Christmas worldwide use

This is a list of Christmas in different countries. The uses vary by area, but there are elements that in different areas (sometimes in slightly different form) occurrence:

The Christmas treein many areas, the use of an advent wreath, Christmas Wreath or Christmas piece and the creation of a Nativity scene; Christmas carols are sung, plays or stories told about Christ, Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus, Father Christmas, the Santa Claus, Père Noël, Joulupukki, Babbo Christkindl, Kris Kringle, Natal, DED Moroz or Ded Moroz. We also exchanged Christmas wishes, sent Christmas cards (often in combination with new year's wishes) and pulling there star singers around. Also, fasted, one uses a Christmas dinner or one visits the Christmas.

Traditionally, a joel block extracted, and (in the fireplace) burned (such as the Yule Log, the Tió de Nadal Butnik, Badnjak and In America is burning wood in the fireplace even broadcast on tv) or is an edible variant served (like the Yule log).



Content
[hide] *Argentina 1  ==Argentina[ Edit] == Navidad Christmas is called in Argentina .
 * Azerbaijan 2
 * Australia 3
 * Belgium 4
 * Brazil 5
 * Bulgaria 6
 * Canada 7
 * Congo 8
 * Denmark 9
 * Germany 10
 * 11 English-speaking countries
 * 12 Faroe
 * 13 Philippines
 * Finland 14
 * France 15
 * Greece 16
 * Hungary 17
 * Iceland 18
 * India 19
 * Iran 20
 * Italy 21
 * Japan 22
 * Croatia 23
 * Macedonia 24
 * Mexico 25
 * Netherlands 26
 * Norway 27
 * Ukraine 28
 * Austria 29
 * Palestine 30
 * Poland 31
 * Romania 32
 * Russia 33
 * 34 Scandinavia
 * Serbia and Montenegro 35
 * Slovakia 36
 * 37 Slovenia
 * Soviet Union 38
 * 39 Spain
 * Czech Republic 40
 * Venezuela 41
 * 42 United States
 * South Africa 43
 * Sweden 44


 * Nativity scene, 2003
 * Christmas tree inGalerías Pacífico, 2009


 * Clay Nativity scene ,2010

==Azerbaijan[ Edit] == New year's tree in Azerbaijan is called the yolka .
 * <p lang="en" len="377" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Árbol de navidad,Buenos Aires, 2012

==Australia<span class="mw-editsection" len="341" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The Australian Christmas is pretty much the same as the English Christmas. Yet there is a big difference, because in Australia is the summer at Christmas. Christmas parades are held and there are major sporting events.
 * <p lang="en" len="163" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Yolka, 2012
 * <p lang="en" len="347" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">New year's celebration,1 January 2012


 * <p lang="en" len="370" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">The Christmas tree on a cart is hung with presents, 1928
 * <p lang="en" len="344" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">The Santa Claus and adults, 1931


 * <p lang="en" len="342" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Children at the Santa Claus, 1940


 * <p lang="en" len="709" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">The Santa Claus on hissleigh pulled by reindeer,2008

==Belgium<span class="mw-editsection" len="338" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Christmas in Belgium is usually celebrated in family circle, either on the evening 24 december either on december 25 during the day. The guests take packs with it for each other, either being drawn in advance (or divided, see draw lottery tickets) for which one has to buy a gift. Give gifts to children is always a very special occasion for them.
 * <p lang="en" len="534" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas tree inAdelaide, 2012

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On the Christmas menu are often large pieces of meat such as pheasant, with a variety of vegetables and potato croquettes and the petrochemical industries. But the typical Belgian feast, however, remains: vol-au-vent, vegetables (carrots, peas, Salsify, chicory) with croquettes and roast, and a Yule log or a sponge cake. Professing Christians go to the midnight masson 24 december, traditional to midnight, but often earlier in the evening so that the children can be part of the Christmas game.


 * <p lang="en" len="389" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Manneken Pis as Santa Claus
 * <p lang="en" len="575" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Tchantchès (character)on a Christmas market inLiège


 * <p lang="en" len="349" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Nativity scene inhuldenberg


 * <p lang="en" len="16" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas Lights

==Brazil<span class="mw-editsection" len="340" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * <p lang="en" len="218" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Père Noël, a Belgian beer
 * <p lang="en" len="173" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Árvore de natal, 2009
 * <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas
 * 


 * <p lang="en" len="189" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas in Brazil

==Bulgaria<span class="mw-editsection" len="341" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p lang="en" len="367" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Carried out in Bulgaria is Koleduvane . ==Canada<span class="mw-editsection" len="338" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Nativity Scene

<p lang="en" len="281" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Find parades in Canada place during Christmas, these are Défilé du Père Noël or called Santa Claus Parade .

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Santa Claus climbs in Toronto at the end of the parade through a ladder to the Eaton's Department store in Eaton's Santa Claus Parade.


 * <p lang="en" len="331" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Pere Noël, Canada, 1875
 * <p lang="en" len="184" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Eaton's Santa Claus Parade, 1918


 * <p lang="en" len="671" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">The Santa Claus in aparade in Toronto, 2007

==Congo<span class="mw-editsection" len="337" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Christmas in the Congo is the most important Festival of the year. A traditional Christmas dish is chicken. ==Denmark<span class="mw-editsection" len="342" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Christmas Eve in Denmark is traditionally celebrated with a dinner with goose or duck, and dishes such as "brunede kartofler" (caramelized potatoes). Dinner ends with rice pudding with chopped almonds and hot cherry sauce (Riz à l'Amande, corrupted by the Danes to something that sounds like "risalamang"). It is tradition to a whole almond in the pudding to leave behind, the one who finds the whole almond Gets a price, a present. There are several tricks to make sure that kids always find a whole almond, and so get a price.
 * <p lang="en" len="329" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Nativity scene, 2008

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">After the food is there around the Christmas tree danced while there are Christmas songs are sung. Then it's time to get the presents under the Christmas tree to extract are.

<p lang="en" len="84" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Earlier in the day of Christmas Eve go Danes that a religion to church.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On Christmas and boxing day, many Danes on family visit and eat a Christmas lunch ("julefrokost") including marinated herring along with a glass of akvavit and beer.

<p lang="en" len="211" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In Denmark the Lucia Festival is also celebrated.


 * <p lang="en" len="431" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Apple fritters, Peters Jul,1889
 * <p lang="en" len="326" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">NISSE or Tomte, 2002


 * <p lang="en" len="178" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">St. Lucia procession,2006

==Germany<span class="mw-editsection" len="342" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In Central and Northern Germany looks mother Hulda between 23 december and 5 January or people that year were hardworking or lazy. In other areas there is Perchta, a similar figure. Perchta drives from the winter solstice to 6 January as supply star of the Wild Hunt. In different areas is the "Perchtenlauf".
 * <p lang="en" len="165" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Juletræ, 2008

<p lang="en" len="445" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The Krampus comes in for the Alpine region and servant Ruprecht is the help of Sinterklaas in middle and North Germany.

<p lang="en" len="74" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Also draw the Sternsinger along the homes during the Christmas period.

<p lang="en" len="442" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Christmas pyramids are a traditional Christmas decorations and Christmas markets are organized in many cities.


 * <p lang="en" len="181" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Sternsinger, 17th century
 * <p lang="en" len="377" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Knecht Ruprecht and the Christkind, 19th century


 * <p lang="en" len="501" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas market inBerlin, 1892


 * <p lang="en" len="171" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas card from1900

==English-speaking countries<span class="mw-editsection" len="352" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Christmas in English-speaking countries such as England, Canada, Australia, etc. is often celebrated on Christmas Eve with the special Christmas dinner "Turkey and Christmas pudding", a Christmas pudding is a pudding that is largely from raisins exists, Santa Claus also plays a large role.
 * <p lang="en" len="182" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">The Wagner, 1950

<p lang="en" len="110" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Another tradition is the singing and performing Christmas carols (Christmas-themed theater).

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Also a visit to the church brought. According to a survey that was published in december 2005 in the Daily Telegraph, is more than 4 in 10 British plan to going to church at Christmas in 2005. Compared to the years before this would be a record number of meaning. The investigation also followed that of the adults who do not count to theChristianity, yet 22 percent planned to go to the Church.

<p lang="en" len="65" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Boxing Day is Boxing Day named by the English. ==Faroe<span class="mw-editsection" len="339" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Philippines<span class="mw-editsection" len="343" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the Philippines, a Catholic country, Christmas is ushered in by the so called Misas de Aguinaldo. Nine days long, starting on 16 december, is a mass celebrated at the dawn of the day. In the Filipino Simbang Gabimasses known as they are. On Christmas Eve is traditionally celebrated after the midnight mass, the Christmas party which the family members eat together with traditional dishes such as queso de bola and hamon. ==Finland<span class="mw-editsection" len="340" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Joulu Christmas is called in Finland, see also Yule.
 * 
 * 

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Joulupöytä is the name for the food that is eaten during Christmas, it can be translated with joel-table. The most important is the ham, which is eaten with mustard and bread.Fish is also served. Other dishes are laatikkos, different oven dishes, karjalanpaisti, Koskenkorva Viina and pickled herring, beer, wine or milk toast. A traditional dessert isginger cake, rice pudding and coffee, tea or glögi. In the pan with rice pudding in an almond hidden, the one who gets served first to open this may be present or a wish.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Joulupukki is the name of Santa Claus and he lives with his wife in Rovaniemi. Joulupukki flies out of ar with reindeer through the air as the American Santa Claus, but drive on the ground. Joulupukki is very old and sometimes uses a walking stick. Christmas Elves view or children are good or bad and Joulupukki brings gifts around.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The original figure (Nuuttipukki) put horns on his head, wore a mask of reverse coat and a birch bark and he could scare children. The Nuuttipukki demanded drinks and came the houses inside. Today, children dress up past the houses.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">There are star singers on over the Christmas period. Also bring people to the cemetery to commemorate the dead candles.

<p lang="en" len="208" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In Finland the Lucia Festival is also celebrated.


 * <p lang="en" len="172" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Star singers, 1919
 * <p lang="en" len="172" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Star singers, 1946


 * <p lang="en" len="37" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Kertboom at the old church of Tampere


 * <p lang="en" len="376" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">The herdening of the dead in a graveyard, 24 december 2011

==France<span class="mw-editsection" len="342" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Christmas is called Noël in France . It is mainly celebrated on religious manner, even though the secular celebration also prevents. Catholics in France give gifts in the name of Christ during Christmas. People visit the mass in the Church and there are Christmas stalls set up. The German rulers in the 18th century Christian symbols replaced byGermanic, such as fairies and Elves.
 * <p lang="en" len="28" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Different Christmas dishes

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Père Noël (or Papa Noël) can be translated with Father Christmas. Other denominations are Paire Nadau (Occitan), Tad Nedeleg (Breton), or Aita Noel Bizarzuri (Basque) and Babbu Natale (Corsican). Mère Noël (Mother Christmas) is the wife of Père Noël and help the lutins Père Noël.

<p lang="en" len="62" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Children put their shoes at the fireplace or under the Christmas tree.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">After the Second World War was the American character of Santa Claus in France introduced as part of the Marshall Plan. The young priest Jacques Dijon Nourissat condemned the character to the pyre, he was indignant about the effigy of the character in department stores in Dijon. The stake was founded on 23 december 1951 at theDijon Cathedral. This event gave rise to heated debates between Catholic writers François Mauriac and Gilbert Cesbron (who criticize the commercialization of Santa Claus) and Rene Barjavel, Jean Cocteau and Claude Lévi-Strauss.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The eight reindeer are in French Danseur, Tornade, Fury, Fringant, Comète, Cupidon, Éclair Tonnerre and called. The, later introduced, ninth reindeer is called Rudolphe.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Children write letters to Père Noël. Opened in 1962 Jacques Marette, Minister of PTT, a mailbox for Père Noël in Hôtel des Postes. This was in 1967 by Robert Boulin moved to Libourne. The first reaction to the writers of the letters was written by Françoise Dolto. Père Noël in 2007 has more than 1.6 million letters, including 181.200 1.430.000 letters and emails (via the internet portal of the La Poste Group and the dedicated website for Père Noël by La Poste).

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Aunt Arie in Franche-Comté has the role of bearer gifts during Christmas. Also known Chalende and Barbassionne his old man. The Santon figurines for the Nativity scene are from the Provence, there are 55 different figures.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">France has traditional dishes for Christmas, such as Bûche de Noël (Yule log) and treize desserts. Réveillon is the name for Christmas dinner, it can be translated with care (it is customary to stay awake until after midnight.


 * <p lang="en" len="255" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Images of Père Noël forpains d'épice, on theAlsatian Museum
 * <p lang="en" len="173" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">JOYEUX Noel, ca. 1910


 * <p lang="en" len="361" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Patriotic Christmas card from 1914


 * <p lang="en" len="213" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Aunt Arie bring gifts to the children and her ass,1880


 * <p lang="en" len="354" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas market inAlsace, 2003


 * <p lang="en" len="167" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Père Noël, 2004


 * <p lang="en" len="375" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">The House of on aChristmas market inBesançon


 * <p lang="en" len="13" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Bûche de Noël


 * <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Treize desserts

==Greece<span class="mw-editsection" len="344" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In Greece are not the presents with Christmas, but on new year's day. They would by the Santa Claus (Βασίλης Άι, Agios Vasilis) brought in the new year's Eve night are. New year's Eve is the name day of Basil of Caesarea and Santa Claus (Agios Vasislis) is called in Greece.
 * <p lang="en" len="7" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Santons

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In ancient times it was believed that in the Kallikantzaros 25 december to 6 January around values. In some villages is still on Christmas Eve a black cross painted on the doors as protection. The creatures would be able to enter the House through doors and chimneys and cause all sorts of problems so that the fireplace milk that fire or acid is not good. Also they would make a huge mess. There are all kinds of use to dislodge them, such as by the eskakantzalos, similar to the joel block and sometimes old shoes into the fireplace to burn or to sprinkle holy water in the rooms. Children go from door to door in Greece with Christmas and singing so called Kalanda accompanied with a triangle. These are old songs in ancient Greek who sung at Christmas. As to the question Na ta poume '? (Should we sing?) Yes said the children sing the Kalanda. It is usual to give some candy. On 24 december starts the Christmas liturgy in the churches. On 25 december does one very early to the Church after which one each other a good Christmas wish (Kala Christouyenna). The Orthodox Christmas is on January 7, 14 days later.


 * <p lang="en" len="39" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Chicken and wine for lunch during Christmas
 * <p lang="en" len="9" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas Tree

==Hungary<span class="mw-editsection" len="342" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Kecskézés is performed in Hungary, the story of the birth of Christ through the eyes of a shepherd. The game is staged in the huizend. One of the characters is a dumb goat, which asks questions and this dialogue is told the whole story about the coming of Christ. After the performance the residents a Merry Christmas and blessed them is desired.As a thank you is food or sometimes given money. The use has been modified, nowadays it is often staged in the Cathedral.
 * <p lang="en" len="94" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">This coin is for cooking in the vasilopita stopped, it brings luck to the Finder


 * <p lang="en" len="179" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Betlehemes készülődés,1870
 * <p lang="en" len="194" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">A goat-costume fromHungary


 * <p lang="en" len="170" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Betlehemezés, 2010

==Iceland<span class="mw-editsection" len="340" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Stops in Iceland in the 13 nights for Christmas trolls son becoming another small gifts in the shoes of children. These are the guys, Juul-or Middle-Christmas. Grýla is also associated with Christmas. Her roommate is Jólaköttur (the kerstkat), the hard-working kids get Jólaföt (Christmas clothes) of Grýla.
 * <p lang="en" len="342" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Bejgli, december 24,2007

<p lang="en" len="208" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In Iceland the Lucia Festival is also celebrated.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The Christmas feast is celebrated in family circle. All over the country one starts eating at 18.00 in the evening; This is accompanied by an announcement on the radio that the now 18.00 and that everyone Bon appétit is desired. The Christmas menu usually consists of a rice pudding with raisins and cinnamon in which a bean hidden; the one who gets an extra gift this is. The main course includes especially a large piece of meat, ham or hangikjöt (smoked mutton), accompanied by Icelandic standards to lots of fruits and vegetables. Vegetable salads with lots of mayonnaise and fruit salad with whipped cream. Also be caramelised potatoes eaten.

==India<span class="mw-editsection" len="338" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Christmas is a public holiday in India. The celebration by Christians is based largely on the American media. The real fans attend the church services. In many schools that are led by Christian missionaries, children actively take part in the Christmas celebration. In India, most educational institutions holiday around Christmas, which starts a few days before Christmas and a few days after new year ends.
 * <p lang="en" len="528" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Grýla , Iceland and theMiddle

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Christmas is also known as Bada DIN called in Hindi.


 * <p lang="en" len="23" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas decorations for sale
 * <p lang="en" len="9" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Nativity Scene


 * <p lang="en" len="9" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas Tree

==Iran<span class="mw-editsection" len="337" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In Iran celebrates shab-e yalda, the longest night of the year. There are nuts and melon eaten. The ceremony has its origin in ancient Persia by a thousand years ago.
 * <p lang="en" len="15" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas Decorations

==Italy<span class="mw-editsection" len="339" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In Italy it is called Christmas ' Natale '. That means ' birthday '. In almost every church and in almost every home has a Nativity scene. The Italians decorate their home with Holly and mistletoe and with candles and a ' ceppo '. That is a kind of open pyramid in which ornaments are put, kind of like the Christmas tree in Netherlands.
 * <p lang="en" len="173" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Table during Yalda

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">A traditional dish that is eaten with Christmas is the Panettone.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In Italy, the Christmas witch "La Befana" gifts around on three kings. She's looking for Jesus Christ and brings good children sweets, bad children get coal or dark candy.

<p lang="en" len="207" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In Italy also the Lucia Festival is celebrated.


 * <p lang="en" len="364" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">La Befana, Italy
 * <p lang="en" len="196" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas lights in Turin


 * <p lang="en" len="194" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas tree at theVatican

==Japan<span class="mw-editsection" len="338" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * <p lang="en" len="189" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas tree at theColosseum
 * <p lang="en" len="492" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">The Santa Claus inJapan, 1914
 * <p lang="en" len="338" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Shepherds with sheep,Tokyo, 1967


 * <p lang="en" len="357" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas lights inFukuoka, 2007

==Croatia<span class="mw-editsection" len="340" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p lang="en" len="387" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In Croatia is in the Christmas period eaten makowiec . ==Macedonia<span class="mw-editsection" len="342" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p lang="en" len="390" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Carried out in Macedonia is Koleduvane . ==Mexico<span class="mw-editsection" len="339" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In Mexico begins the Christmas party all on 16 december. To 24 december are there than the ' his '. That its parades of children and adults, with images of Mary and Josephare carried. There is reenacted how Mary and Joseph were looking for a place to stay. On the last day that the baby Jesus is carried, on the end of the evening is laid in a manger.
 * <p lang="en" len="506" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas tree in Kyoto,2012


 * <p lang="en" len="370" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas parade inMexico City, 2011
 * <p lang="en" len="29" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">People dressed as candy


 * <p lang="en" len="381" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">A boy beats by a pinataat a posada, 2010

==Netherlands<span class="mw-editsection" len="342" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In Netherlands are there, as in some other European countries, two Christmas days. In the week before Christmas are there in many churches and institutions held kerstzang services with well-known Christmas songs. There are also classical music performances, among other things, the Matthew Passion. In addition to the traditional Christmas dinner is eaten and drunk a lot there for two days, also sometimes sharing gifts from.
 * <p lang="en" len="365" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">A family at the threemagi, 5 January 2013

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">With Christmas have a relatively many people with a Christian background to the Church. The Roman Catholic Church is holding a Christmas Eve service on Christmas Eve (24 december). In many Protestant churches is this for some years now also common. Often there are separate children's kerstdiensten organized. Also the morning service on Christmas day (25 december) is crowded; Christmas songs are sung and the children get extra attention.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Boxing day is the day for visiting family, a Christmas market woonboulevard or.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the East of the Netherlands is in some places tradition between the first Sunday of Advent and Epiphany on the midwinter Horn blowing. St. Thomas read is also an old use that is carried out in the Christmas period, it does not come more in many places for. It has agreements with clock lubrication.


 * <p lang="en" len="181" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">A Christmas package
 * <p lang="en" len="226" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas market in the Velvet caves,Valkenburg


 * <p lang="en" len="368" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">The mast of Lopik is decorated


 * <p lang="en" len="27" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Blowing on the midwinter Horn

==Norway<span class="mw-editsection" len="342" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Christmas in Norway is called Jul, see also Yule.
 * <p lang="en" len="208" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Eggnog with almond paste

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In Norway are exchanged gifts on Christmas Eve. If young children are present they will be handed out by Santa Claus, otherwise they will be placed under the tree and handed out by the youngest present.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Norwegians celebrate Christmas on december 24; the Christmas menu (Jule Board, what joel-table meant) is traditionally out pig or lamb and in the western regions also called sheep head. This is accompanied by potatoes and Swedes (with the Lamb) or sauerkraut (at the pig). For dessert they eat riskrem (rice porridge with cream). There is an almond in congested and the one who finds him Gets a small gift (often a marzipan pig). Other Christmas dishes are risengrysgrøt, juletorsk, pinnekjøtt, ribbe, medisterpølse, lutefisk and if drink is often served Aquavit .

<p lang="en" len="210" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In Norway the Lucia Festival is also celebrated.


 * <p lang="en" len="208" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">A song for the Julenisse
 * <p lang="en" len="183" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas use in Norway, 1846


 * <p lang="en" len="170" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Glædelig Jul, 1885


 * <p lang="en" len="184" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Preparations for Christmas, 1905

==Ukraine<span class="mw-editsection" len="341" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * <p lang="en" len="201" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Dancing around the Christmas tree on the Juletrefest, 1969
 * <p lang="en" len="176" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">1991 Christmas stamp
 * <p lang="en" len="186" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Foretelling the future with yule, 1888


 * <p lang="en" len="6" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Diduch


 * <p lang="en" len="8" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Montanky

==Austria<span class="mw-editsection" len="343" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * <p lang="en" len="176" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">1999 Christmas postage stamp
 * <p lang="en" len="169" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Sternsinger, 1898
 * <p lang="en" len="556" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Culture-and Christmas market at Schloss Schönbrunn, 2012


 * <p lang="en" len="16" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christkindlmarkt

==Palestine<span class="mw-editsection" len="342" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * <p lang="en" len="359" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Girls singing for theLucia Festival, Vienna
 * <p lang="en" len="533" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">The annual Christmas procession in Bethlehem,6 January 1984
 * <p lang="en" len="348" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">A Christmas, 25 december 1979


 * <p lang="en" len="534" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Bagpipers during Christmas procession, 6 January 1999

==Poland<span class="mw-editsection" len="338" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Christmas in Poland is seen as the most important Festival of the year, a real family party. Christmas in Poland begins on the evening of 24 december, Wigiliais called this evening. On this evening, everyone wants to be home with family. Starting from the morning, in virtually every household cooked and baked for this evening. At dinner, serving traditional dishes from 12 or 13 must exist, people often barszcz, pierogi, different types of fish and a Compote, fruit drink, drunk. Meat and all under the category of "oily and sweet happen", the disregarded all day, because on the day before Christmas is fasted. It is use to under the tablecloth to lay some straw, as a symbol for the Manger of Jesus. Very important before the start of the opłatekdinner, handing out razor-thin waffle bread (similar to the hosting), of which everyone eats each other's part of opłatek and all the best wishes. Usual is also an additional place with Board at the table for an unexpected guest, as a symbol of hospitality and as a place for any deceased family members.
 * <p lang="en" len="33" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Catholic procession in Bethlehem

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">After dinner gifts given out and most people go to the midnight mass (pasterka).


 * <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">1929
 * <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">1937


 * <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">2009

==Romania<span class="mw-editsection" len="341" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">2010
 * 
 * <p lang="en" len="34" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">The costumes of ovine and caprine animals,
 * <p lang="en" len="172" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Star singers, 1842


 * <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">1936

==Russia<span class="mw-editsection" len="340" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Christmas is celebrated in the Orthodox Church on 7 January.
 * <p lang="en" len="332" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas market, 2008

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The Russians do not know the Santa Claus himself, but the figure Ded Moroz. This Ded Moroz was introduced in Russia when all forms of religion were forbidden by the Communist regime. DED Moroz arrives at the children in the period between 1 december and 10 January.

<p lang="en" len="361" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Carried out in Russia is Koleduvane .


 * <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Koleduvane
 * <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Koleduvane


 * <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Ded Moroz


 * <p lang="en" len="205" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Divination during Christmas

==Scandinavia<span class="mw-editsection" len="344" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The Tomte or Nisse is associated with Santa Claus and julbocken.
 * <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">thumb |Performance of a story about the men in the furnace (Shadrach, meshach and Abednego) in the Russian Orthodox Church

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Bring the Wichtelmännchen over the Christmas period gifts for the people who draw lots.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Joulutonttu is Finnish Haltija, see kerstelf.

==Serbia and Montenegro<span class="mw-editsection" len="353" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In Serbia is also the Orthodox Church is the largest church, and Christmas (Božić, pronounced as» bozhjitj «) thereby celebrated on 7 January. Like everything else in the Orthodox Church does this much less exuberant but inwardly deeper than, for example, the Roman Catholic Church. Old and new, the week before, however, the non-believers be celebrated with a special meal at home, and with new year parties in the new year. However, this is the result of the Western orientation of twentieth-century State leaders who did the ancient national heritage back. 13/14 January in Serbia is traditionally celebrated as new year's Eve, when the last two decades in stable attendance is.
 * <p lang="en" len="343" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Syltenisse in Norway,2012

<p lang="en" len="202" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Carried out in Serbia is Koleduvane .

==Slovakia<span class="mw-editsection" len="342" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p lang="en" len="234" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the three magi Slovakia play a role during the Christmas period.
 * <p lang="en" len="512" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">In Serbia, for Koleduvane1940


 * <p lang="en" len="12" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">The three magi
 * <p lang="en" len="12" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">The three magi


 * <p lang="en" len="10" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Folk Art


 * <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas Piece

==Slovenia<span class="mw-editsection" len="341" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Nativity Scene
 * <p lang="en" len="329" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Nativity scene, 1944
 * <p lang="en" len="171" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">A Christmas tree, 1944


 * <p lang="en" len="364" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">People look in a shop window, 20 december1959

==Soviet Union<span class="mw-editsection" len="344" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the Soviet Union was forbidden any form of religion. Instead of a Santa Claus was here the figure of Ded Moroz (Father Winter) has been introduced.
 * <p lang="en" len="346" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas trees, 20 december 1961

==Spain<span class="mw-editsection" len="339" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In Spain is called Navidad Christmas and Santa Claus Papá Noel. The three Magi also play a role during the Christmas period, such as the Epiphany parade. Olentzero is a Basque Christmas character, sometimes also comes Mari Domingo for. In Cantabria Esteru plays a role during Christmas.
 * <p lang="en" len="206" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Ded Moroz and Snegurochka
 * <p lang="en" len="369" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Ded Moroz on a 1972stamp

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The Duende or Dwende is associated with Christmas. The K also plays a role. The Tió de Nadal is a kind of The joel block.


 * <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Carbó de sucre (coal ofsugar) and other sweetsand the three wise men
 * <p lang="en" len="561" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Olentzero, Papá Noel, aChristmas treeand aDuende or Dwende


 * <p lang="en" len="380" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">K or Caganer fromCatalonia


 * <p lang="en" len="348" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Mari Domingo, 21 december 2012


 * <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Tió de Nadal

==Czech Republic<span class="mw-editsection" len="341" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Esteru
 * <p lang="en" len="495" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas market inPrague, 2005
 * <p lang="en" len="184" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">ChristmasCARP in a fountain


 * <p lang="en" len="369" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">The frying of the Christmas carp,december 24, 2008

==Venezuela<span class="mw-editsection" len="342" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Be in Venezuela for the Christmas Party held nine days vroegmissen. That his church services that are already at half past five in the morning start. On Christmas day there is Fireworks chipped and the clocks are sound to the people call to get out of bed.
 * <p lang="en" len="185" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas decorations in a museum


 * <p lang="en" len="25" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Collegethe la Chinita, 2012
 * <p lang="en" len="16" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Arbol de navidad


 * <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Traditional Christmas dishesare the hallacas(and pan de jamón)

==United States<span class="mw-editsection" len="349" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Christmas in the United States is first and foremost a family celebration. Boxing Day is unknown. Unlike Thanksgiving Day there is no standard program that everyone follows. Family traditions often determine how one celebrates Christmas. Often, the traditions of the land of the ancestors followed, for example eating a traditional dinner with Scandinavians duck or goose on Christmas Eve. Italians eat fish. Christian Americans go to church on Christmas Eve or on Christmas day, depending on to which church they belong to. In the morning of the day many Americans find gifts under the Christmas tree and in a big stocking to the mantel hangs. That are left by Santa Claus, Santa Claus.
 * <p lang="en" len="9" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Papá Noel

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In addition, not everyone celebrates Christmas in the United States . Jewish families celebrate Chanukahin the same period, and some African Americans who regard Christmas as a Festival of the white culture, celebrating the African Festival Kwanzaa.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">To get people not to hurt, be unknowns not usually a "Merry Christmas" wished, but a more neutral "Happy Holidays". President George w. Bush was in 2005 by fundamental Chris toes resent that he on the yearly map for the holidays by the White House and wishing "Happy Holidays" instead of a "Merry Christmas".

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Because the u.s. Constitution requires a separation of Church and State, no public schools can celebrate Christmas. School holidays at the end of the year is called "winter holidays", and every year are public institutions facing lawsuits, because, for example, allow a Nativity scene on public land.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Candy canes are associated with Christmas, they are hung in the home or the Christmas tree. Christmas villages are often created under the Christmas tree.


 * <p lang="en" len="171" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas card from1900
 * <p lang="en" len="203" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">A girl hangs her sock for the chimney, 1901


 * <p lang="en" len="171" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas card from1919

==South Africa<span class="mw-editsection" len="344" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">South Africa has no boxing day, Christmas day, there is always a large religious meeting and the churches are crowded. The English speakers in South Africa have largely still use the English Christmas, like Turkey, Christmas pudding and open the presents on Christmas Eve. The speakers of African, the gifts are not usually do this on Christmas Eve or Christmas itself extracted, there is not really a fixed Christmas dinner for the speakers of African, this can be a special dinner or just outdoor barbecue with the family (braaien ).
 * <p lang="en" len="534" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Santa Claus and Christmaself, 2008

<p lang="en" len="343" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">At the Xhosa and other African tribes loves Christmas especially in going to church and Christmas carols, Christmas trees are often too expensive and that there are often also not to be found.

==Sweden<span class="mw-editsection" len="339" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p lang="en" len="409" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In Sweden, the Lucia Festival , celebrated this feast marks the beginning of the Christmas period.
 * <p lang="en" len="380" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Christmas tree at the airport in Cape Town,2005

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">A traditional Christmas menu is called Julbord (joel-Board), a type of Smörgåsbord.


 * 
 * <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Lucia Party


 * <p lang="en" len="343" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Julbock, 1910


 * <p lang="en" len="321" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">Jultomten, 1904


 * <p lang="en" len="102" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:inherit;color:rgb(15,15,95);">The typpa is used to predict the future, but sometimes only if Christmas decorations