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THE HOUSTON HOME JOURAL • DECEMBER 15, 2007
Continued from 6C
Dear santa Close,
I kow the is my third time
to send you a letter. But
santa my sisters and i want
a cam- _ N
ra,
cloths, S/ \
book- Is
bags,
, playstation 3 and some
games, CD player, nickel
odeon 6in I game center,
PSP.IPOD, MP3 player,
DVD player, my family to
be there
love trfeton, kayla, keaira
PS. You are the best
santa i ever had. Don not
forget
Hiy it’s me Jake Con
ner.l’m looking forward
to see my family. You are
the coolest. May I havev
these things plesae. Also
how is Mrs.Cloose?
Wii, city sets, transfor
mers Leden, transformers
bummle bee, transformers
Deluxeengure, transf or
mors Dvd 2 pack, trans
f ormors battle Rig blaster,
transformers Barrel Roll
blaster, transformers
Optimus Prime voice, bat
tel Ravelushen, drum set,
electric guitar.
Dear Santa,
I know I have been in
trouble some this year
but,l’m sorry and will try
harder to be good.l would
like to have a pirate set 4 a
skinny guitar and a micro
phone.lf I try harder to
be good will you please
get me something for
Christmas. «
Love, Cody
Dear Santa,
I have been good this
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presents to children that
have been good. _
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CHRISTMAS IN
MEXICO
Mexicans share many tradi
tions with the Spanish. Their main
Christmas celebration is called
La Posada, which is a religious
procession that reenacts the search
for shelter by Joseph and Mary
before the birth of Jesus. During
the procession, the celebrants go
from house to house carrying the
images of Mary and Joseph look
ing for shelter.
Santa Claus is net predominant,
but the bright red suit is represent
ed in the traditional flower of the
season. This flower is the poinset
tia, which has a brilliant red star
shaped bloom. It is believed that a
young boy walking to the church
to see the nativity scene showing
the birth of Jesus had realized on
the way that he had no gift to offer
the Christ child so he gathered up
some plain green branches as he
walked in he was laughed at but
upon placing the branches near
the manger they started to bloom
a bright red poinsettia flower on
each branch.
The Mexican children receive
gifts. On Christmas day they are
blindfolded and taken to try and
break a decorated clay pinata that
dangles and swings at the end of a
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year, sp can you bring me
these things for Christmas?
Bratz computer, Hannah
Montana, doll Baby Alive,
diapers,suprises.l also
want to ask you to please
bring pease, j oy and good
health around the world.
And my very last
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presents to kids
are n*t as
H|J lucky as me.
Love, Kayla Ma-
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' Dear Santa,
I have been very good
this yearil am a good big
sister to Maddy and Whit.
Please bring me an animal
doll house and a camera.l
will leave milk and cookies
for you at my house. Tell
Rudolph hello for me. Merry
rope. Once the pinata
has been broken, the
children clamber to
recover the candy that
was inside the pinata.
Those children who
have been good also on January
6th receive a gift from the Three
Wise Men.
Mexicans attend a midnight
mass service which is called la
Misa Del Gallo or “the rooster’s
mass," and at the mass they sing
lullabies to Jesus.
CHRISTMAS IN
ENGLAND
The English enjoy beautiful
Christmas music. They love to
decorate Christmas Trees and hang
up evergreen branches.
One England's customs is mum
mcring. In the Middle Ages, people
called mummers put on masks and
acted out Chrisunas plays. These
plays are still performed in towns
and villages.
The English gift giver is called
Father Christmas. He wears a
long red or green robe, and leaves
presents in stockings on Christmas
Eve. However, the gifts are not
usually opened until the following
afternoon.
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Love,
Mary
Dear Santa
My name is Matthew and
I am 3 years old.l have
tried to be very good this
year but it’s hard when
your around a lot of girls.
Would you please bring me
a riding toy, some clothes,
a play phone, and a toy
car.l will leave you cook
ies and milk.
Love Matthew
Dear Santa
My name is Madison and
I am U years old.l have
tried to be very good
this year, even when my
brother messed with my
stuff. Will you please bring
me a bike, some barbies,
a baby doll, and some
clothes. My brother and
AD 596, wjicn St Augustine landed
on her shores with monks who
wanted to bring Christianity to the
Anglo Saxons.
Father Christmas delivers them
during the night before Christmas.
The Children leave an empty
stocking or pillowcase hanging at
the end of the bed. In the morn
ing they hope it will be full of
presents.
In England the day after Christ
mas is called Boxing Day because
boys used to go round collecting
money in clay boxes. When the
boxes were full, they broke them
open.
In England Christmas dinner
was usually eaten at Midday on
December 25, during daylight.
In England, the.only thing that
people ate on the day before the
feast was Frumenty, which is, was
a kind of porridge made from com.
Over the years the recipe changed.
Eggs, fruit, spice, lumps of meat
and dried plums were added. The
whole mixture was wrapped in a
cloth and boiled. This is how plum
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cookies by our tree.
Love Madison
Dear Santa
My name is Nicole and
lam 12 years old,l have
been really good this year
and helped my mom with
my 3 brothers. Would you
please bring me a han
nah Montana cd, Hannah
Montana doll, a cd player,
some barbies, and some
makeup and jewlery.
Please have a safe trip and
be nice to all of the boys
and girls around the world.
Love Nicole
Dear Santa
My name is Collin and
I am 7 years old, Will you
please bring me a bat
man toy, a spiderman
web blaster,some cars,
a dirt bike, a basketball
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In England the traditional
Christmas dinner is roast turkey
with vegetables and sauces. For
dessert it is rich, fruity Christmas
pudding with brandy sauce. Mince
pies, pastry cases filled with a
mixture of chopped dried fruit.
In England also they elect Boy
Bishops in commemoration of St.
Nicholas compassion for children.
These mock bishops were allowed
to do the duties of the ecclesiastic
except deliver the Mass.
CHRISTMAS IN
IRELAND
Christmas in Ireland lasts from
Christmas Eve to the feast of the
Epiphany on January 6, which is
referred to as,LitUe.Christnjgs. .....
Ireland’s Christmas is more reli
gious than a time of fun.
Lighted candles are placed in
windows on Christmas Eve, as a
guide that Joseph and Mary might
be looking for shelter. The candles
are usually red in color, and deco
rated with sprigs of holly.
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Love Collin
Dear Santa
My narne is Kamem and
I arn I year old, will you
please bring me a riding
toy, a noise maker, a play
phone, and dog to cuddle.
I have been a very good
this year.l will leave you
some cookies and mflk.
Love Kamem
Dear Santa
My name is Matt and
I am U years old.l have
been very good this years,
will you please bring me
a baseball bat, a batman
toy, a M wheeler, some
playstation games and
a dog collar for my dog.
Please and Thank you.
Lowe Matt
Irish women bake a seed cake
for each person in the house. They
also make three puddings, one for
each day of the Epiphany such as
Christmas, New Year’s Day and
the Twelfth Night.
After the Christmas evening
meal, bread and milk are left out
and the door unlatched as a symbol
of hospitality.
St Stephen’s Day, the day after
Christmas, is almost as impor
tant, with football matches and
meetings going on. For children,
the Wren Boys Procession is their
big event. Boys go from door to
door with a fake wren cm a stick,
singing, with violins, accordions,
harmonicas and hams to accom
pany them. The reason for die
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sacks instead of stockings.
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and a bottle of Guinness out as a
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