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An article about Christmas traditions around the world

Christmas is celebrated in so many different ways, and it is different depending where you go

Gabriel Douglas
Dec 12, 2016
Trinity International University
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An article about Christmas traditions around the world
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I understand. You're probably thinking...another article about Christmas, really? But don't worry! I am about to give you a different outlook on Christmas all around the world.

I want to list Christmas traditions that other countries do, that us folks in America do not do, but maybe we should start!

Bananas and Christmas?

Bananas and Christmas don't seem to go together but our friends in India would have to say differently. People in India still go to church on Christmas Eve and do gift-giving, but because they do not have fir trees or pine cone trees to decorate, they usually make do with mango trees or banana trees instead. So, instead of seeing the traditional Christmas trees lighting up the streets, you will see banana and mango trees being lit up and decorating the streets of India!

Marriage from Footwear....

Meanwhile in the beautiful country of Czech Republic, if you do not want to be single for another Christmas, you are in luck! If you stand with your back to the front door and throw your shoe behind your shoulder and it lands with the toe pointing to the door, you are going to be married soon! Next time you are in Czech Republic give it a go!

Warning: Only works on Christmas, in Czech Republic.

Christmas=KFC

Yup, you read that title right, just like turkey is a staple for Americans on thanksgiving, Kentucky Fried Chicken is a must for Japanese on Christmas day. This is KFC's biggest sale day in Japan thousands of buckets of chicken will be sold.

The Goat must live!

This tradition in Sweden goes back to 1966. In 1966, a 13 meter straw goat was put up in the town square in Gavle Sweden. At midnight on Chrismas Eve, the goat went up in flames! You think they would stop after this right? NO! People still build the goat, and people still burn it down, this goat has been burned down 25 times.

These are just a couple things that others around the world do to celebrate Christmas.

So tell me, how do your unique Christmas traditions compare to these?

*information gathered from http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/strange-christmas-cus...

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