70 Special Unit · Winter 6 Winter celebrations in other countries. Read. Look up the words you don’t know. Not all countries celebrate Christmas. Here are some other winter celebrations: Hanukkah Hanukkah lasts for eight days. People light a candle holder called a menorah. They eat potato pancakes and play with a spinning toy called a dreidel. Diwali Diwali is the Festival of Lights. It is in October or November. People light lamps, decorate their homes, and have fireworks. They eat sweets and give gifts. Chinese New Year Chinese New Year happens in January or February. People clean their houses, and have family dinners. They give red envelopes with money to children. There are also big big parades with colourful dragons. Santa Lucia Day Santa Lucia Day is on December 13th. Children wear white dresses and crowns of candles. They sing songs and bring special buns called Lussekatter. seventy Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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