Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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Christmas in England 2B In England at Christmas time they put their stocking or pillow cases up then they go to bed. When they wake up next morning their stocking or pillow cases are full to the brim with sweets and toys and then they eat roast turkey for dinner. - Timothy Davidson Prep. 3T Christmas in Germany IS There once lived a forester and he lound a child and he took him home and cared for him but in the light of the day he found it was the Christ child who come to stay and before he left he gave the forester a twig and he planted the twig and it grew into the first Christmas tree and every Christmas the grandfather beat his drum to the Christmas tree and they deco- rate it. - Alexander Gree Prep. 3T Grandfather leading his family to the heat of the drum. Hywel Brown playing a verse of the choir ' s Spanish carol Whal shall I give to the Child in the manger . Christmas in Bermuda IB In Bermuda you get your Christmas tree from a store you don ' t get it from a forest because we don ' t have a forest in Bermuda so we can ' t just go chopping our own trees, no that is not how Berniudians get their Christmas tree. - Justin Browne Prep. 3T Christmas in Holland 3T It was December 5th and all the children put their clogs or shoes in the hearth and fill them with hay or sugar for St. Nicholas ' white horse. On December 6th the children discover what St. Nicholas has left them. They eat roast goose to rep- resent St. Nicholas Day. - Marco Bortoli Prep. 3T 21

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CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD Photographs by Peter Green Class 3 Choir, directed by Mrs. Bacon, sings a medley of Christmas Carols. The Mexican guitarist leads his village in singing at Christmas tide - Matthew Collins. Christmas in Mexico 2D Class 2D did a play about Mexico and they all had Mexican ponchos and the front row went around the side of the hall and when they got back they sang a carol about Mexico and then they had three boys on the stage and one boy had a blind fold on him and another boy had a pinata and another boy had a guitar. - Andrew Greetham Prep. 3T Christmas in Sweden 3D 3D told us about Christmas in Sweden. Santa Claus is called Jul Goat. Instead of riding flying reindeer July Goat rode a goat. They had roast goose for dinner and for dessert they had rice pudding and there is an almond hidden in the rice pudding. And whoever gets the almond is the one who gets married in the next year. - Jack Negro Prep. 3T Mrs. Hopkins directing the Recorder Club at Christ Church Devonshire whilst Canon Nisbett listens. 20

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SPORTS DAY Photographs by Peter Green Easy Peasy! Coo! This hurts! 22 Medieval Torture? No, just 3D ' s crab race.