Christmas EveWe 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.

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.

Christmas in BrioudeIn 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 Chloe and Sarah

Brioude in December In 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

NEW YEAR’S EVENew 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

Twelfth night is on January the sixth.The tradition is to Twelfth night is on January the sixth.The tradition is to eat a Twelfth Night cake in which there is a charm.The eat a Twelfth Night cake in which there is a charm.The smaller goes under the table and gives the parts of athe smaller 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 the The boy who finds the charm in his part becomes the king and has to choose his queen and the girl who finds king and has to choose his queen and the girl who finds the charm in her part becomes the queen and has to the charm in her part becomes the queen and has to choose her king . The Twelfth Night represents the day choose 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