T'was the night before Christmas - Words

Christmas Poem by Clement Clarke Moore

T'was the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there.

The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads.
And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap.

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tinny reindeer.

With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name!

"Now Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! On, Cupid! on, on Donner and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!"

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky.
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of Toys, and St Nicholas too.

And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St Nicholas came with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot.
A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler, just opening his pack.

His eyes-how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow.

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath.
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly!

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself!
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk.
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose!

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he drove out of sight,
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!"

Sceneta de Craciun - obiceiuri de sarbatorile de iarna

Prezentare
Sceneta cuprinde cateva obiceiuri de iarna si cele mai semnificative momente traditionale ale sarbatorilor de iarna, o magica si fascinanta perioada a anului. Evenimentele se succed pornind de la pregatirea colaceilor de catre gospodine pana la primirea colindatorilor.

Elemente de decor
Cuptorul - Cuptorul se realizeaza usor din doua cutii de carton, una mare si una mai mica. Se decupeaza pe partea din fata de la cutia mare un semicerc, iar pe partea ramasa se picteaza cu negru niste dungi care imita caramizile. Pe partea de deasupra se picteaza tot cu negru niste cercuri care trebuie sa imite plita. Cutia mica se decupeaza la fel, in semicerc pe partea din fata si se pune peste cea mare, dar mai in spate.
Bec - Folosim un bec invelit in celofan rosu, pe care il vom pune in gaura de la cutia mare, iar peste el niste crengute uscate. Cand se aprinde becul se creaza impresia focului care arde in cuptor.
Covata  - Covata este asezata in mijlocul scenei, iar in ea sunt asezate niste prosoape mici si o papusa.
Cos mare - Cosul mare este asezat in fata scenei, dar mai intr-o parte. Vom aseza in el un prosop de artizanat in care “gospodina” va pune colaceii scosi din cuptor.
2 scaunele - Pe scaunele vor sta gazdele care primesc alaiul de colindatori.

Desfasurare:
Toti copiii sunt imbracati in costume nationale. Sceneta cuprinde: prezentatorul, fetita, fata mare, fata mica, mama, baiatul, anul nou, grupul de fete pentru colinda, grupul de baieti pentru stea.

Traditii si obiceiuri de Mos Nicolae

Mos Nicolae

În noaptea de 5 spre 6 decembrie se spune în tradiţia populară că Moş Nicolae vine la geamuri şi vede copiii care dorm şi sunt cuminţi. Acestora le lasă în ghete dulciuri şi alte cadouri. În schimb, pe copiii neascultători îi pedepseşte lasându-le în ghetuţe câte o nuieluşă.

Mos Nicolae este o personificare la varsta senectutii, a timpului imbatranit care a preluat din Calendarul crestin numele si data de celebrare ale Sfantului Nicolae (6 decembrie), personaj real (episcop din Myra, mort probabil in anul 342), aparator al dreptei credinte in Iisus.

 In traditiile romanesti Mos Nicolae are atributii straine de statutul sau ierarhic: apare pe un cal alb, aluzie la prima zapada care cade la inceputul iernii, pazeste Soarele care incearca sa se strecoare pe langa el spre taramurile de miazanoapte pentru a lasa lumea fara lumina si caldura, este iscoada lui Dumnezeu pe langa Drac, ajuta vaduvele, orfanii si fetele sarace la maritat, este stapanul apelor si salveaza de la inec corabierii, apara soldatii pe timp de razboi, motiv pentru care este invocat in timpul luptelor.

In noptile marilor sarbatori, cand se deschide cerul pentru o clipa, oamenii pot sa-l vada stand la Masa Imparateasca in dreapta lui Dumnezeu. Mos Nicolae imparte astazi, asemanator lui Mos Craciun, daruri celor mici.

 Mai veche este insa traditia pedepsirii copiilor neascultatori cu nuielusa lasata in incaltarile lor in noaptea de 5/6 decembrie. Ca sfant, Mos Nicolae a fost mai darnic cu pedepsele decat cu recompensele.

Poezii de craciun pt copii - Bradutul

Bradulet, bradut dragut,
Ninge peste tine
Haide, hai in casa mea
Unde-i cald si bine.
Pom de Anul Nou te fac
O, ce BUCURIE
Cu beteala-am sa te-mbrac
Si stelute o mie.
Si fetite si baieti
Batand din manute
Te-om juca si ti-om canta
Cantece dragute.

Bradutul este o poezie de Craciun pt cei mici, e draguta si usor de retinut, eu mi-o amintesc si acum.