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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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