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How to Celebrate a Nicaraguan Style Christmas

Christmas in Nicaragua begins on December 7th itself with the Nicaraguans celebrating La Purisima or the Immaculate Conception of Virgin Mary.

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How to Celebrate a Latvian Style Christmas

Christmas is a very important holiday in Latvian culture and it is celebrated for twelve days beginning with the Advent season.

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How is Christmas Celebrated in Iran

Christmas in Iran is celebrated both as the rebirth of the sun and the birth of a man who came to this world for the salvation of humans.

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How to Celebrate an Ethiopian Style Christmas

Christmas in Ethiopia is known as ‘Ganna’ and like in many other countries that follow the Coptic Orthodox Church; it is celebrated on January 7th.

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How to Celebrate Christmas and New Year in Vietnam Style

Christmas in Vietnam is one of the four most important festivals; the other three include The New Year, The Birthday of Buddha and the mid-autumn festival.

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How to celebrate Czech style Christmas

Christmas in Czechoslovakia is celebrated in a very traditional manner and the preparations for this grand event begin more than a month in advance.

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How to Celebrate a Swedish Style Christmas

Christmas in Sweden is the biggest and the longest holiday, the celebrations begin with Advent and the fun and frolic lasts almost two months.

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How to Celebrate a Dutch Style Christmas

The Dutch celebrate Christmas in a much less exuberant fashion as compared to the rest of Europe and even other Western countries.

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How to Celebrate an Egyptian Style Christmas

Egyptian painting of Aset/IsisChristmas is a very special festival in Egypt due to the fact that the Holy Family spent sometime here with Baby Jesus. Read more »

How to celebrate an Argentinean style Christmas

Buenos AiresChristmas in Argentina is a mixture of traditions from many parts of the world, hence, its Christmas customs are varied and are very difficult to generalize.

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