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Today's Christmas Traditions come from Japan. Christmas is the time for friends and couples to have parties, make plans to meet up for dinner and celebrate as much as they can. And New Year is the time of the year when all members of the family come together, visit the temple, and usher-in January 1st, with food and drinks.
One fun fact about the holiday season in Japan is that Christmas Eve (december 24) is the most romantic day of the year. It’s the Japanese version of Valentine’s Day. As a matter of fact, if you don’t have a date on Christmas Eve, you won’t want to be seen alone in public. Japanese couples, especially the youngest, book dinners at romantic restaurants, the stores sell romantic Christmas gifts, and the streets are decorated to perfection to embody this most romantic day. Oh and if you did the quiz, you will know that Japanese people celebrate Christmas Day by having a KFC ( seriously! - you can read about that here)
Key Vocabulary (you can pop here to Google Translate and they can say them for you) :
メリークリスマス Merīkurisumasu - Merry Christmas
サンタクロース Santakurōsu- Father Christmas
ケンタッキーフライドチキン Kentakkīfuraidochikin- Christmas Lunch
贈り物 Okurimono- Present
人参 Ninjin- Carrots
スプラウト Supurauto- Sprouts
クリスマスの靴下 Kurisumasu no kutsushita- Stocking
雪 Yuki- Snow
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Today's Christmas Traditions come from Germany. Germany has a VERY long association with Christmas and many of the traditions that we, within the UK have claimed as our own, actually started in Germany. They also don't believe that Father Christmas delivers your gifts! You can find out more here , here and here.
Key Vocabulary (you can pop here to Google Translate and they can say them for you) : Frohe Weihnachten - Merry Christmas Weihnachtsmann - Father Christmas Weihnachtsmittagessen- Christmas Lunch Weihnachtsgeschenk- Present Möhren- Carrots Sprossen- Sprouts Weihnachtsstrumpf - Stocking Schnee- Snow |
Every day on our staff briefing, we have played a Christmas quiz, where staff could win a £5 voucher for guessing which carol/song the lyric belongs to. From today, we have decided to do different Christmas traditions from around the world. It therefore seems fitting that Mr Griffiths would share some of his own nations traditions and language for you first.
There are many odd Christmas/New Year traditions depending where in Cymru you hark from, some are listed here. The Mari Lwyd (which is towards the bottom of that link) is VERY peculiar to Wales although you see elements of it within other cultures around the world. If you fancy going on the Mari Lwyd Walk, you can - here in London, starting at the London Welsh Centre (near King's Cross) ... if you want to learn the words to the song (it NEVER changes), I can send you a copy!
Key Vocabulary (you can pop here to Google Translate and they can say them for you) :
Nadolig Llawen - Merry Christmas
Sion Corn - Father Christmas (or literally John Chimney Pot)
Cinio 'Dolig - Christmas Lunch
Anrheg - Present
Moron - Carrots
Ysgewyll - Sprouts
Hosan - Stocking
Eira - Snow
It would be odd not to include some element of Cymru's heritage in music so please enjoy!
Llef Suo Gan 'Dolig Diwethaf/Last Christmas Hiwangerdd Mair Blwyddyn Arall Torri'n rhydd