Christmas in Portugal

There are many traditions in our

christmas...

... in every house, on December 1, everyone decorate the Christmas

tree and mounts underneath the nativity

scene ...

…all major streets and avenue are decorated…

...in some parts of Portugal, it is common to make a large bonfire with a root in the main squares

of towns and villages ...

…in the evening on December 24, the table is filled with sweets of the

season ...

…and is traditional to eat codfish and

octopus…

…and at midnight, all the families go to

church, to the midnight mass, “the rooster

mass” ...

…and from 24 to 25 of December, all the children

´s leave a shoe by the fireplace, for the baby Jesus leave a gift ...

In our school, we set up the Christmas tree…

…and all the children make the decorations…

…the childrens decorate all space´s…

…we make a big party and all classes present an

performance…

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and

a Happy New Year