2. Complete the text with the missed words: Friends’, luck, man, houses, first, visit, parents, good, dark, those.

Different traditions in different countries.

In Mexico, during the nine days before Christmas people visit their (1) houses in the evenings, carrying lighted candles. They sing carols and knock at the door. At first they are not let in. This is one of the customs of the posada! Then they explain they are Mary and Joseph, (2) of Jesus Christ. They are welcomed warmly.

In many European countries children receive presents from St. Nicolas on the 6th of December. In the Netherlands he arrives in Amsterdam by boat, with his servant Black Peter, who carries a sack to take away (3) children who have been naughty. He brings presents for the (4) children.

In Scotland you can go “first footing”. That is – you (5) friends, so you are the “first foot” of the New Year in their (6) . In Scotland the (7) visitor who comes into a house on New Year’s morning is “the First Foot”. The Scots believe that the First Foot brings (8) to the family for the New Year. In Scotland the First Foot must be a (9) (or a boy), not a woman! And he must have (10) hair.
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