Christmas Around the World


Explore how different countries and cultures celebrate Christmas around the world with their own Christmas customs and traditions of the holidays.

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Christmas Dinners from Around the World

Every culture has their own way of celebrating Christmas, but there are core traditions that are celebrated regardless of where you live such as decorating a Christmas tree, spending time with family and friends and cooking special holiday delicacies. Here are a few examples of different Christmas Dinners in different cultures. Although these traditions are familiar to most, the unique way that they are executed is what makes Christmas feel so special to everyone. Among all of the traditions, one commonality that people look forward to every year is the food. To uncover some of the most popular foods consumed…

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Tips for Outdoorsy Types this Christmas

With Christmas around the corner, communities are in full swing preparing for this joyous celebration. But there are those who don’t necessarily want to spend their holiday season indoors with the eggnog and ginger snaps. They prefer to spend their holidays hunting for the perfect shot of the elusive snow owl or snowshoeing to reindeer camps in Alaska. For the adventurous type, the typical soap-on-a-rope might not cut it as a Christmas stocking filler. Try these quirky gadgets instead. Make the Most Out of Those Starry Nights There are a few things that make Christmas in the northern hemisphere absolutely stunning and…

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Inside Lapland UK Visiting Father Christmas

  When you have a four-year old, just learning the magic of Christmas, you want to do everything in your power to make memories that will last a lifetime. Everbody celebrates in their own way, and since moving to London there is certainly no lack of choices to take my little one out to meet Father Christmas. But there's one option that has been far-exceeding all expectations and bringing the true Magic of Christmas to everyone in England (and beyond) for years. Lapland UK is a magical place where forest elves take you on a magical journey through an Enchanted…

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Christmas Traditions of Hawaii

The Christmas traditions of Hawaii is a labor of love and creativity. Hawaiians import their Xmas trees long before the season arrives from across the Pacific Ocean, which arrive on the Xmas Tree Ship. They look for the best grand firs, noble, and other popular varieties of fir or pine. Many grow their own trees in their backyard. More creative Hawaiians create Xmas trees by decorating the Palm trees for outdoor displays and they substitute Santa Claus’s sleigh and reindeer with an outrigger canoe and dolphins. They also provide the elves with aloha shirts. With creative twists, the Christmas traditions…