Christmas customs, festive food, present-giving, songs and traditional stories from around the world with easy-reading text for children who have just started reading alone.
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Ethiopian fringed umbrellas; star-shaped Filipino parol lanterns;candlelit Swedish St. Lucia crowns-Mary Lankford bringstogether Christmas traditions from twelve different lands,like decorations on a splendid tree.
The text illuminates unique Christmas traditions, gift legacies, and portraits of mythic figures, such as England's Father Christmas and Italy's Le Befana.
In some countries in the United Kingdom, people used a bunch of ash twigs instead of the Yule log. This came from a local legend that tells the story of Joseph and Mary. Joseph and Mary were so very cold when the shepherds found them.
Everyone loves Christmas!
Describes the way different countries around the world celebrate Christmas.