Merry Christmas!

Christmas tree, presents and Santa Claus make part of the parties in the USA.
In the United States, people decorate his houses with Christmas trees, guirlandas and other decorations. The streets of the cities are decorated by colourful lights and sounds of bells and Christmas songs echo for all the places. Many persons go to the church in the morning of Christmas or in the night of 24th of December.
The children usually write letters for Saint Claus asking presents. They celebrate much with greetings and votes of felicity to his friends and relatives through the exchange of cards of Christmas. In this season, many enterprises give presents to his employees.
In most of the houses, the Christmas tree is the principal attraction of the party, principally because of the presents, which are deposited in his inferior part. The traditional dinner includes a variety of plates, like stuffed turkey, mashed potatoes and cake of fruits.
In some regions of the United States and Canada, ethnic groups follow the customs of Christmas of his ancestors. Some North American black men combine the Christmas with the Kwanzaa, an afro-American vacation with duration of seven days, from 26th of December to 1st of January: to each day, the families light a candle symbolizing one of seven beginnings, including creativity, faith and union.


Written by: Paula Guerra
Posted by: Bruno Catita