Christmas Traditions around the World

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, and Carols fill the evening air as people gear up for the Christmas celebrations around the world on Christmas Eve. Children and elders are glad to see the decorated thoroughfares that never look this good on other days.

Although Christmas is not celebrated on December 25th in all the countries, but fervor of the celebrations is really captivating and you will find people enjoying and observing the Christmas traditions around the world with the same enthusiasm irrespective of whether it is celebrated on December 25th or January 6th/7th.

Christmas Traditions in Italy
Christmas celebrations in Italy begin 4 Sundays before Christmas. Presepio or Manger Scene is set up in every household. For 9 days (Novena), members of the family gather around the manger and pray. Candles are also lit. Santa Claus in Italy is known as Babbo Natale or Father Christmas. When we speak about Santa, how can gifts be far behind? Christmas celebrations are incomplete without good food. In addition to other dishes, Pannettone, a cake made of yeast is included in almost all Christmas menus.

Christmas Traditions in Chile
Chileans celebrate Christmas in summer. On Christmas Eve people visit churches for Xmas mass. Decorations include lighting Xmas trees and decorating it with brightly colored stars and bells. Viejito Pascuero is Santa in Chile. A special dessert known as Pan de Pascua is served to guests and prepared at home especially on this occasion.

Christmas Traditions in America
Starting from Las Vegas Strip to New York City, the Christmas celebrations and traditions observed in USA are sure to mesmerize you. In addition to visiting churches and decorating homes and Christmas trees, children eagerly wait for Santa and make sure they have kept their stockings ready so that Santa can keep gifts in them. Visiting friends and peers, enjoying parties at nightclubs, pubs, and discotheque are other activities Americans love to engage themselves in during Christmas.

Lighting and firework displays, innumerable shows, events, and parties keep you busy on this special day and with your special people around. Christmas traditions around the world  are observed differently .