Christmas Celebrations Around The World 1 Christmas In Festive France

Christmas in Festive France is the first book in a series of 5 that celebrates Christmas through the eyes of a 5 year old little boy named Caleb. He explores Christmas traditions in various countries around the world. The first country he looks at is Festive France and how their Christmas festivities last for 19 days prior to Christmas Day. Each time Caleb explores a new country, he learns something new and shares his knowledge with the readers. Not all countries in the world celebrate Christmas the same way and Caleb feels its important to understand what’s important to various people all over our beautiful world. There is a moral to the story which Caleb learns from his Mom about how people are different and that it’s these different people that make up our unique world. Caleb shares this moral with his readers with the hope that they will learn something from it. This story can be enjoyed by children aged 3 & 5 years as an assisted reading book. There are some words that may be difficult to read which will encourage Mom or Dad to assist. Questions are asked and answers are encouraged Happy reading friends Are your children refusing to go to bed. Are you searching for a good, educative, yet soothing bedtime story. Are they refusing to engage in mutual activities. They will also enjoy fun pages that will ensure hours of creative activity. This children's book that is highly entertaining, great for early readers, and is jam-packed with bedtime stories, jokes, games, and more. This children's storybook has it all Kids and children can practice their reading skills or have a parent read it aloud. This special story includes lessons and morals about about caring and love. What's include inside : Special Bonus Christmas Celebrations Around The World 1 Fun Short Story Maze Puzzles Maze Puzzles Answer Word Search Word Search Answer Fun Games Kid's Jokes About The Author 4 Free Children's Book and so much more This book is especially great for traveling, waiting rooms, and read aloud at home with friends and family. Also can use as a bedtime story. The story is suitable as a read aloud book for preschoolers or a self-read book for beginner readers children Don't wait another minute Buy now and start spend best time with your child

Discusses how people in France celebrate Christmas, identifying traditional symbols, decorations, presents, foods, and customs associated with the holiday.

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Celebrate the birth of Christ with children from around the world! Learn about the customs and festivals that honor Christ's birth in the lands where they live.

From an acclaimed military historian comes the astonishing story of World War I's 1914 Christmas truce—a spontaneous celebration when enemies became friends. It was one of history's most powerful—yet forgotten—Christmas stories. It took place in the improbable setting of the mud, cold rain, and senseless killing of the trenches of World War I. It happened in spite of orders to the contrary by superiors. It happened in spite of language barriers. And it still stands as the only time in history that peace spontaneously arose from the lower ranks in a major conflict, bubbling up to the officers and temporarily turning sworn enemies into friends. Silent Night, by renowned military historian Stanley Weintraub, magically restores the 1914 Christmas Truce to history. It had been lost in the tide of horror that filled the battlefields of Europe for months and years afterward. Yet, in December 1914, the Great War was still young, and the men who suddenly threw down their arms and came together across the front lines—to sing carols, exchange gifts and letters, eat and drink and even play friendly games of soccer—naively hoped that the war would be short-lived, and that they were fraternizing with future friends. It began when German soldiers lit candles on small Christmas trees, and British, French, Belgian, and German troops serenaded each other on Christmas Eve. Soon they were gathering and burying the dead, in an age-old custom of truces. But as the power of Christmas grew among them, they broke bread, exchanged addresses and letters, and expressed deep admiration for one another. When angry superiors ordered them to recommence the shooting, many men aimed harmlessly high overhead. Sometimes the greatest beauty emerges from deep tragedy. Surely the forgotten Christmas Truce was one of history's most beautiful moments, made all the more beautiful in light of the carnage that followed it. Stanley Weintraub's moving re-creation demonstrates that peace can be more fragile than war, but also that ordinary men can bond with one another despite all efforts of politicians and generals to the contrary.

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.

Christmas Day is a time of celebration for many people all around the world. Those who celebrate it see it as a joyous time. But Christmas is celebrated in many different ways in different countries. One country has a feast known as 'reveillon'. In another country people like to go to the beach on Christmas Day! Can you guess which countries these are?

Ornaments and lights decorate Christmas trees. Small, painted figures of animals and people fill crèches, scenes that look like the place of Jesus' birth. Children open gifts on Christmas Day. People eat roasted goose, turkey, chestnuts and oysters. They go to Christmas plays and musical shows called pastorales. These are the sights and sounds of Christmas in France. Come and explore the many French traditions that bring people of this country together at Christmas.

Take a multicultural approach to the holidays by introducing the history and traditions of Christmas around the world. Included are 10 informational texts, including an overview of Christmas and nine area-specific texts. Children will discover similarities and differences between the celebrations and learn that holiday customs have origins in many different cultures and ethnic groups.