**Christmas speech**

Today I had a last presentation!!!

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*group1* Brazil

There are funny Santa's picture :)

Their PowerPoint have nice pictures!! ⇒easy to understand.



*group3* Australia

I wanted to listen to Australian Christmas song :*(

But it was a good information.



*group4* Italy

I could get a lot of new information!!

Nice pictures.



*group5* UK

Nice slides!!

I was surprised to hear that coins are hidden in the pudding.



*group6* Russia
Cute slides!!

*group7* Denmark

I was glad to know Denmark words

("Got Jul!!" = "have a nice Christmas!!")

*group8* Egypt

Easy to listen!!

interesting information!!

*group9* France

simple slides, but easy to understand.

*group10* Germany
St. Nicholas's story was interesting!!

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I was glad to hear various countries information!!

**ttfn**

**Santa Claus**

I'm looking into "Santa Claus".






And this is a draft of a speech.



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I'm going to tell you about "Santa Claus". As you know, Santa Claus is an old man who brings presents to children every year. He has a white beard, wears red suits, lives on the North Pole and flies around in a sleigh with 8 reindeer.
The Americanversion of a "Santa Claus, or St. Nicholas" originally came from the Ducth version called "Sintaklaas". The Dutch settlers in New Amsterdam (New York) brought this fun tradision to America in the 17th century. He did not become an important person at Christmas until he was put in a novel in 1809. This first Santa Claus didn't have his red suit and fly without any reindeer. Modern ideas of Santa Claus were made by an American cartnoonist in 1863. Santa was illustrated by him having red suit, pipe, and his reindeer and sleigh.
USA is a big country, so there are various Santa Claus. For example, in California and Hawaii Santa do surfing. In Hawaii the coming of the Christmas Tree Ship and arriving Santa Claus by boat are the symbol of beginning Christmas.

novel name: "History of New York" by Washington Irving

cartoonist name: Thomas Nast "Harper's Weekly"
**Forewell**