on it - cookedbe placed on it - cooked
beans, rice stuffedbeans, rice stuffed
peppers or cabbage,peppers or cabbage,
boiled corn, pumpkin,boiled corn, pumpkin,
oshaf, garlic, honey, nuts,oshaf, garlic, honey, nuts,
grains, fruits, ritual bread,grains, fruits, ritual bread,
pastry zelnik.pastry zelnik.

6. TRADITIONAL FOODTRADITIONAL FOOD

7.  Christmas Eve feastChristmas Eve feast
should be plentiful foodshould be plentiful food
on it - an odd number andon it - an odd number and
lean. Traditionally made ​​lean. Traditionally made ​​
of boiled wheat, boiledof boiled wheat, boiled
beans, cabbage with rice,beans, cabbage with rice,
dried fruit. Puts alsodried fruit. Puts also
garlic, walnuts, honey,garlic, walnuts, honey,
onion, reserved theonion, reserved the
summer fresh fruit, wine,summer fresh fruit, wine,
brandy - everything isbrandy - everything is
produced in the year inproduced in the year in
raw or processed form.raw or processed form.

8. Christmas gamesChristmas games
 In the winter childrenIn the winter children
playing with snow.playing with snow.
Coast and make iceCoast and make ice
skating.skating.

9. The snowmenThe snowmen
 The children make snowmen. They make hisThe children make snowmen. They make his
eyes fromeyes from coalscoals and his mouth too. His noseand his mouth too. His nose
from carrot. He is dress up with hat and scarf.from carrot. He is dress up with hat and scarf.

10. Letters to the SantaLetters to the Santa
 Every Christmas,Every Christmas,
children write letterschildren write letters
with their wish towith their wish to
Santa, and he made ​​Santa, and he made ​​
them by his aides-them by his aides-
Snow white andSnow white and
dwarfs!dwarfs!

11. Santa’s deerSanta’s deer
 After midnight,After midnight,
Santa's sleigh passesSanta's sleigh passes
by with his deer-by with his deer-
Dashar, Densar,Dashar, Densar,
Prensar, Viksen,Prensar, Viksen,
Kometa, Kupidon,Kometa, Kupidon,
Donar, Blitcen, RudolfDonar, Blitcen, Rudolf
and leaves the childand leaves the child
desires a giftdesires a gift..

12. Thank you for yourThank you for your attentionattention
Made by Petya Latunova_5d class_2012 – 2013 school year