Card from Arianna, Alessandria

Arianna wishes you Merry Christmas from Alessandria!

A card from Elena in Alessandria

English- Italian Christmas words

Hello! Here you can find some Christmas words in English and Italian
Angel                                              angelo
Comet                                             stella cometa
Christmas tree                              albero di Natale
Christmas ball                               palline dell’albero di Natale
Crib                                                 presepe
Infant Jesus the Christ child       Gesù bambino
Virgin Maria                                  Maria (Madonna)
St Joseph                                       San Giuseppe
Ox                                                   bue
Donkey                                          asino (asinello)
Shepherd                                      pastore
Snow                                              neve
Snowman                                      pupazzo di neve
reindeer                                        renna
sleigh                                             slitta
decoration                                    decorazione/addobbo
present                                         regalo
Santa Claus /Father Christma  Babbo Natale
Wishes                                          [...]

Christmas Drawings from Ireland

Here are some Christmas drawings from 5th & 6th class pupils from St. Brendan’s N.S. Kilkenny, Ireland.
  
Aoife 5th class        Cáit 6th class             Rachel 5th class

Whitewashing the house.

In many rural areas of Ireland still today the custom of whitewashing the outhouse and stores prevails.At One time, it was the whole farm, inside and out. The women would scrub and polish everything til it shone,and the men would take a bucket of whitewash,or limewash,and purify everything in honour of the coming of the [...]

Noël arrive!

                                            Christmas digital art from Lithuania
 
 ‘First winter’ made by Viktorija Mikutyte,13ans