Various ceremonies are celebrated all over the world throughout the year. Of these, Christmas is celebrated in almost all countries of the world. Every year on December 25, Christmas is celebrated to commemorate the coming of the Lord Jesus. But different countries have different customs for celebrating Christmas. At first, Christmas was a Christian holiday of its own. Later, when the practice spread around the world, the customs of different countries merged to celebrate Christmas. As a result, Christmas is now celebrated in different ways in different countries. The use of the birth picture of the Lord Jesus, Santa Claus and the smiling snowman at Christmas are very popular all over the world. But in many countries Christmas is celebrated using something completely different instead. Some countries have very different, strange and startling Christmas celebrations.
1. Bad Santa in Austria In Britain, people celebrate Christmas using ‘Father Christmas’ (a form of Santa Claus), Santa Claus or St. Nick (St. Nicholas). All this is a symbol of good fortune. But the Austrian Christmas celebrations are very different. On that day, the symbol of a ghost or devil, ‘Crampus’, scares naughty children in the streets. In Christian tradition, this crampus was an assistant to St. Nicholas. Many people are often seen on the streets of Austria in December, scaring children and adults in the guise of cramps. There is also a Cramps Parade in Vienna at Christmas.
2. Caracas is the capital of the Venezuelan roller skate team. Every Christmas morning, Caracas residents like to walk around after roller skates. The practice is now so popular that traffic on city streets is completely closed from 8 a.m. onwards. This allows people to reach the church safely. It is even said that children tie a skate to their legs while sleeping and hang the other on the window. This is because if friends come on Christmas morning and pull on the skate hanging on the window, he will wake up.
3. Iceland's Yule Cat Surprise is one of the most amazing of Iceland's Yule Cat customs. It is said that a giant cat wanders there during Christmas. And those who didn't get new clothes at Christmas ate them. In fact, this custom was prevalent among the farmers. Those who did good farming, showed loyalty to the owners; They were given new clothes as gifts. Those who did not, it is said, became the food of the Yule Cat. Currently, according to the rules, everyone in Iceland has to wear new clothes at Christmas, so that they are protected from Yule Cat.
.4. Christmas in the spider web of Ukraine For those who are afraid of spiders, the celebration of Christmas in Ukraine is not for them. When the whole world celebrates Christmas with toys, lights, beautiful decorations, the people of Ukraine decorate their homes with dew-wet spider webs. According to mythology, a poor widow could not arrange a Christmas tree for her children due to lack of money. Seeing his sorrow, the spiders weave their nets and decorate the tree very beautifully. The children were fascinated to see the spider's web the next morning. Spider webs are also considered sacred and auspicious in Ukrainian culture.
5. In 1974, Colonel Santa of Japan issued a business notice to the American fast food company KFC in Japan during Christmas. Their slogan was: Kurisumasu ni wa Kentakki. That means Kentucky at Christmas. This became a national custom and is still observed today. Although Christmas is not a national holiday in Japan, the Japanese prefer to eat from KFC on Christmas day.
6. The introduction of the Christmas tree, the German pickle tree, is said to have originated in Germany in the sixteenth century. According to that, there will be some different customs, that is normal. One of them is to hide the pickles behind the branches of the tree. The child who finds the ritual is given the ritual as a gift. Again many say that the introduction of the Christmas tree did not begin in Germany. According to a story, the use of this ritual at Christmas actually began in Spain. The two young men were imprisoned in a barrel of pickles. St. Nicholas freed them and gave them life. As it turns out, hiding the pickles on the Christmas tree is fancy and exciting.
. Finland's steam baths Finland is already a very cold country and almost all homes have steam baths to cope with the cold. At Christmas it becomes a very sacred place for them where they try to connect with their predecessors. On the eve of Christmas, they sit in this steam bath for a long time, naked as usual. It is said that this bathroom is the abode of the sauna elf. When the bath is over, they celebrate Christmas and believe that their predecessors are using the steam bath instead.
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. Netherlands Fire Shoes Every year, children in the Netherlands leave their shoes by the fireplace at home on December 5 in the hope that Sinterclass (Saint Claus or St. Nicholas) will come and fill them with lozenges and gifts. Even according to tradition, the white horse of Cinterclass is stuffed with carrots in the shoes for Amerigo. In the past, shoes were filled with potatoes instead of gifts to intimidate naughty children. However, this practice has now stopped.
9. If the Belfana Witch of Italy is in Italy, you should forget about December 25 and Santa Claus, because Christmas is celebrated there on January 5. According to a popular story, a woman named Belfana delivered lozenges to children in Italy at this time. He also gives gifts to good children. Just like Father Christmas (the traditional Santa Claus) Belfana comes with the chimney and leaves gifts for the kids. Gifts include wine and good food.
10. South Africa's caterpillar fried Christmas food is the most popular meat pie and turkey meat. But the most popular Christmas food in South Africa is fried caterpillars. This is probably the strangest Christmas special food in the world. However, it is not a common caterpillar. Pine tree emperor moth or Christmas caterpillar is used in this case. This dish is believed to symbolize the good times of the coming year with its deliciousness.
11. Norwegian flying witch According to Norwegian mythology, evil spirits and witches fly in the sky on the eve of Christmas. Their job is to bully, ridicule and embarrass people. Since witches fly on brooms, Norwegians hide brooms on Christmas Eve so that witches can't find their favorite vehicle.
12. Donald Duck from Sweden A video was released in 1958 called Kale Anka Och Hans Van's Oscar God Jul, meaning Donald Duck and his friends wish you a Merry Christmas. Every year, people in Sweden gather to watch this video of Donald Duck on TV at exactly 3 p.m. All the celebrations revolve around this broadcast and still about 40% of people in Sweden are involved in this practice. It all started in the early 1970's when Disney's Christmas cartoons were shown on TV. It is no less surprising that people from all over the country come together to watch the broadcast of a single show.
13. Christmas trees are used instead of New Zealand to look the same in all countries. But New Zealanders use a tree called Pahutukawa instead of pine. This tree is found in New Zealand. The roots of the tree are spiral in shape and have bright red flowers. The tree was first mentioned by Austrian geologist Ferdinand von Hutchstater in 18. He said the tree is used in home and church decorations in New Zealand. The Pahutukawa tree is now a symbol of Christmas in New Zealand. The tree is also mentioned in Christmas cards, decorations and Christmas carols.
14. The most popular Christmas celebration in Spain is the T লo de Nadal, also known as the Christmas log. It is found in the Spanish province of Catalonia. Tio de Nadal is a hollow log. He is wearing a wooden hand-foot, a smile on his face and a red hat on his head. From December 6 to December 23, the children feed and water inside the hollow. Wrap in blankets to keep warm at night. But on the eve of Christmas, the children start beating the stump. There's also a lot of fun songs: Pup Log, Pup Nogats, Hazelnuts and Mato Cheese (different food names), If You Don't Pup Well, I'll Will Hit You With A Stick, Pup Log. I mean, pop log, if you don't give us nougat, hazelnuts and mato cheese, we'll kill you. The strange thing is that after beating Tio de Nadal, amazing lozenges and gifts come out of his mouth like vomit.
15. Sweden's Yul Got Sweden has a more strange Christmas tradition. This is probably the oldest practice mentioned in this text. The story of the Yul goat is made around the eleventh century. It is said that St. Nicholas walked around with a human-shaped goat and that the goat had the power to subdue the devil. Although much has changed over time. In the seventeenth century, men used to walk around in the guise of goats and make jokes and ask for gifts. In the nineteenth century these yul goats were good people; Gave gifts to children. Instead of Father Christmas, the elders of the family used to give presents to the whole family in the guise of goats. Today, of course, people no longer wear goats. Instead, Christmas trees are decorated with such toys. In big cities, portraits of beautiful yul goats are made with straw and ribbons. However, many of them set fire to this straw goat in a funny way. This is how many goats are destroyed by fire every year.
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