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End of year traditions: Celebrating

Christmas and New Year

Time has flown again this year and soon both Target. If you live in a small space or just don’t feel
Christmas and New Year will be upon us! It is an like having a Christmas tree, you can still get into the
exciting time of the year and although not everyone Christmas spirit by visiting the giant tree at the front
celebrates Christmas, in the United States it is difficult of the Rockefeller Center, or come to Zoni and take a
to avoid – Christmas is everywhere! selfie by our lovely tree!
Like Thanksgiving, most families get together for a
In this holiday blog we will talk about American big Christmas ‘dinner’ either on the 24th or 25th of
Christmas traditions, New Year’s Eve, and the famous December. Presents are also a big part of Christmas.
ball-drop at Times Square, and finally what you can Children write letters to Santa and leave milk and
expect at Zoni over the coming weeks. cookies out for him before they go to bed. When
they wake up in the morning
Although Christmas has its origins in it is always very exciting to see
Christianity, the holiday is now a time if Santa has eaten his treats
for togetherness, regardless of religion. and left gifts under the tree!
Christmas is most often celebrated The exchange of gifts among
with friends and/or close family. But in friends and family is also
addition to this, there are always many common. Sometimes there
parties and events in the weeks before will be what is called a “Secret
Christmas. It is not unusual to have Santa”. Instead of buying gifts
a work Christmas party, a party with for all your family or friends
friends, maybe your building or gym you draw a name from a
will throw a party too – there is a lot of hat. You cannot tell anyone
celebrating to do! whose name you drew. That
is the person you should buy
An important symbol of Christmas is a gift for. Sometimes there are
the Christmas tree. In the weeks before other rules like a price limit or
Christmas you will see people selling something else like “you must
real trees on street corners. You can buy make the gift by hand”. Games
decorations almost everywhere, and if a like these take the pressure off
real tree is not your thing, you can also needing to buy gifts for many
find fake trees at stores like Walmart or people and are also fun!

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