Informative Essay On Christmas Bingo

Imagine waking up to lots of snow, along with the smell of pancakes, coffee, and freshly baked cinnamon rolls. Spending hours at the table excitedly chatting to aunts, uncles, cousins, grandpas, grandmas, mom and dad. Everyone being excited to open gifts. Little kids running around everywhere with their new toys. That is what I get to enjoy every Christmas. A couple of years ago we started this family tradition, Christmas bingo. Around lunch, we would gather in the family room and get out the older bingo cards, the ones with the markers already on them. We would all set out our gifts we brought and set them on display for all to see. There’s an adult table and a kids table. After a few rounds, we would all clear our boards, and hope for more

Everyone would gather around, eat lots of food with family and friends, decorating Christmas trees, and exchanging gifts. It used to about rejoicing the upcoming year, eating fresh meat, and drinking the finally ready-made wine and beer that was fermenting during the year. This was the one day of the year in which parents could spoil their kids, without “actually spoiling” them. Christmas has been celebrated to this day in every part of the world. In the US, we decorate trees, put up christmas lights in and outside our homes, gather together as a family, and possibly set our cookies and milk for Santa. In England, everyone helps put Christmas decorations up, and famous people turn on light switches that light up the streets. Kids will put up their stockings by the fire or in their room, and leave out some mince pie and brandy for “Father Christmas”. Children even write letters to him, telling him what they want, some would leave them out by the fire, but most tossed the letters in the fire and “Father Christmas” would read the letter through the smoke. In Germany, it wasn’t until the 4th century that they actually celebrated Christmas on December 25, instead they celebrated it on January 6th. Now, Germany celebrates 12 days of Christmas from the 25th of December to the 6th of January. Around the beginning of December to about Christmas Eve, every city of every size has German city markets. There they offer warm