Hungarian children celebrate Christmas twice! Once on December 6th which is Saint Nicholas’ Day and once on Christmas Day. The children aren’t allowed in the living room until the bell rings because their parents are decorating the Christmas tree. On the day of Christmas they eat a special holiday meal called streudel. When they go to church if it is snowing they might make a snowman.
Instead of stockings in Hungary they use their favorite boots. In Hungary they call Santa Claus Mikulá. At dinner they eat a bread called beigli.
The largest Christmas tradition is the Betlehem Play, a short play about Jesus with songs and poems. The kids are usually in costumes.
No comments:
Post a Comment