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ESTONIAN CHRISTMAS EVE. By Tom. ESTONIA. Estonia is a small country in Northern Europe. It is below Finland and above Latvia. It has a population of 1.3 million people. The language is similar to Finnish and is very difficult to learn.

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  1. ESTONIAN CHRISTMAS EVE By Tom

  2. ESTONIA • Estonia is a small country in Northern Europe. • It is below Finland and above Latvia. • It has a population of 1.3 million people. • The language is similar to Finnish and is very difficult to learn. • My Grandmother was born in Estonia and we still follow some of the Estonian Customs, one of these is Christmas Eve.

  3. CHRISTMAS EVE • Most Estonians are of the Lutheran religion, which is a type of Christian Religion, they believe in Jesus and God. • In Estonia , the most important day of Christmas is Christmas Eve and they call it “joulud”. • A lot of these customs started before there was organized religion and they believed in fairies, elves and magic.

  4. Folk Traditions • Christmas Eve is a National holiday in Estonia. • The Christmas Tree would be brought in and decorated on the Feast of St. Thomas [21st December] • On Christmas Eve, people would spend all day cooking and preparing the house. • Estonians would lay straw on the floor to celebrate the birth of Jesus. • They would also make crowns out of the straw and hang them from the ceiling.

  5. Then the whole family would go off to the sauna before going to church. • Children would be given new clothes and shoes to wear to Church. • Christmas presents would appear under the tree brought by St.Nicholas. • Presents would be opened after dinner and you had to sing a song, dance or recite a poem to get them.

  6. FOOD • It was important to eat a large meal on Christmas Eve because they believed it meant that there would be lots of food for the next year. • Food would be left on the table that night for “the visiting spirits”

  7. Estonian Food • Estonian food would be served like • Pork • Sauerkraut • Potatoes • Blood sausage [verivost] • Beetroot salad [rosolje] • Pickled herrings • Meat jelly [suit] • Gingerbread biscuits [pipparkogid] • Black rye bread [lieb] • Sweet yeast bread [kringle]

  8. My Christmas Eve • We still celebrate Christmas Eve. We go to my Aunt’s house, open presents and eat a lot. • My favourite Christmas food is herrings which is made with egg, cream and chives and served on pumernickel which is a type of dark bread. • I also love the gingerbread biscuits which I help make and we bake them in lots of shapes.

  9. Conclusion • I think I’m pretty lucky celebrating Christmas Eve and Christmas Day because my family originates from so many different counties. • I get two Christmases!!! • I hope we can keep celebrating Christmas Eve and keep passing down our customs.

  10. References • My Mum • Estonia.eu/about-estonia/clture.htm • Travelmoments.ca