In general Christmas is celebrated the same way all over the world, but with this every country has little unique peculiarities, that differ one country from the other. In Brazil, for example, people have tradition to make a bed of straw upon which, according to the legend, Jesus first slept in Bethlehem. Such beds are set up in homes, shops and churches... In China people decorate trees with colorful ornaments, which are made from paper in the shapes of flowers, chains and lanterns… In Russia and Egypt Christmas is celebrated on the 7th of January and people are expected to keep advent before the holiday for forty days. During this period such products as meat, poultry or dairy are prohibited to eat.

But my dream is to celebrate Christmas 2005 in Italy… I have two reasons for it. First of all, celebrating Christmas in Italy is very exciting in itself. The Christmas season in Italy goes for three weeks, starting 8 days before the holiday. During this period, children go from house