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The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates Christmas on January 6th. On this day it also celebrates the Epiphany (which means the revelation that Jesus was God's son). Apiphany is now mainly the time Churches remember the visit of the Wise man.

By Luna

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Christmas had been widely celebrate few year ago. I t not there religious holiday or celebration as there aren't many Christmas in Japan

By kafair kasidinthon sukjeon

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Christmas is celebrated on 25 December (7 January for octopod cristianity)

By tara

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Christmast is celebrated more widely in Taiwan than in mainland China.Although not many people are Christians (about 5%),many stores will sell Christmas related items at christmas time.Its also not a national celebration in Taiwan.

Even so,most children know about Santa Claus and might even know Christmas songs or two!Parents of children at popular English schools except a full Christmas festival,complete with gifts exchanges,singing and of course,a visit from the school Santa clause!

By Jet!

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Christmas in Norway is very fun because you go to a lot of markets and streets. Many of the people in Norway celebrate it there because it is very bright and beautiful, so people like to celebrate it there. The events and markets are open to a public in Oslo. There is a lot of snow in Norway, and therefore people like to travel to there for Christmas.

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Tanya

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Cristmast is celebrated on 25 December (7 January for ortodox Cristianity)

This is the picture of Congo on Cristmast But there is no snow because it's in the equated line or the the Tropic of Cancer line .

This picture was made in the 2014 Cristmast celebration.

As you can see there is a Santa hat so it means it is Cristmast to make you know. Sometimes people sing to celebrate too.

By Rizky Budiman

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Christmas in Nigeria is a family event. A time when people who lives in cities goes to a village where there elders live in.sometime people will throw parties all night long until Christmas Eve, then on Christmas people go to churches to thank god for all he has done. Some streets are decorated with many things. On Christmas children loves to play with firecrackers to get people's attention. People sometimes sing Christmas carols.on Christmas people give presents to people and sometime dress there kids to go see Santa Claus. By alex

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Chile celebrates Christmas similar to u.s. Observance of the occassion though the weather is quite unlike the temperature Americans experience during december naturraly Chileans celebrates very warm christmas. By Jina Yoo

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Jamaican people sing carols through the Christmas period. A few people paint there houses and decorate for Christmas. Most family's spend Christmas in there home then invite there friends, nabers and family over. There food is served on Christmas Eve then eaten on Christmas Day. By: Emily Stone

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Christmas is celebrated in december 25 in Australia there is a lot of food based on the country's animals. Everyone gets a lot of presents from other people also it does not snow. Everything closes on Christmas because it's a holiday. There are many symbols about the birth of Jesus in addition people celebrate with their friends and family.

By Adam Sindell

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Christmas for Serbs who are Christmas orthodox is celebrated on th 7th of January not on the 25 of December like we do. They also have a Christmas dinner after something called badnjak. Badnjak is when the head of each family usually accompanied by some male adults go to cut down a tree for a log for their house when the tree falls they shoot a little gu bullet in the air to simple its fall. They also have big bonfires. By Zachary Lees

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They eat cake ,pigs.the people in Puerto Rico weare traditional cloths👗👕...everybody that believes in Jesus gets a present and is happy . The cloths usually have the words happy day in spainish.by haneul...

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In England we celebrate by opening are Christmas presents and go to a big feast with all of our family and open Christmas crackers and have a big celebration and play lots of games.

By Ellie

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30%of Korea people are christian

By sasha

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In Switzerland many children go to the church and sing carols.Christmas markets are very popular where you can buy every type of christmas food and decorations.In different regions, Christmas is celebrated from Christmas Eve to new year.They usually wear masks and play drums to scare evil spirits away.

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Elouan

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In India people wear festive clothes and eat a festive meal. Some familys exchange gifts with each other. They also display small electric lights. As well as that they put up a Christmas tree and small clay figures from the nativity story. In India all public places are closed, although people in India celebrate Christmas on the 25th of December they still believe his real birthday is unconfirmed. The reason why Indians celebrate Christmas is because there are over 24 million Christians in India. Also they make huge sculptures out of sand.

By Rocco

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On the 22nd of December there is a Christmas lottery on the radio every year.

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New Zealand like Australia celebrate Christmas in the middle of the summer holidays. Many people in New Zealand celebrate with a BBQ (barbeque) many towns celebrate with Santa parade and floats everywhere. In the Maori language in New Zealand happy/merry Christmas in 'meri kirihimete' calypso riviere

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All houses All houses in the neighborhood are open with all lights on until about three o’clock in the morning. Cherry

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Many Brazilian Christmas celebrations come from Portugal. 90% of the population are Roman Catholic as there religion. In Brazil they sing a number of songs just like the people do in Australia.

By Laura

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The schools are closed and sometimes people go camping. Going carol singing is very popular in towns and cities on Christmas eve. Carols by candlelight services are also popular on Christmas Eve. And many people go to a Christmas morning church service. The Christmas meal is eithe r Turkey or duck, roast beef, mince pie or suckling pig with yellow rice and raisins and vegetables, followed by Christmas pudding or a traditional South African dessert called malva pudding ( sometimes called leaker pudding)

By Norma

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In France to help them decorate the Christmas tree they use a crib. To say merry Christmas in French is joyeux noël.

By Anrai

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In Slovakia Christmas trees are decorated with coloured lights, fruits, handmade decorations made of wood they also bake things in the form of angels and other religious symbols. These are kept until the 6th of January. Christmas Eve is the most important day for the Slovakia people, it is called 'Stedry den' (the generous day). The actual evening is called 'Stedry vecer' (the generous evening. The Christmas season itself is called 'Vianoce'. In Slovakia the presents are brought by Jesus, a common tradition is that the children have to leave the room when Jesus are giving the present. Most people open their presents after they eat their Christmas meal but, some open their presents before they even eat their meal!

By Peangpop

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Gluhwein-mulled wine

Eierlikor-egg liqueur

Grunkohl-kale

Knacker-Sausages

Karpfen-Carp

Gansebraten-roast goose

Lebkuchen-gingerbread

Spekulatius-spicy shortbread

Stollen-fruit cake

In German they eat sausages, roast goose, kale, carp and egg liqueur. They drink mulled wine and for dessert they have gingerbread, spicy shortbread and fruit cake.

Maryan McDonald

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Christmas is taken very seriously in Iceland. The whole house is cleaned everyone gets something new to wear, people buy the best food, decorate the house inside and out and bake hundreds of cookies.

It is Iceland’s longest holiday, everything is closed from noon on Christmas Eve until December 27.

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Is like every country in Europe

By sasha

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In Vietnam Christmas Eve is more important than Christmas day. People celebrate Christmas by thowing confetti, taking pictures and enjoing Christmas decurations and lights of big hotels and department stores.not many people in Vietnam are christions. By Vick

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Christmas in Iceland is an interesting experience as this country has many old traditions for celebrating Christmas.

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In Russia they celebrate Christmas on the 7th of january. The date is different because they use the old 'julian' calendar

By Faris habha

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In church on the Christmas Eve there will be drumming and dancing.Children put on naivety plays, then choirs come out to sing. On Christmas Day the church is vey full and people come out wearing their traditional clothes. After they have been in the church they go back to their houses to give and receive gifts. Traditional food includes stew or orka soup, porridge, meats rice and some yam paste. Some Ghana people also go to church on the 31st of December to thank god for sending Jesus, they also pray for a good and safe new year.

By Peangpop

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For dinner of Christmas they eat pork

By sasha

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In the Palestinian Territories they have the street of Bethlehem , that was were Jesus was born. Bethlehem means'house of bread'. Only about 20% of the people are Christian.

By Laura

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In Belgium it's just like England Christmas is on 25th of December Friday.Belgium have feasts with Turkey beef chicken lots of meat. During Christmas celebrations Belgium people have two Santa figures one is called St. Nicholas and the other one is peer noel. They always put real Christmas trees up. They open their presents a midnight.

By ellie

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christmas in Costa Rica is at the end of the school year and at the start of the holidays.

People like to decorate there house with tropical flowers.

On Christmas Eve,everyone put there best cloths on and go to the midnight mass

By Tom Maestracci

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Christmas in Kazakhstan is always snowy. Most people in Kazakhstan are Muslim so Christmas is not a big festival.in Kazakhstan Christmas is not celebrated on the 25 of December, instead they celebrate on the closest Sunday before Christmas.In Kazakhstan, Christians translate English songs into Russian(Russian is their main language).

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Elouan

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In Ukraine they celebrate Christmas on the 25th of December or the 7th of January. On these days most public places are closed. Also in Ukraine Christmas is a very Important day for familys. In Ukraine they eat kuita (sweet grain pudding and borchsh ( beet soup). As well as eating these things they dress up and give eachother blessing.

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They believe that father of Christmas (pai natal) bring present to children they bring it on Christmas Eve rather than Christmas Day. After they eat there Christmas dinner they go to the church. During the mass they bring baby Jesus out for everyone to kiss. For there Christmas dinner they eat cod fish with boiled potatoes. When they are in mass Father Christmas brings present and leave it under the Christmas tree. The children open the present after Christmas.

By anrai

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Many people in the USA celebrate Christmas on the 25 like many other countries they decorate Christmas trees in homes they also go to the church they play cherades and sing Christmas carols in New York there is a big tree in front of an ice skating rink which is a big tourist attraction .in

America they use popcorn on a thread to put on their Christmas tree.in Hawaii Santa is called kanolaka calypso riviere

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For most children in the Netherlands, the most important day during December is the 5th of December when sinter klaus (St. Nicholas) brings them their presents! St. Nicholas' day is on the 6th December, but in the netherlands, the major celebrations are held on the 5th december.

By Norma

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In Germany Christmas is celebrated on the 24th December. It is the last day of the advent calendar and the start of the Christmas season.

People spend the afternoon and evening decorating Christmas trees, eating Christmas lunches and dinners and opening and receiving presents. In the morning they sleep until 12 o clock before they celebrate.

It is simaliar to what the do in England but they only do it after noon.

By Maryan

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