The strangest Christmas customs

Hello everyone! 
I promise you that this is the last blog about Christmas. The blog will tell you about the strangest Christmas customs that we can find in different parts of the world. 

  • A good witch who brings presents - In Italy, an elderly man in a red bucket does not bring Christmas presents, but a very ugly witch with a curved nose, La Befana. The witch brings coal, ash, onion to naughty children. 


  • To the church on roller skates - In Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, you don't drive a car on Christmas Eve. The streets are closed to cars, because everyone rushes to the church on roller skates. Yes, ordinary rolls. 

  • Banana tree instead of Christmas tree - In India, it is difficult to find a Christmas tree, so if you want to celebrate Christmas, you have to combine. Hindu Christians often decorate banana or mango trees with baubles. 

  • KFC bucket for Christmas dinner - In Japan, Christmas is not a religious holiday, but another Western custom known from movies, such as Valentine's Day. On Christmas, Japanese have a habit of going to KFC for dinner on a mass scale. You often stand in line for hours just to eat a traditional Christmas chicken bucket. 
  • Throwing Christmas dishes - In Slovakia, on Christmas Eve, the head of the family chooses one of the dishes and tosses it on the ceiling. The more food stays on the ceiling, the richer the next year will be. 

  • Krampus, the terrible brother of St. Nicholas - When Polish children are waiting for Saint. Nicholas, the Austrian tremble for fear of Krampus. This is a bad brother of Nicholas, who looks like a demon and beats naughty children with his rod. 

In this way we ended the Christmas series of blogs. Which of the specific traditions did you like the most? 

Bye Bye! 

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