“Unwrap the Unexpected: Discover the Strangest Christmas Traditions from Around the Globe!”
England
Christmas is a big deal in the UK. England definitely takes Christmas seriously. Most villages are fully decorated for the holidays, and people have a Christmas tree or two in their homes.
Christmas foods in the UK include mince pies, Quality Street chocolates, trifles, and gingerbread. Sometimes it snows, sometimes it doesn’t, but the festivities are always over the top. If you haven’t had a Christmas dinner in the UK, you haven’t really had Christmas dinner.
Japan
Christmas is more of an excuse for festivities in Japan than it is a religious holiday. People eat fried chicken on Christmas in Japan. In fact, KFC gets so busy on Christmas that people have to place their order weeks in advance to secure their bucket.
Japan definitely goes all out with the lights and the decor, and people go on romantic walks around the city to look at all of the festive cityscapes.
Russia
Christmas in Russia is usually celebrated on January 7th. Only a select few Catholics celebrate the holiday on December 25th. The date is different because the Russian Orthodox Church uses the Julian calendar.
Christmas was banned in Russia during the days of the Soviet Union. Christmas trees were actually banned until 1935 when they returned as “New Years trees.” If people did want to celebrate Christmas, they had to do it secretly.
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