Christmas Crafts

Christmas in our country

Generally, in the collective, Christmas is associated with snow. To validate this belief and to give a magic touch to the Christmas landscape came the first snow in a Rionero Vulture. The video shows the first snowfall in Rionero Vulture at Christmas 2008



An old tradition in my country: the living crib

The living Crib Rionero is divided into three main scenes that depict the key events of nativity. the Annunciation, where the archangel Gabriel revealed to Mary the imminent fulfillment of the birth of the Redeemer; the visit to Elizabeth; the Nativity, which depicts the scene of the Nativity occurred in a humble manger among animals. Here find all the most classic people of the crib.

Greetings from Italy

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Primary School of Rionero in Vulture

Greetings from Romania

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Scoala "Liviu Rebreanu" Mioveni, Arges, Romania




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Happy Christmas from Sulmona

Christmas Decorations in Romania

Primary School of Rionero in Vulture

Our school is preparing for Christmas

With great surprise of all children Santa Claus arrives at our school to bring many gift. Meantime we are completing greeting cards and gifts to donate to our family

Carols from Romania, county Arges

Carolers from ROMANIA

Merry Christmas from around Europe

Merry Christmas from our partner schools
In Italy they say Buon Natale
The Italian symbol for Christmas is the crib.

In England they say Merry Christmas
The symbol Holly is a shrub with spiny leaves and red berries. The leaves remain green throughout the year. Pagans thought its greenness was a promise that the sun would return. Early French and English families hung holly over their doors to symbolize a home in which Christ's birth is celebrated.

In Germany they say Frohe Weihnachten
Christmas is the most important festival of the year.

In Poland they say WESOŁYCH ŚWIĄT!
The symbol is a Christmas Eve wafer – consecrated bread to share during Christmas Eve dinner.

In Romania they say Craciun Fericiti
The symbol is a picture of Mary with baby Jesus.

Our town: Sulmona (Italy)

Silent Night-Stille Nacht

German Christmas carols

Our School in Sulmona (Italy)

Christmas Carols

Students from Scoala "Liviu Rebreanu" Mioveni, Arges, Romania are singing Christmas Carols.

Some beautiful Christmas song from Italy

ADESTE FIDELES PAVAROTTI, DOMINGO,CARRERAS


Buon Natale - Piccolo coro


ZECCHINO D'ORO - Bianco Natale

Ninna nanna di pace Zecchino d'oro

Ninna nanna

Anche quest'anno è già Natale - Zecchino d'oro

A Natale puoi

Buon Natale in allegria
very used fram pupils of Primary school of Rionero in Vulture is this english song
jingle bells

We are waiting Santa Claus

All children from Scoala "Liviu Rebreanu" Mioveni, Arges, Romania are waiting Santa Claus (Mos Craciun)

Scoala "Liviu Rebreanu" Mioveni, Arges, Romania

Christmas decorations in Cherbourg

Christmas Websites - ENGLAND

CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES
Here is a link to a good website. It gives you some information about how we celebrate Christmas in England and there are also some video clips and Christmas activities for you to try in your school.
http://www.request.org.uk/infants/festivals/christmas/christmas01.htm

This is another useful website for you to look at:
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/topic/topic3.htm#christmas Here you will find lots of printable activities, puzzles and stories.

Hope you find these websites useful! Merry Christmas!!!

Christmas in England - Christingle Service

CHRISTINGLE SERVICE - ENGLAND

On Friday the 12th of December we attended a Christingle Service. All our pupils and teachers went to St. Martin's Church of England, this is the church our school is affiliated to. A Christingle is a symbolic object used during advent services. During the service we sang Christmas carols in the candlelight and our pupils gave readings and said special prayers to celebrate Jesus being born.

Before we went to Church each child made a Christingle. A Christingle consists of:

• an orange representing the world
• a red ribbon around it representing the blood of Jesus
• fruits and sweets (usually dolly mixtures) are skewered on 4 cocktail sticks which are pushed into the orange representing the fruits of the earth and the four seasons
• a lighted candle is pushed into the centre of the orange representing Christ, the light of the world

Have a go at making a Christingle. Follow this link for instructions:

http://www.request.org.uk/infants/festivals/christmas/christingle/christingle01.htm

The photographs show our children making the Christingles in class and the service in church.

SNOW IN DECEMBER - ENGLAND

On Tuesday 2nd December we had very heavy snowfall. We had to close our school as the roads were dangerous to drive on. We don't usually get so much snow in Rochdale. We had lots of fun sledging, building snowmen and playing in the snow!
Here are some of photographs of our school grounds covered in snow.

Primary School of Rionero in Vulture

CHRISTMAS IN ITALY


In Italy, Christmas is the most important festival of the year. Preparations are started long before, on embellish the countries with glittering writing, decorations and Christmas trees. Very popular is the tradition of living crib. About a week before Christmas are starting to buy gifts. On 24 December, Christmas Eve, usually spent at home with own family playing bingo, cards or telling stories of the past and participating in the traditional dinner. The night between 24 and 25 December, around half the night, it's celebrated midnight mass, which commemorates the birth of Baby Jesus. Then return home and open gifts. For children and adults this is the most beautiful time. Typical of Christmas is a great lunch with many courses and delicious dishes, which is involved the whole family and often even more distant relatives. It is in cheerful company and, at the end of the meal is always sweet: usually panettone, pandoro or other typical local sweets.

The slide below shows some aspects of my country at Christmas taken during a walk

Some useful links to learn more about how Christmas is celebrated in Italy, to listen to Christmas music, to create greeting cards and more
http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/12-23-2004-63380.asp

http://italian.about.com/lr/christmas_in_italy/245333/1/

http://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/worldxmas/italy.htm

- Primary School of Rionero in Vulture

Christmas in our school

In the Primary School of Rionero Vulture the Christmas is a very important festival. Since the beginning of December we use decorate the lobby, rooms, corridors with the symbols of Christmas in order to make them more attractive and comfortable for the birth of Baby Jesus. The slide show several types of cribs, Christmas trees, posters, decorations made by pupils and how we embellish the school.

Christmas in Our School

Just having a try at using slide. Maria from Italy uses it so thought I would have ago! It is really easy. Go to www.slide.com and try it!! :-)

Christmas in Our School ENGLAND

CHRISTMAS TREES AND DECORATIONS IN OUR SCHOOL

St. Edward's CE Primary School ENGLAND

At Christmas time we have Christmas trees, decorations and nativity scenes in our classrooms, our school hall and school entrance. Here are some photographs.

A nativity scene in the entrance of our school

A Christmas tree and wishing stars in our entrance. Every pupil has written a Christmas wish on a star and we have hung these from the ceiling.

Three wise men bringing gifts to baby Jesus.

Our Christmas tree in the hall with lots of sparking lights.

Another Christmas tree found in one of our classrooms.