Christmas in different countrys(jõulud erinevates maades)
Nicholas after who Santa Claus is modelled.
On Christmas Eve everyone in the family, carries a lit candle, to stand around an unlit bonfire
outside their house. The youngest child usually the son of the family reads the Christmas
story, after which the bonfire is lit. The way the flames spread shows the luck of the house in
the coming year. When the fire burns, psalms are sung, and when it sinks, everyone leaps
over the embers making wishes.
Early on Christmas morning everyone goes to Mass. At this Mass another bonfire is lit in the
middle of the floor. While the wood is blazing, ancient hymns are sung and the celebrant
carries a figure of the Christ Child around the building. After this the celebrant then touches
the nearest person in a "touch of peace". This touch is passed from one to another until
everyone has received it.
Christmas dinner is chicken, oranges, nuts and pastries
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