Hello dear friends!Students from 3rd and 4rd grades from Gimnazia s prepodavane na chuzhdi ezitsi – Pleven (Foreign Language School) want to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Pupils have made all the drawings on this presentation and want to tell you about the Christmas traditions in Bulgaria. We hope you like it.Greetings from Bulgaria

At Christmas Eve – 24th December- was born Jesus Christ. Then on the festal table is placed an odd number(7,9 or 11) of vegetarian dishes – home-made bread with a coin in it to bring luck, sarmi, apples, nuts, pumpkin pie, oshav (a hot drink of dried fruits), beans, stuffed dried peppers, dried fruits, popcorn.

An event at homeIt was Christmas Eve. The family had gathered around the table. I looked forward gift from Santa Claus. I looked out the window and thinking that I brought "AUDI Lemans". After a while I saw a sled. It must be submitted by a variety of gifts. I went into the living room and saw Santa Claus. I asked him: - Santa, can you help me in giving of gifts? - With pleasure, sweet boy! We went to a magic sleigh moon. There I saw Little Prince. He was many rejoiced and I asked him: - Little Prince, do you want to come with us? He replied that his girlfriend Rose was not feeling very well. Prince preferred to stay with her. Me and Santa Claus continued to the North Pole. He showed me where he lives. Then he brought me home and he did magic – To be alive and healthy, and to have accurate and inseparable friends as Little Prince and the Rose. So I had almost forgotten about the gift, but my mom told me to look under the tree. I expected the car there, but I was thinking about my friends.

Martin Nenchev, 4th grade

In front of the hearthIn a month is the most important family celebrations- Christmas Eve and Christmas Night. The family sits cozily in front of the hearth. When we are together we are happy. Love and warmth fill our hearts. In my mind I’m wishing about my family- to be together, to love and to forgive. I wish health and happiness for many years on. Then I’m wishing about the world- to be better, no wars and misery. People to be kinder to each other, more understanding and happy. Then, Christmas fire glistens in my eyes and I fell that my wishes are becoming true and every person and creature hear my appeal to a better world.

Plamena Peeva, 4th grade

MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS Gosho and his family are having Christmas dinner. He wishes it was snowing, because it was raining for days. Suddenly Gosho realized snow wasn’t so important. He looked at his smiling parents, beautifully laid table and the decorated Christmas tree so he thought that the celebration itself is important. When Gosho was preparing for sleep, he looked out of the window and saw it was snowing. He sprang with joy. He quickly went to bed and fell asleep. Gosho woke up and saw the good old man- Father Christmas.

He got out of the bed and approached him. Father Christmas turned and invited Gosho for a ride in the magic sleigh.The boy happily agreed, put on his coat and boots and went off.Gosho asked where the snow came from. “Dear Gosho, snow is a good magic.” said Father Christmas. “Well, who makes this magic?” Father Christmas said it was The Nature Fairy. The Sun began to rise. The night was going away. Father Christmas turned the sleigh and took Gosho back to his bed. Good-bye Father Christmas. See you next Christmas! Gosho looked at the door and saw his mum. She hugged him and gave him a gift- a beautiful red car. Such was another magic Christmas.

Deana Ignatova, 4th grade

ChristmasGosho and his family had dinner on Christmas Eve. The boy wished to snowing, because it was only raining a few days ago. Gosho think and realized that the snow is not as important. And he looked smiling Mam and Dad, the traditional meal and decorated tree, and he realized one simple thing: it was important just a holiday. When Gosho is preparing to sleep, he looked out the window and saw: It snowing! He jumped for joy! He very quickly lay down and dropped asleep. After few hours Gosho wake up and see the good old man - Santa Claus.

He arose from the darkness and came to him. Santa turned to the boy and said if Gosho want he can go to a magic sleigh ride. He heartily agreed. Gosho quickly put your coat, slip on shoes and left. Gosho asked where the snow comes from. - Dear Gosho, snow is a good magic. - said Santa Claus. - Well then, who charge that magic? Santa said with a smile that was The Hex Nature. The sun began to show. The night ended. Santa turned Gosho sled and took him to bed. - Good-bye Santa! - See you next Christmas, my sweet Gosho! Gosho looked to the door and saw his mother. She embraced him and gave him a nice red car. It was one more Christmas magic! Yanitsa Cvetanova, 4th grade

Night Wonderland It was Christmas. Mam was in a hospital orderly. She asked

me to go with her and try to merry sick children because of Christmas should be all smiling and happy. I had no idea what will happen, but agreed. Outside it was cold. I looked out the window. Suddenly something passed. I went out. Santa was sitting in the sled with magnificent deers. Immediately I asked him: - Santa, can I come with you to the Christmas workshop? - Yes, you can come with me, my dear. We arrived to the workshop and I saw a whole bunch diligent dwarfs that carried out children’s wishes. But I didn’t see my gift. I thought if I was not good enough. I told to Santa Claus: - I don’t want any gifts, just like all children in the world to be alive, healthy and very happy. Do you know, my Grandfather, in the hospital where my Mam works there are many sick children. At least tonight I want to see smiles on their faces. I decided it was time to go because my Mam will be worried. Santa Claus and one of dwarfs arrangemented a sleigh. When we traveled back to Bulgaria, the Good Old Man told me that I have a good heart and deserve a lot of gifts. Santa Claus Left me to the hospital with many gifts. Mam helped me to gave out them. We gave them as presents to sick children. I gave them and my gift. They are very glad and I was most pleased, because my Christmas wish fulfilled. Happy and full of hope finally sang the song "Silent night, holy night ...“ Beloslava Goicheva, 4th grade

One winter days I and my friends came to the house. While playing one of us fell. She was very seriously injured. We took her to the hospital and the doctor said that she breaks leg really bad. Then I gave the rest of your savings for the drugs - and only just healed. She recovered, but unfortunately way out of the hospital saw a puppy. A car was over its front paw. "Naturally, that will save him - I thought. We returned to the hospital with him. Healed him, and I took it for pets. It turns out, is a female dog. I named her baby. She bore six small, sweet puppies. Christmas is all gathered together to celebrate. It was fun and funny with my friends, but since we gave our word, not to run in the snow because it is slippery and dangerous.

MAYBE just that the power is childhood!

Dream about him more than doubts Friends - More of loneliness!

Katrin Sotirova, 4th grade

Christmas kindness

During one night in December, Santa Claus, Snow-white and dwarfs are diligent and prepared for departure. They should have about around the world and to bring gifts to children. They loaded sled and there sat Santa Claus and Snow-white. Then sang "Jingle bels” and departed to America because they started their tour from there. tour from there. As they sang, at the time they came to the island of Greenland. Their sled turned over to the island. Santa Claus and Snow-white fell in the snow, but luckily nobody was hurt. Just slide was broken, and presents were scattered everywhere. Then Santa Claus smiled and pulled out of the pocket of his coat a red phone. He called to your helpers - dwarfs and soon they brought another modern auto-slide. They quickly loaded all the presents, because there won’t time. Santa Claus and Snow-white sat in the sled and it flied off. Later Old man and his beautiful assistant entered in the first house. All children were very happy because they were given gifts. And who does not like Christmas gifts?

Lora Dimitrova, 4th grade

A passage to Santa Claus

THE MISSION Me and my friend DzhiDzhiBidzhi from the Moon had a special mission from Santa Claus. He was very sick and we had instead of him to give gifts to children from Bulgaria, America and Russia. Our adventure started from Bulgaria. These small romping boys look forward Santa Claus to bring gifts from dwarfs. As we saw the children asked us: Where is Santa Claus? And we answer:

- He is very sick and we are working instead of him. We flew through many towns and arrived in America. Here the children expected Santa Claus. -Where is Santa Claus? - Ask children here. - He is very sick and we are working instead of him - answered we. In Russia children expected Ded Moroz. It received the same questions and gave the same answer. In a small house but a little girl lived with her grandmother. I asked him: - Why not send a letter of Ded Moroz? She replied: - I am blind and I could not write his letter. We were very sad about this kid. Our mission is completed and we returned to Santa Claus. It has already been recovered. The tale of adventure in all that moved, and for sick children in Russia who could not get a gift because it is blind. He said: - Thank you baby and to you Alien from the Moon. Now I can stand up from this bed and with Snow-white to give gifts to other children around the world. I will go to bring a gift to a sick child in Russia. A few days later, on television reported that it happened wonder – a child began to see in the Christmas night. I was very excited because I knew this was the work of Santa Claus. Let us all believe in Santa Claus and remember that Christmas miracles are really happen.

Paolo Ganov, 4th grade

In November, I and my friends, Paolo, Titi and Diana decided to make gifts and give them at Christmas in the House for abandoned children in the town of Pleven. We made toys with available material, with much fantastic and wonderful love. With the toys we wanted to make kids happy at home. A few days before Christmas Titi said: - Do you want to call Santa Claus, and ask him to go to give gifts together? All decided that the idea is great. I took the number of Santa Claus and called him: - Santa Claus, I say one of the city of Pleven. In my town there is a home for abandoned children. Me and my friends made a wonderful gift for them and we suggest to you come with us to give them. Santa was very happy and said he accepts our proposal. So together we went to the top of Christmas at home for abandoned children. All gifts received little kids.         It was a great experience, because thanks to our work although we saw a short joy on the faces of these children.

Nikol Gesheva, 4th grade

A goodness