Czech Republic:
Christmas in Czech Republic is one of the most important celebration throughout the year. It consists of three days. The 24th of December is called Štědrý den or Christmas Eve, the 25th of December is called Boží hod vánoční or Christmas Day and the 26th of December is called Svátek svatého Štěpána or Saint Stephan’s Day. The main celebration day is the 24th of December. In Czech Republic people often decorate their Christmas trees on this day, fast so they could see the Golden piggy and prepare the dinner. The dinner consists of the fish soup and the traditional carp or the schnitzel with potato salad. The dessert is traditional candy. After the dinner families usually gather around the Christmas tree where the presents are. In Czech Republic presents are delivered by the baby Jesus. At midnight some people visit the Midnight Mass to sing carols such as Tichá noc or Neseme vám noviny and celebrate the Christmas in religious way. On the 25th of December and sometimes on the 26th of December Czechs usually visit their families to celebrate the Christmas with them.
France:
Everyone is waiting for christmas , especially children It´s a period to bet in family. Usually houses are decorated the first week-end of december. We have a christmas tree and we decorated fireplace with christmas socks and the outdoor of the house. In religious families, there is a christmas naturity scene. The day before christmas we eat a lot of dish for exemple duck foie gras, oysters, stuffed turkey with chestnus and specialitities of region. We leave food under the christmas tree for Santa Claus like milk, fruits or cookies. The december twenty-five, we open presents and we discover surprises in christmas socks.
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