Christmas in Samoa.

This week we were learning how to infer and all about samoa because it is samoan language week. I enjoyed talking about what I do at christmas time and how other countries celebrate it and also sharing ideas with my reading group. What I found challenging was to get the information that I understand of the web. My digital object shows I can embed my doc and tell people about how other countries celebrate Christmas. I hope you like it!!!   

For the Ancestors - One Woman’s Malu

Describe a cultural tradition of your family, whānau, or community.  (Include values about honour, responsibility, strength, leadership, and community)	Describe a cultural tradition of Samoa. (Include values about honour, responsibility, strength, leadership, and community)	Describe a cultural tradition from another country.  (Include values about honour, responsibility, strength, leadership, and community)
Jakob A -We have roast  turkey and eggnog for Christmas time. Sometimes we might  go to church.	It starts with a church service to remember christ our lord,christmas greetings,and family time.	In greece.On christmas boys sing kalanda. They play drums and play the triangle and also sing. They carry model boats with nut’s that are painted gold.
Braden -On Christmas we give   presents to our family and the other half of my family goes to my nana's house on christmas eve.	They start off the day with a church service then to remember Christ and to meet your family on Christmas eve.	In Scotland they sing Christmas carols and put a Christmas tree out. They also give Santa food.
Michael -On Christmas in my house we get double the presents and get a really big dinner and desert.	It starts by going to church to remember Jesus and God and after we open our presents at church.	In South Africa they put Christmas lights all over their houses and people go for drives and look at the houses.
How are the values associated with these traditions the same or different? Same - We all have big dinners.
Different - Jakob A has eggnog and turkey for christmas, Micheal has double the present, bradens family goes to their nana’s house for christmas eve.
Same- they all go to church
Different - Jakob A said that they say christmas greetings to each other,braden said that they meet their family on christmas eve,Micheal said a in south africa they put lights all over there houses.
Same- We all sing songs.
Different- Braden said that they give Santa food in Scotland,Jakob A said they play the drums and the triangles in Greece,Micheal said that they put lights all over their house in South Africa.