Christmas differentces of 2 countries:England and Estonia
On December 24 the President of Estonia declares Christmas
Peace and attends a Christmas Service.
Fourthly, eating habist are quite opposite. English peole dinner consists of roast
turkey, roast potatoes, brussels sprouts , chestnuts, cranberry sauce, tiny sausages,
wrapped in bacon. For dessert they have a blazing Christmas Pudding and for drink
eggnog. But, Estonian people Christmas meals are large baked pork or goose
struffed with apples or sauerkraut, black pudding with cowberry/red billberry jam,
meat jelly with vinegar and strong mustard, glazed ginger-bread. People drink home-
brewed ale and mead.
Lastly, Father Chistmas in Estonia arrives with a huge bag bulging with gifts in the
afternoon. Children are expected to sing, danc or recite poems to claim their
presents. But, in England children find their gifts on the morning of Detcember 25 in
their stockings bulging with gifts brought by Fater Chistmas at night. Family presents
are found under the Christmas tree