There you can read opinions of different teachers and pupils on Christmas. Some of them will be used in Christmas issue as the leading article :-)
So for this issue of Xmas magazine we would like to find different ideas of Christmas. So Czech pupils asked their teachers question "What does Christmas mean for you?"
There are some of their answers:
Christmas for me means a mysterious atmosphere, a time together with my family and delicious food. (Ivana Cervanová, Czech)
Christmas for me means a lot of visits to relatives, smell of cookies and a decorated Christmas tree. (Ivana Pechová)
Christmas for me means delight in my daughter's eyes. (Hana Merhautová)
Christmas means for me comeback to childhood, enjoyment, snowy landscape, meeting with the family and aroma of the Franciscans. (D. Vohnoutová)
Christmas means for me peace of mind and watching fairy-tales on TV. (Leona Štěpánková)
Christmas for me means well-being, a potato salad that I really love and a visit to my grandmother. (Lenka Pechová)
And they also created the short video. Enjoy it:
Some kids at our school celebrate a different "Christmas"....
Read it below..
ESCOLA BARRUFET (SPAIN)
For me Christmas is a time of peace and reflection that I dedicate to be with my family. I love Christmas, being at home with my people and enjoying those magical days. Sofia ,special Education Needs teacher . Barrufet school
For me Christmas is a dream, the magic of the presents and “Cagatió”, to spend time with the family decorating the house or sharing special family Christmas meals. Ainara’s sister – by Ainara 6th grade Escola Barrufet
Family reunion, lots of food and gifts Ana Belén, Ana’s mother - by Ana 6th grade Escola Barrufet
I think Christmas is very special because I have dinner with my family and we can talk , we are happy and we are together Joel’s aunt – by Joel 6th grade Escola Barrufet
For me it means a party for the little ones, full of illusion and fantasy. A celebration where the wishes of all children come true. For me Christmas is a magical party. Naiara’s father – by Nairar 6th grade Escola Barrufet
For me Christmas means friendship, love and FIESTA! Nerea Díaz, Yaiza’s friend- by Yaiza 6th grade Escola Barrufet
Christmas is a celebration to spend as a family. We eat “polvorones” and nougat, sing carols and decorate Christmas trees with lights and many balls. The night of December 24 comes the “Papa Noel” and the “Caga Tió”.By Ouhui – 6th grade Escola Barrufet
It’s time of illusion, joy, getting together with the family and giving out gifts Emilia’s father – by Emilia 6th grade Escola Barrufet
Christmas Quotes from Rosengårdskolen
Christmas means to me that you have a lot time with your family and delicious christmas food. For me Christmas is also very religious and we always go to church at Christmas.(Malene,Denmark)
Christmas really means a lot to me and it’s a tradition and the food is one of the best things and one of course the best things is giving gifts.(Josephine,Denmark)
For me Christmas is not religious but a time with my family (and I have bought a Christmas stocking for my dog).(Mia,Denmark )
I do not celebrate Christmas because I´m a muslims and we don’t celebrate Christmas we celebrate eid.(Asja el bayoumi 8A, Denmark)
I like danish Christmas biscuits and in December half of the time at school is used to do christmas stuff - Great!!!!.(Anas 8B,Denmark)
Christmas is something very special that you hold with your family and the gifts are pretty nice as well.(Lucaz Bødker 8A,Denmark)
OŠ Strahoninec, Croatia
Christmas is a great and lovely holiday for me. It is very special and I love it very much. I always look forward to it. My whole family loves decorating the yard and whole house. They like Christmas as well as I do. Christmas is simply special. I really love Christmas lights and those baubles. (Bianka Drvoderić, 4.a)
For me Christmas is celebration of human race. On Christmas, me an my family don't open presents firs, we first talk about how we liked this year and things like that. In my family gifts and presents are not important, we can get very little money or clothes, but we will be very thankful. (Matea Srnec, 4.a)
Christmas is my favourite holiday. For me Christmas is when my whole family is together and we hang out. We decorate our Christmas tree, listen to Christmas songs and watch Christmas movies. My mother and my grandmother bake a lot of cookies. Children get a lot of gifts and they are very happy. The whole city is decorated with many lamps. Christmas is a big holiday when we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and we go to midnight mass. (Marija Soldo, 4.a)
Christmas is magical. We celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. The whole family is together. All people are happy. I love decorating Christmas tree and bake Christmas coockies with my mum. We should help people who are in need and be grateful for everything we have. (Tara Jambrović, 4.a)
Our pupils who participate in the project were asked, what Christmas mean to them. Here are some of their thoughts:
-To me, Christmas is a time to share moments and memories that will be valuable to us for many years. Rantavelas Vaggelis (9b)
-To me, Christmas is a time to see the world with eyes full of love. It is time to remember that the world is full of people just like us, and to see them as they really are. Melissidis Thanasis (9b)
-To me, Christmas is the when the heart rejoices. It is time to ponder with gratitude for everything that has been brought to us last year. Poulianidis Nikolaos (8b)
-To me, Christmas is the time to give to those in need without asking for any return. Tsogka Evelina (9b)
-To me, Christmas is the time of love because God is the God of love. Chris Trypas (9b)
-To me, Christmas is a new beginning, it is time to forget the bad moments of the last year and start again from the beginning. Oikonomou Evelina (9b)
- Christmas is the birthday of Jesus. Every Christmas, Christ can be born in our hearts.
Aggelos Fragkiadoulakis (9b)
German video: