Christmas from around the World

Christmas is so religious holidays and increasingly secular holiday is strongly influenced by local culture. As a result, Christmas traditions are as diverse as the world's diverse cultural.
In the United States, for example, Christmas traditions are a literal potpourri of Christmas traditions brought
by immigrants, mostly European. For example, Yule log (English), Christmas tree (German), carols or noels (France), Santa Claus (Netherlands); more recently, later Christmas traditions have come with the most recent immigrants as the luminaries (Mexico) and "Feliz Navidad digital!"(Latin America in General).
The following is a whirlwind tour of some fun and different traditions of Christmas around the world.
Africa

Christmas traditions in Africa is culturally rich and diverse. in Ghana, Christmas Eve is characterised by supermodels children through the streets singing Christmas songs and shouting "is Christ, Christ is coming! This is near! " Church services are held both Christmas Eve and Christmas day. After church services, family and close friends celebrate lunch of fufu, made from rice and ignama, with food or okra soup, porridge and meats.
In Liberia, oil palms decorated with bells are used for a Christmas tree, the nth day of Christmas, simple gifts exchanged among friends and relatives, such as cotton, SOAP, sweets, pencils, and exchange of books. Christmas morning Church services usually have a fruit of the first Christmas. Christmas dinner consisting of rice, beef and biscuits, held outdoors.Friend and family enjoy games and fireworks in the evening.
Asia

While the peoples and cultures of Asia and from the Christianity Christmas traditions, local Asian Christians have blended uniquely Christian faith with their local cultures; for example, Christmas in China (Holy birth Festival) has many of the traditional symbols of Christmas. Chinese Christian families decorate Christmas trees, or Trees of light, a red paper chain (red is the color of happiness in Chinese cultures), lanterns and flowers. Children are waiting anxiously await the arrival of Ren Lao Che Dun that Chinese means "Man. old Christmas." When permitted by local law, Asian Christians in churches on Christmas Eve and Christmas day for the celebration of the birth of Christ.
Although the vast majority of Asia are not Christian, the secular aspects of the Western traditions of Christmas (Christmas trees and gifts) have become fashionable among many Asia and upper classes. throughout Asia Christmas time, you can find major department stores, decorated with Christmas trees, Christmas lights, and the occasional Bob.
Europe

An American will find him or herself quite at home with their Christmas celebrations across Europe, since so many of the American Christmas traditions originated in Europe.Of course, many Christmas traditions in England have been adopted in America-God, Yule logs, Christmas hymns ("Hark The Herald Angels Sing!", "deck the halls"), carolers, Christmas Stories (Dickens ' A Christmas Carol "), roasted chestnuts, wassail, hanging socks from the chimney.
But even in England, there are Christmas unique traditions-Christmas dinners with Turkey with chestnut stuffing, roasted goose, red currants, Yorkshire Pudding, Christmas cake. The nth day of Christmas, the Queen delivers a Christmas greeting from radio and television.Perhaps the most puzzling for Americans cousins is boxing day, the day after Christmas when people giving small gifts service provides merchants with whom they associate during the year.
Each European country has its unique Christmas traditions and traditions which are jointly with other Western cultures.In Germany, children excitedly count the days before Christmas with an Advent calendar. the Netherlands, children anticipate the arrival of Sinterklaas St. Nicholas day on 6 December and a letterbanket, a cake made with the format of the first letter of the family surname.In Sweden, in Sweden, the Christmas festivities begin on 13 December on the day of St. Lucia, the patron of the light.Early in the morning of the day of Saint Lucia, oldest daughter of a Swedish family dresses as the "Queen of light" (wearing a white space dress and a Crown of leaves).This inserts the bedroom each Member of the family to serve their treats.
Latin America

La Navidad digital (Christmas) is a colorful, exciting vacations throughout Latin America.While the celebrations vary widely, the religious importance continues to be the focal point for the celebration.Mexico is a typical example of a focus on original Christmas history. in Mexico, Las Posadas, the nine days of Mary and Joseph journey Bethlehem beginning on 16 December.For the next 8 nights, the celebrants reenact Mary and Joseph's search for lodging going door to door with two costumed children carrying pictures of Mary and Joseph. stay Christmas (Noche Buena), children lead the procession in the local church and point to Mary and Joseph in the nacimiento (crèche management or terminated). midnight Mass meeting followed by the church bells and Fireworks.
Poinsettias, piñatas, farolitos (luminaries) and tamales are all a happy part of the season Christmas Poinsettias in Mexico., with the red star-shaped flowers, decorate Mexican homes and serve as a reminder for the child who was to church to see the birth scene, but had no gift for the child Christ on the way, he found some small green branches which he and determined by the birth scene as a gift. some people laughed in the gift of honest, but humble. However, these soon blossomed twigs with flowering beautiful red poinsettias.
During the period of Christmas and the Christmas day, pinatas, paper in Germany also-mache Christmas numbers, and symbols, are filled with caramel and air suspended by a rope, while blindfolded children try to break it open with a stick. When the piñata is broken, candy spills on the floor and children scramble to retrieve as much as they can.
6 January (the day of the third Kings or Wisemen) marks the end of the celebrations Christmas long month almost throughout Latin America in Mexico, on the eve of January 5, children leave their shoes on the windowsill and to find them filled with caramel and small donations the next morning in Venezuela, straw beds next to them on the 5 January and the next morning leave children finds that the straw has been replaced with gifts.
Regardless of where in the world one visits, waiting for happy and colorful Christmas celebrations. Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad digital, Froehliche Weihnachten, Mele Kalikimaka!