population: around 5.2 million! by zander munroe

Christmas In Scotland

Population:Around 5.2 million!

By Zander Munroe

Scottish ShortbreadDirections

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.Grease and flour baking pan.

Cream butter and sugar. Gradually add flour. Mix well. May be rolled and cut or baked in a pan.

Bake for 30 minutes, until slightly golden brownIngredients:2 cups (1 pound) butter1 cup brown sugar4 cups flour

HogmanayThe Scottish people have their big celebrations on New Year's Eve, called Hogmanay. A long time ago there is a custom that it is bad luck for the fire to go out on Christmas Eve, since it is at this time that the elves are around and only a raging fire will keep them from coming down the chimney at Christmas eve

Christmas day

On Christmas day, people sometimes make big bonfires and dance around them playing

bagpipes. Bannock cakes made of oatmeal are usually eaten at Christmas. In Scotland,

Christmas had traditionally been celebrated very quietly, because the Church of Scotland -

the Presbyterian Church - has never placed any great emphasis on the Christmas festival,

However, the Scots who are members of the Church of England or other churches generally

celebrate Christmas in the same way as the English people do, however because some

people who disapproved of Christmas for they believed that there was too much riotous

festivity that went on. Nowadays these things are held at Hogmanay, but they do celebrate

Christmas with some very interesting customs.

Scottish Christmas Tree

Scottish map

Scotland has Santa Claus

Calls Santa Claus, Santa ClausWears a kilt holds bag pipes

how to say Merry Christmas in Scotland Scots A Blythe YuleMerry Christmas

Scottish Gaelic Nollaig chridheil

Scottish Christmas Characters

Elf Santa Claus

What good boys and girls get

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Interesting factspeople sometimes make big bonfires and dance around them

playing bagpipes.Interesting Facts:

In the days leading to Christmas, these lights are smashed up one by one by young people so that only one or two

remain at the top of the tree by Christmas Eve.

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