{"id":181377,"date":"2016-12-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-05-01T13:44:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T13:44:31","slug":"celebrating-christmas-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.justapinch.com\/blog\/articles\/read\/181377\/celebrating-christmas-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Christmas Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want to learn about different cultures and how they celebrate Christmas?\u00a0Maybe, try implementing some of these fun traditions from around the world!<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Argentina<\/h3>\n<p>Decorate your home with globos (floating lanterns) which fill the warm summer sky on Christmas Eve after midnight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Australia<\/h3>\n<p>Send Christmas greetings via the radio like the people that live in the outback!\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Austria<\/h3>\n<p>Top your Christmas tree with a star made from straw!\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Brazil<\/h3>\n<p>Leave a sock near the window like the children of Brazil and maybe it will be exchanged for a present by Papi Noel (Good Old Man).\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Canada<\/h3>\n<p>Single? Hold a Taffy Pull in honor of Saint Catherine (patron saint of single women) and meet some eligible men!<\/p>\n<h3>Czech Republic<\/h3>\n<p>Another one for the singles out there!\u00a0\u00a0Throw a shoe over your shoulder on Christmas day, the superstition is if the toe points toward you then you are next to get married!<\/p>\n<h3>Denmark<\/h3>\n<p>Make sure you give back to mother nature and give the wild animals a treat on your Christmas Eve\/day stroll!<\/p>\n<h3>France<\/h3>\n<p>Yule logs made out of cherrywood are sprinkled with red wine and burned in the fireplace to keep you warm as well as fill the air with a distinct Christmas smell.<\/p>\n<h3>Germany<\/h3>\n<p>Eat a piece of stollen which translates to a fruited yeast bread.<\/p>\n<h3>Greece<\/h3>\n<p>Display a giant three mast sailing boat decorated with Christmas lights as part of your decorations!<\/p>\n<h3>Mexico<\/h3>\n<p>Have a pi\u00f1ata!\u00a0\u00a0Usually a spherical center with seven spikes representing the seven deadly sins.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Netherlands<\/h3>\n<p>Instead of placing presents under the tree this year, ring the bell, leave the presents and run away!<\/p>\n<h3>Poland<\/h3>\n<p>Don\u2019t wait for spring cleaning, instead, deep clean your house in preparation for Christmas day!\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Puerto Rico<\/h3>\n<p>Add arroz con dulce to your Christmas dessert list!\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Romania<\/h3>\n<p>Include someone dressed up as a goat in your caroling party!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Russia<\/h3>\n<p>Include sauerkraut as your main meal!<\/p>\n<h3>Switzerland<\/h3>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget the fondue at your Christmas parties!\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Venezuela<\/h3>\n<p>Get out those unused fireworks and set them off!\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Some Christmas traditions such as nativity scenes, caroling, and Christmas trees seem to be almost universal.\u00a0Although each country has their own spin, you&#8217;re likely to find the in almost any place Christmas is widely celebrated. 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