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CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS AROUND THE WORLD
THE MOST CURIOUS CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS IN THE WORLD
With the arrival of Christmas comes that time of the year to decorate the house with lights, put up the Christmas tree and sing Christmas carols. And what do they do in other countries? In this article, you can discover the traditions of other parts of the world.
Christmas the typical tradition for the Spanish may seem strange to others, but the ones I bring you today will also surprise you. Here you will discover the most curious Christmas customs and traditions in the world, it is very interesting to know the celebrations depending on the country. Surely more than one of the ones that I am going to tell you about, let's go there!
Christmas traditions around the world
Although it is hard for us to believe, many Spanish Christmas traditions are not celebrated equally in the rest of the planet. There are even countries that don't even celebrate Christmas and others that take the opportunity to eat up to 12 different dishes on Christmas Eve (although we almost do it too). Do you want to know more about these curiosities? Keep reading and I'll tell you.
1. The “Santa Claus” of the Netherlands and Belgium – Sinterklaas
Did you know that Santa Claus does not come to the Netherlands? On December 5, Sinterklass rides with his assistant Zwarte Piet through the country, distributing gifts and sweets. According to what they say, 3 weeks before Sinterklaas leaves Spain and arrives at the Dutch port. Lately, the last Saturday of November arrives where that afternoon the children leave a letter at the door of the house with what they want and the next day they find sweets and chocolates. And on December 5, if they have been good, they will be able to open their gifts and celebrate that day with their family. Moral of the story: the Dutch love to eat chocolate.
On the other hand, Christmas day is very important for Catholics, many families go to church and the same thing happens in Belgium.
2 . Christmas Day in Ukraine and Russia
When is Christmas exactly? It is always on December 24, right? In principle, yes, but not in all countries. For some Orthodox Christians, it is January 6, which happens in Ukraine, Christmas Day is a traditional holiday with 12 different wishes, one for each of Jesus' apostles. In Ukraine they receive gifts on New Year's Day, in Russia Christmas is on January 7th. Oh, and Christmas trees in Ukraine might look more like Halloween, as they are covered in spider webs and fake spiders.
Neither Santa Claus nor Saint Nicholas comes here as in many Eastern countries, in Russia Ded Moroz and Snegurochka come. During Christmas, they eat a lot, sing and of course, the Christmas tree cannot be missing, the only different thing is the different dates since their calendar is based on the Julian calendar and not the Gregorian one.
3. Christmas markets in Germany
3. Christmas markets in Germany
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2. Traditions de l'Avent en Alsace
A l'approche des fêtes tout le pays se transforme : les maisons se décorent
de branches de sapin, les
fenêtres s'illuminent de décors étoilés. Sur les places des villes et des
villages s'élèvent de grands
sapins, décorés de boules et de guirlandes.
Des marchés de Noël "Christkindlmarik" s'installent dans de petites
maisons en bois. Le plus
ancien en France existe depuis 1570, c'est celui de Strasbourg. De nos
jours il y a des marchés, dans
toutes les petites villes d'Alsace comme Colmar, Sélestat et celles de la
route du Vin et du Ried
(coté plaine). Il y a des petites cabanes et des étalages, ou l'on trouve
toutes sortes de décorations de
Noël, des jouets fabriqués de manière artisanale.
Les marchés en Alsace http://www.marche-de-noel-alsace.com/
En Alsace http://www.marche-de-noel-alsace.com/avav.htm
Marché de Strasbourg http://www.aquadesign.be/news/article-3331.php
A Strasbourg http://www.weihnachtsmarkt-deutschland.de/marche-de-
noel-strasbourg.html
The Advent Crown
The Advent Crown made of woven fir branches and four candles
representing the four seasons of the year, emerged quite late in the
Protestant regions of Germany. It reached Scandinavia, before spreading
to various other countries..The four candles are lit one by one each
Sunday before Christmas.
The Advent Calendar
The Advent Calendar is a tradition of German origin to encourage children
to be patient until Christmas. So that they feel they have less time to wait,
children are given an Advent Calendar at the beginning of December
which has twenty four little doors. They open one of them every evening;
the last door is opened on Christmas Eve,just before the arrival of Father
Christmas. Originally, the closed doors would hide pious images but these
have now been replaced by sweets. The first Advent Calendar is thought
3. to date back to 1851.
The Christmas tree
The evergreen Christmas tree, like holly and ivy symbolizes eternal life.
This tradition was first recorded in the 16th century, in Alsace; but as early
as the 11th century, houses seem to have been decorated wiith“greenery
taken from trees”. Very early on, the Christmas tree was covered with
various decorations and candles to light it up when Christmas came. In
Hungary, for example,the tree is decorated with biscuits, sweets and
chocolates, which can be eaten from December 24, making sure that the
colored wrappers are not removed so as to leave the tree bare. In the
18th century, the Christmas tree reached the whole Germany and then
spread to many other countries, such as Italy and Spain, didn’t adopt this
tradition for quite some time. In Greece, the Christmas tree does not
exist, but the people cultivate a Christmas rose called a Hellebore.