Unusual
Christmas Festivities
There
are so many ways of celebrating Christmas round the world. We have our
Christmas trees, but some other countries do it very differently.
Japan
A new
tradition has emerged with Japanese families ordering a bucket of
Kentucky Fried Chicken!
This
includes a Christmas themed standard bucket and a premium roast bird feast!
Iceland
The
Yuke lads – thirteen troll like characters visit children across Iceland over
thirteen nights . Children place their best shoes by the window and receive
nice gifts from the lads if they’re good, and rotting potatoes if they’re not!
Dressed in traditional costume,The michievious lad’s names include Stubby,
Spoon-Licker, Meat-Hook and Doorway-Sniffer!
Germany
On St
Nicholas Day St Nikolaus travels by donkey in the middle of the night on 6th
December, and leaves chocolate, oranges, toys and coins in children’s shoes. He
also visits children at home or at school and in return for a poem, drawing or
song children are given sweets and toys. Naughty children are threatened with a
stick or whip by Nikolaus’s side kick Farmhand Rupert who is a devil like
character wearing dark clothes, bells and a dirty beard.
Norway
In
Norway people hide their brooms as they believe that witches and evil
spirits come out on Christmas Eve looking for brooms to ride on. People believe
they may be stolen!
Venezuela
In
Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, residents head to church on rollerskates. Roads
are closed to cars to ensure people’s safety and they head home afterwards for
tamales which aresteamed wraps made of cornmeal dough stuffed with meat.
Colombia
On
Little candles day which marks the start of the Christmas season, people place
candles and paper lanterns in their windows , front yards and balconies in
honour of the Virgin Mary and the Immaculate Conception. In Quimbaya
neighbourhoods compete for the best display.
Canada
In
Toronto the cavalcade of lights illuminates the centre of Toronto. It first
took place in 1967 to celebrate the newly completed City Hall and Nathan
Phillips Square.
So if
you are planning to visit any of these amazing places, make sure it’s during
the festive season for an entirely different feel to the festive time of year!
Merry
Christmas!
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