December 18th, 2009 by dee

Hurry up! Christmas is around the corner. What? Getting bored? So, do you want to celebrate Christmas in another way? Or are you curious about how other people around the world spend their Christmas. No more waiting, now, let’s take a look at how people in other countries celebrate it.

America: You are too familiar with these songs-Jingle Bells”, “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” and “Silent Night”. But in America, you just hear them on every street, in every corner and never get bored. It’s like a tradition. Since America is an immigrant country, its celebrating style is diverse. But in general, they all pay much attention to the decoration of the house. Christmas trees, stockings, gifts, turkeys, lights are indispensable.

Poland: In Poland, Christmas tree is a necessity for any household. Little ornaments are sold all over the neighborhood. Greetings are exchanged, as well as gifts. They will put some grass on the table-cloth to show the birth of Jesus. You have a lot of delicious food to eat on dinner, except for one thing-meat. After the midnight, the whole family will go to church.

Switzerland: Four weeks before Christmas, Swiss will light four giant candles, one for each week. They put the candle into a circle decorated by braches. When the fourth one has been burned out, Christmas is coming.

Italy: Italian people like to place some models of the story-Jesus being born. On the Christmas Eve, family members get together and eat a fancy meal. After the midnight Christmas Mass, they will visit some relatives and friends. Gifts are only for children and the elderly. Italy has a very good custom for Christmas, before Christmas meal, children will hide some of their compositions or poems in napkins, tablecloths or dishes, then read them loud after the meal. The main idea of those writings is expressing thanks to his or her parents.

Sounds quite interesting, right? Anyway, to some extent, the traditional meaning of Christmas has faded away. So the fundamental task for you is just to be happy. Enjoy Christmas and enjoy yourself.

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