Som de fleste nok ved, så fejre man jul her i England den 25. december. Altså er den 24. december = Christmas Eve, den 25. december = Christmas Day, og den 26. december = Boxing Day.
Derfor fejrede jeg den 24. december ”Juleaften” sammen med Laura (Schweiz) og Juliette (Tyskland) til Lauras værtsfamilies julemiddag. Der var der en kæmpe tag-selv bord med ris, chili, brød, ost, kiks og desserter, hvilket smagte super lækkert og godt mættende. Resten af aftenen gik på film, snak og leg.
På Christmas Day spiste jeg morgenmad sammen med min værtsfamilie, hvor vi også åbnede vores gaver til hinanden, og derefter hen til det lokale værtshus og senere tog min værtsfamilie os (min værtssøster og jeg) over til Mia, som er min værtsmors datter, for at tilbringe juledag der. Så jeg fejrede julen sammen med min værtsfamilie, Maria og hendes to døtre, Mia og Dixy. Min værtsmors søn og hans to døtre var der også for et par timer. Vi fik en rigtig god Christmas Dinner, som vi spiste omkring eftermiddagstid, og is til dessert. Senere på aftenen fik vi så Cheese and Crackers, hvilket har været en total favorit hos mig her på det sidste. Under måltidet havde vi også Christmas Crackers og skrabelodder, hvor jeg vandt £10. Her udvekslede vi også gaver. Jeg gav mine gaver til Maria og hendes to døtre, som jeg håber at de blev glade for. Mia havde fået en segway til jul, så vi legede lidt med den udenfor, men ellers sad vi indenfor og så TV, og jeg formåede også noget farvelægning sammen med Dixy.
Boxing Day er som sagt dagen efter Christmas Day, så den tilbringer man normalt også med familie. Denne gang tog vi derfor hen til Emma, som er min værtsmors yngste datter. Der var et tag-selv bord med en masse små fingermadder samt en rigtig engelsk julekage bagt af min værtsfars mor. Igen en rigtig hyggelig dag med film og brætspil.
Nytårsaftnen fejrede jeg igen sammen med Laura og Juliette hos Hatties hjem sammen med hendes familie og venner, samme sted hvor jeg også fejrede Bonfire Night. Det var en super hyggelig aften omringet af utrolig søde mennesker, og igen var der et tag-selv bord med ris, chili, nachos, brød, pølser og desserter.
Hos denne familie havde de en spansk tradition når klokken slog midnat. Hver gang uret slog (altså 12 gange i alt) skulle man spise en vindrue, og det skulle man gøre forhåbentlig uden at få noget galt i halsen. Mens vi gjorde det så vi også fyrværkeriet i London på fjernsynet, hvilket var rigtig flot i år.
// 2016 have begun, and all the festivities are now over. I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a happy New Year. I will start school again the 5th of January, which is on Tuesday.
As most of you probably know already, you celebrate Christmas on the 25th here in England. So the 24th is Christmas Eve, the 25th is Christmas Day, and the 26th is Boxing Day.
Therefore I celebrated the 24th of December (which is “Juleaften” in Denmark) with Laura (Switzerland) and Juliette (Germany) at Laura’s host family’s Christmas Dinner. There was a huge buffet on the table with rice, chili, bread, cheese, crackers and desserts, which tasted really good and very filling. The rest of the evening we spent on films, chats and games.
On Christmas Day I ate breakfast with my host family, where we also opened our presents from each other. After that we went to the local pub, before heading to my host mother’s daughter’s house to celebrate Christmas with her, Maria, and her two daughters, Mia and Dixy. My host mother’s son and his two daughters were also there for a few hours. We had a really nice Christmas Dinner and ice cream for dessert. During the dinner we also had Christmas Crackers and scratch cards, where I won £10. Later that evening we had cheese and crackers, which have been a complete favourite at mines lately. We exchanged presents, and I gave my presents to the others, which I hope they liked. Mia got a segway for Christmas, so we played a bit on that outside, otherwise we just sat inside and watched TV, and I also managed to do some colouring in with Dixy.
Boxing Day is as said the day after Christmas Day, so you usually spend that with family as well. This day we therefore went to Emma’s house, which is my host mother’s youngest daughter. There was a selection of food and a proper English Christmas Cake baked by my host father’s mother. It was again a really nice day with films and board games.
I celebrated New Year's Eve with Laura and
Juliette as well at Hattie’s place with her and her family and friends, the
same place where I also spend Bonfire Night. It was a really nice evening/night
with incredible nice people, Again there were a buffet with rice, chili,
nachos, bread, sausages and desserts. At Hattie’s family they had a Spanish
tradition where you eat a grape for every time the bell goes after midnight,
hopefully without choking. Whilst doing that we watched the fireworks in London
on television, which were beautiful this year.
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