Tudor Christmas

Yesterday Class 4 celebrated Christmas in Tudor style. They spent the morning cooking and preparing for a Tudor banquet and learning about the different traditions and their meanings.

After lunch we lit the Yule log ; a tradition dating back to Viking times. The Yule log was kept alight for the whole 12 days of Christmas

Class 4 returned to class to enjoy a Tudor "feast"- gingerbread and mince pies.

We elected a 'Lord of Misrule '  who was in charge of the entertainment . Groups had put together Tudor dances and we learned the Tudor carol ' Boar's Head'  singing it with much enthusiasm!

We finished the afternoon by making wreaths using willow and decorating them with yew, holly and laurel.

What lovely wreaths !