Presentazione sul Natale, realizzata nell'ambito del progetto e-twinning

1. CHRISTMAS IN ITALY
Class 5
Primary School
Dervio
Italy
Class 5
Primary school
Dervio

2. ITALIAN TRADITIONS
DURING THE PERIOD PRECEDING THE
HOLIDAYS, TRADITION CALLS FOR THE
SETTING UP OF THE PRESEPE (CRIB) AND THE
CHRISTMAS TREE. BOTH ARE USUALLY
PREPARED ON THE 8th OF DECEMBER AND
REMOVED ON THE 6th OF JANUARY.

3. THE CHRISTMAS TREE
THE TREE IS USUALLY A FIR, REAL OR FAKE,
DECORATED WITH COLOURED ORNAMENTS
AND MULTICOLOURED LIGHTS.

4. THE CRIB
THE FOCAL POINT OF DECORATION IS THE
CRIB. THE "PRESEPE" IS THE EXACT
REPRODUCTION OF THE SCENE OF
JESUS'BIRTH AND ITS SURROUNDING,
RENDERED WITH BEAUTIFUL STATUETTES.
THE TRADITION OF THE CRIB IS
PARTICULARLY STRONG IN NAPLES.

5. ZAMPOGNARI AND PIFFERAI
BAGPIPES ARE THE MOST COMMON ITALIAN
CHRISTMAS SOUND. IN MOST ITALIAN CITIES
BAGPIPERS AND FLUTE PLAYERS PLAY
CHRISTMAS MUSIC IN TOWN AS YOU DO YOUR
SHOPPING.

6. CHRISTMAS SWEETS
EVEN IF THE MENU VARIES FROM REGION TO
REGION, PANETTONE, PANDORO AND
TORRONE ARE ALWAYS PRESENT ON THE
ITALIAN CHRISTMAS TABLE.

7. PANETTONE
PANETTONE IS A LIGHT, YET RICH CAKE
CONTAINING RAISINS AND CANDIED FRUIT.

8. PANDORO
PANDORO IS A DELICIOUS, BUTTERY CAKE
COVERED IN ICING SUGAR AND
CHARACTERIZED BY A LIGHT, FLUFFY,
GOLDEN DOUGH.

9. TORRONE
TORRONE, THE MOST TYPICAL OF ALL
CHRISTMAS SWEETS, IS MADE WITH HONEY
AND EGGS, TO WHICH CHOCOLATE,
ALMONDS OR PISTACHIOS ARE ADDED.

10. LA TOMBOLA
THIS FORM OF BINGO IS A HUGELY
TRADITIONAL FAMILY PAST TIME IN ITALY AT
CHRISTMAS.

11. THE EPIPHANY
CHILDREN HANG UP THEIR STOCKINGS ON
THE FEAST OF EPIPHANY, JANUARY 6th.
INSTEAD OF SANTA CLAUS, THEY ARE
EXPECTING THE "BEFANA". SHE IS AN OLD
LADY WHO RIDES AROUND ON A BROOM.
GOOD CHILDREN FIND SWEETS AND GIFTS IN
THEIR STOCKINGS AND NAUGHTY CHILDREN
FIND COAL.

12. BUON NATALE!!!!!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!