Här nedan kan du läsa om många olika jultraditioner av både studeranden och lärare.

Down below you get to read about many different types of Christmas by both students and teachers.

My christmas by becki

My Christmas is celebrated the British way, so on December 25th. 

In the morning, my kids have stockings that Father Christmas has left at the end of their beds. In the stockings are small useful things such as pens, notebooks and socks. For some reason which has long been forgotten, there is always also a satsuma in the stocking. 

Christmas dinner is held mid-afternoon and in the days before we were all vegetarians that would include turkey, but nowadays we have nut loaf with the roast potatoes, mashed parsnips and brussels sprouts. Before we start eating, we all pull our Christmas crackers. We then read the jokes and put on the paper hats that we find in the crackers. After eating the main course, if anyone still has space for food, then it is time for Christmas pudding served with cream, ice cream or brandy butter depending on personal taste.

After dinner, we open the presents from each other that we have placed under the Christmas tree. The remainder of the evening is then spent either in a food coma, putting together a jigsaw puzzle or watching old Christmas classics such as It’s a Wonderful Life or Home Alone.

Min jul av Daniela

Min jul firas den 24 december, som säkert de flesta gör i Finland. Våran familj älskar julen och vi har därför flera traditioner. 

Vårat julfirande börjar vid lillajul då alla småbarn springer runt i huset på kvällen och söker deras tomteluvor, som finns gömda runtom. I tomteluvorna finns godis, kanske något nyttigt mellanmål, en liten julig pryl ex. juldekoration och såklart också en clementin. Tillsammans med tomtesökande så serveras glögg och jultårtor.

Under hela december månad har vi öppnat en hemgjord julkalender, med någon rolig liten grej eller godis inuti. Samma julkalender har jag öppnat så länge jag kan komma ihåg. Numera finns det inte några småbarn i familjen så ibland blir kalender bortglömd, men det har alltid varit viktigt att kalendern är hemgjord. Nämligen alla kusiner i släkten har liknande julkalendrar gjorda av mormor.

my christmas by peik

24th of December

The morning is always a bit chaotic as there are still some last minute preparations to do, example of this is when my dad wraps up last gifts he probably bought the day before. There is probably some rice porridge as it is one of the traditions we still hold on to. Me and my brothers usually get out of the way and go play some ice hockey outside until the last preparations are done.

Before dinner we have a Christmas sauna, after which everyone is ready to overeat as is traditional. The food however is a bit different from the traditional christmas foods We usually start our dinner with a shrimp salad after which, we have some Peking style duck and if after that somebody is still hungry for more there is usually some salmon and some appropriate sides for that. On one occasion we even had sushi, which was a nice process as everyone got to help with the making, but also quite a lot of work. We end the dinner with some dessert, but that tends to change every year. Last year we had Tiramisu, made by yours truly. 

After dinner it is time for the opening of gifts from each other. After this there is usually some classic Christmas movie to watch such as Home Alone or Die Hard, which we enjoy with some chocolate and coffee on the side.