Today we studied Russia and Italy and how they celebrate Christmas. Russia is famous for dolls, so we made paper dolls to place on our tree. Italy is where the first nativity scene was created by St. Francis of Assisi. We made a nativity scene with foam paper and popsicle sticks. A couple interesting things about both countries, is that their gift giving day is on Epiphany, Jan. 6. Some children get gifts on both Christmas and Epiphany. Also both countries believe not only in Santa but an old woman who was asked to help the 3 Wise Men find baby Jesus, but she refused. Now she is cursed to roam around giving gifts to good girls and boys. In Russia, they call her Babouschka and in Italy she is La Befana who wears black and rides around on a broomstick (sounds like another holiday Americans celebrate to me.) Here a 2 pictures of the boys placing their ornaments on (or near) the tree. We are finding our tree is too small (or our ornaments are too big.)
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