EB1 nº 4 de Vila Franca de Xira
Class: 1/4 G-BP
Teacher: Conceição Nabais
The main tradition in our country is the family meeting for supper at the night of of December 24, Christmas Eve.
We usually eat cooked cod with potatoes and cabbage drizzled with olive oil, and various sweets for dessert like: bolo rei, sonhos, filhoses, rabanadas, arroz doce, tronco de Natal, among others.
The houses are decorated with Christmas tree and nativity scene.
For children it’s the best day of the year because it's time for exchanging gifts.
At midnight, while the children play with new toys, the adults go to midnight mass.
On December 25, Christmas Day, it is tradition to eat roast lamb, turkey, or make use of the leftovers from supper, using the cod to the traditional "roupa velha".
Christmas in Portugal is in the winter, therefore, in some parts of the country in northern Portugal, the first flakes of snow begin to fall .
In our country, the only place where we can practice various kinds of winter sports is in the Serra da Estrela. We can snowboarding, skiing or sledding.
Being a tourist area, Serra da Estrela offers several traditional products such as cheese, honey, wool coats and dogs.
People say, in my country, that Christmas should be every day and we totally agree!
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