population: around 5.2 million! by zander munroe
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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
Couldn’t find it.
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.
BibliographyHttp://www.population.com
http://www.northpole.net/world.htmhttp://www.christmas.com/worldview
http://www.soon.org.uk/country/christmas.htmhttp://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/