Alice, like every child, waits for Christmas – time of dreams fulfillment. This year she is going to spend Christmas in Lithuania, interesting, but strange to Alice country. She was invited here by a new friend.
First in Lithuanian friends house Alice, has seen Christmas symbol - Lithuanian Christmas tree. It was decorated with shining sweets, apples, knitted snowflakes and jingles. Calm and dizzy candle light has wavered on the tree. Christmas tree has sent yet unknown smell to Alice. The friend has explained that it is a smell of Lithuanian forest.
Evening before Christmas in Lithuanians called Christmas Eve (Kūčios). When all family sits at the table, they remember passed away friends and relatives, talk about coming year. Alice was also sat by the big Christmas Eve table covered with white linen cloth, where all new friend‘s family has already sat. They have tasted twelve dishes made of fish, vegetables, mushrooms. Alice has tasted very unusual food to her poppy milk and kūčiukai - such little cookies, made without any fat.
After the supper wizardry and games have started. Everyone pulled out the straw from under the linen cloth and tried to guess, what their life will be. If you pull out a long straw - you will live long and happy, if short- you will have some troubles. After fun time, everyone has gone to the church for the Shepherd mass where Christmas celebrations have started.
Christmas morning was white and fun. Alice has found many gifts under the Christmas tree, that were waited very much. That was the most wonderful Alice‘s Christmas in Lithuania.
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