about christmas

Christmas

and

New Year

in

Slovenia

Christmas tree in Ljubljanahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2Eqca0JkeE#watch-main-area

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGMsv613HFI

• Christmas tree is 80 years old. • It’s 22 meters high.• It’s got 27 000 lights.• Chain light is 4.5 km long.

Three good men

Children get presents from three good men:

Sv. Miklavz – St. Nicholas

Bozicek – Santa Claus

Dedek mraz – Grandfather Frost

6th December St. Nicholas

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St.Nicholas / Sv. Miklavz

• He comes down from heaven. • With him come the angels and

the devils.• Sv. Miklavz has a bishop’s hat

and bishop’s stick.• He has basket with gifts on his

back.• He brings fruit, sweets… or. stick.

22nd December

In Slovenia we don’t have Chrismas lottery.

Why is this day so special?

24th December

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Christmas Eve Nochebuena Bozicni vecer

make a Christmas tree and nativity check if we got gifts

have a Christmas dinnerlight a candle, go to church

listening songs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSqZpzH8-PY

Cin, cin, cin (Jingle Bells)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yBxqR3cOGQ

Cin cin cin,cin cin cin,zvončki pojejo,lep je ta božični čas,ki prinaša zimo v vas.

Cin, cin, cin,

Cin, cin, cin,

zvončki pojejo,

lep je ta božični čas,

ki prinaša zimo v vas.Vprezimo sani,pohitimo v snežne dni,z iskrico v očeh,odmeva zvonki smeh.Zvončki na saneh,skrivnostni beli svet,božič nam pričarajo,srčeca odpirajo.

31st December – New Year

• Dedek Mraz comes from Triglav.• He comes alone on New Year’s morning.• He is wearing sheep coat with Slovenian semples and

special hat. • He has basket with gifts on his back.• He brings toys, games….

6th January

• What is his name?

• In Slovenia: Gasper, Miha, Boltezar.

• They don’t bring gifts.

• Children have to go to school.

• We go to church and placed on the

altar gifts for children in other countries.

How to say

Merry Christmas

and

Happy New Year

in Slovenian language?

Find out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVIVQ7TlHgE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hKiB_ebygQ

Find out