Christmas Blog

Christmas in Brazil is a mixture of traditions from many parts of the world because Brazilians themselves are a mix of several races.

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Christmas in China used to be celebrated only by the small number of Christians before the commercial aspect of the festival hit the nation.
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Greeks celebrate Christmas with a lot of solemnity and somberness and many Greeks regard the festival as only second to Easter in importance.

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Christmas, in the Philippines, is an extremely important and venerated holiday because a major chunk of the Filipino population is made up of Roman Catholics.

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Hungarians celebrate Christmas as a very elaborate but a private affair and the festivities begin with the arrival of Advent.

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Christmas in America varies according to regions because of different ethnic backgrounds of the people who originally settled and brought their own customs and traditions.

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To celebrate a French style Christmas is to observe it with family and friends, surrounded by children and by exchanging gifts and good wishes. It is marked by generosity, family reunions, candy for children and gifts for the poor. Midnight Mass is now very sparsely attended but is still regarded as important. Christmas trees (sapins de noël) are popular and they believe in the Yule log or the Christmas log. Read more »

To celebrate a Russian style Christmas might require you to adjust to observing the event more as a winter festival rather than a religious one. Russian Orthodox Christmas takes place on January 7th and the celebration lasts six days. Read more »

To celebrate an Indian style Christmas you must be prepared for a coming together of two extremely diverse cultures and traditions. Not only do the Indians celebrate the birth of the Lord with total panache, they have lent the whole festival a local color in true indomitable Indian style. Read more »

To celebrate a Swiss style Christmas you must begin your festivities almost a month in advance, on December 6th, with the feast of St. Nicholas. At dusk on this day a procession of men (lifeltrager ) goes walking through the towns and cities wearing gigantic illuminated lanterns in the shape of a Bishop’s mitre on their heads. Read more »