Christmas in Ireland
I Put the following verbs into the text 1 light 2 delivers 3 relax 4 visit 5 celebrate 6 go 7 put 8 open 9 cooking 10 enters 11 burn
In Ireland people !!!!!!!""#hrist$as in $uch the sa$e %a& as people in the '(, but they also have many of their own Christmas traditions and customs. )n #hrist$as *ve people in Ireland !!!!" candles and !!!!" the$ on %indo%s +to %elco$e ,oseph and -ar&." /he candles $a& !!!!" during the %hole night" 0a$ilies !!!!!to the church 1or a #hrist$as $ass together" 2anta #lause is a popular 1igure in Ireland" 3e !!!!"" the house through the chi$ne& and!!!!!!" gi1ts" #hildren !!!!!!these gi1ts in the $orning on the next da&"
On Christmas day, the Irish have Christmas dinner which is goose or stuffed turkey followed by a Christmas pudding or Christmas cake. )ne da& a1ter #hrist$as Ireland also celebrates 2t" 2tephen4s 5a& 6 1a$ilies !!!!!""the local church and celebrate"
)n the 6th of January, the Feast of Epiphany is celebrated. It is omen!s Christmas, because at this time, the men in the family do the household tasks such as """""..and cleaning and the women take a holiday and visit each other and talk and """""""".
II Answer the questions 17hat do the Irish people do on #hrist$as *ve8 2 3o% does 2anta #laus co$e to Irish houses8 3 7hat 1ood do the Irish eat on #hrist$as da&8 4 7hat do the Irish 1a$ilies do on 2t"2tephen4s 5a&8 5 7hat do %o$en do on the 0east o1 *piphan&8