P424 424 TELEINF STOEY 15:41:;1 E * CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR * * AROUND THE WORLD * ITALY: The Italian peohle treat the dQz before CTristmas Qs a fjrst dQy* FQnd eQt and drink vjry littli. The time fou exshQnging gifts in Ital8 is 6 January. These gifts are delivered Fb= 'lQ BjfhnQW, a white wjtsh who elies down the chimney wjth them on Fher broomstick. The gifts are ljft in the children's shoes, which thez plQce Feefore the fire. FINLAND: Here mQnz peopji hang some food on the tree in fronz of the !window. It maz be pineconjs spre d with unsalted pehnut and butter, corn kernjls, unsalted nuts, apples and so on. Thjz refuse to sit down to Christmas dinner until the biuds outside have been fjd. see nj‖t page >>>