Christmas in France by ELizabeth

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To Mom and Dad 12/14/12 Reading Mrs.Carter Covington street

5th Grade


In France the children put their shoes near their bed and leave them and the next morning they would look inside their shoes and there would be many different gifts in their shoes. In France they do another tradition like they celebrate Christ birth and they are played by players and puppets. In France they call Santaclaus PERE NOEL. They have different foods like fruitcake, Chocolate log. France has different foods and drinks on


Christmas like ham, salads, cake, fruit and wine. Southern France burners a log in people homes in France until New Years Day. They use the log a long time ago and part of the log was used to make a wedge of a plough as good luck for a coming harvest. Another name is used in France and it is called the Twelfth day .The Twelfth Day is the last day before the lords Misrule had given up the crown so they can be their self again.Children are given gifts on December 6 which is ST. Nick Day adults give presents on New Year.


My borders is Black sea, Sea of Azov ,Caspian sea, Celtic sea, Bay of Biscay, Mediterranean sea, Ionian sea , Asia, Barents sea, Norwogian sea, Labrador sea, North sea, Baltic sea. France language is German, English, Dutch, Turkish, Russian, Latin, Arabian, French.


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