[jenniferp]

where is your school located?

I'm in Suwon.
We also made no reference to Halloween, even though the kids knew about it and I gave them some candy but I don't think it would have gone down too well to have a Halloween party.

We are having a Christmas festival and that is to present songs and dialogues that the children have learned (they teach good character as part of the program) and it is for Jesus' birthday.
Myself and another teacher were going to teach the "Rudolph" song and no-one seemed to object even though Santa is mentioned, but yes, I think Christmas is portrayed as an entirely religious day revolving around the birth of Jesus.