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The Canadian Chamoion, Tuesdav. December 19, 2006 - BOTS 13 Hillary Ford Grade 1, Martin Street School My family doesn't celebrate Christmas. We celebrate some- thing called Yuletide, which is on the first day of' winter. We celebrate it on the 22nd of December. Wbat Yuletide (Winter Solstice) means 10 me is getting together with your fami- ly, having fun, and getting 10 leamn other things about your celebration. My favourite part is bas'ing the big feast and trying new things my farnily bas brought. Wbaî's really special to me is that people dont celebi .0e this and thats wbaî I like about thîs celebration. QUINN KRUEGER What Chistmas nmeans to mie. Ch ristnmas is a urne wvhen a family gels togetber and celc- brates jesus. Tben mny famnily gets together and wse bav e a big dinner, w bile WC c îink of jesus. Theit WC usually go upsiairs and openi Up presents. Sornetimnes 1 leel sad wbien I opent up presents because some people iii other couinîries don't gel prescnits. Sometinies I take somec piesenîs and donaîe tben îo organiza- tions îhat gis e b fainilies i need. After îbat, I go bone antI go 10 bed. Wbîle I arn sleeping, I îbink of people being happy. That is whaî Christmas mneans 10 me, lovîng and caring for each other. BRIANNA SMITH Christmas is receive and gîv Christmas Fs'e together and h~ we go t0 bcd cookies aîîd ii otlier word, 0) ihe miorniiig wî down tb the Chf find our stoc k aîud canîdies. Af openi gIîs iliati us. Atî ben ai il WC 'Cele vciy Chîristmîas. C brisitias is rue happys tbon is tiot aîw ,avs and bave fun. This îs how my famîly eujoys our Christmas. I love Chnistmas! VICKY VONG What Christmnas mneans 10 a lime when we me. Christmas is about people e gifts to others. geîting together and celebratîng is when we gel tbe hîrth of jesus, and giving ave a feasi. Then and receiving lîresenîs from and leave some loved ones. Its about kids think- lk for Sauta,.o (in ing about opening their presents Id Saint Nick. in and geîling cxcited for Santa cwakc tip antI go Claus corning. its about deco- ristmas iree, and rlng [ie bouse and the ings ull f t01s brisimas irc, also hanging up îng fulIw g of 5 siockings. its about heîng wiih )thes b\,cgi\,n vouIr fainnîs atd has îng a greai be end of tbe das big treý ne wit lois of stitffing. -l'lie liesi pari 0i good. 1I bi ec Christnmas for nie is waktng up RYAN OORE ou Chbristnias niorning w îîb my RYAN OOREsîsîci and gotiîg to tie living, rin aiîd sceing aIl of itbe pres- a lune bat gis'es cis utider the îree. I Iosvc wrap- igbis. Chiristmnas ping up tus' Moiblet s guIf aiîd b about rcceis inig sec lîi i ctlion xIienî she opens gufis, il is alI about laiasîîg peace and sbowing lîow mucli you care andt apprecuate esvNbling atîd cs'ers'b)odv. (On es cry C hiistinas, nîy faiiîM cousins and 1 go oui foi- dinnet togelci- tîful Christmas tree in my living room [amily comrng together and havmng with presents under it. However, some fun. 1 don't only celebrate Christmas isn't about getting presents, Christmas 1 also celebrate Diwali, it is itfs about celebrating Jesus' birthday very fun. You get to spend time with Christmas bnings joy to the world. your family, and you get to see fire- Christmas is when your family gets works late at night. My family tradition together and celebrates. VVhen it is gs yhnee D>'ii oe egiet Christmas you can play outside in the Sw neeDiaisovregvety snow. My favourite time of the year is and clothes to the poor. To me Diwali Christmas. means to spend lime with my family SARAH MACLEAN HOWARD Then we ail gather together and have tea. Diwali is the best time of year. What Christmas means to me is my KARAN SHARMA JOSHUA HOLLINGS 'A at Chlristmnas mecans to [lie. Vi len I tbiuîk about Chbiistinas I tiînk about a beau- Ourtleam ofllealth aePoesoaar asdt ndupovig Miltoni w*k qwhljý"i zde frdwETR AIY Give the gift of Health & Relaxation this season! r r' s-,,