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Christmas in the USA is very different from other countries and they open presents, look at elves,and sometimes some kids like to try to stay up and wait for Santa Clause,also we decorate Christmas trees and stay with family and also eat breakfast,lunch,and dinner with your family members and of course Jesus"s B-Day!

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In Puerto Rico, they do practically most of the same things they do in Mexico. But one thing they don't do are Posadas.

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Kwanzaa is a celebration off of African Americans it was founded in 1966

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in haiti kids put straws in there shoes and leave them on the porch and hope for a present to be there and they have cristmas trees just like us

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In Philippines they celebrate Noche Buena . Noche Buena is where you go to this big house and there is food , fruits , different kind of sodas they celebrate with family and friends also with neighbors there is also dishes laid out that usally have lechon (roasted pig) . Philippians also have eight different languages to say merry christmas . The sad thing about Philippines is that they where hit by Typhoon Haiyan and many people where homeless so they cant celibrate christmas

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Christmas in the United States of America on whychristmas?com

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Find out how Christmas is celebrated in the United States of America.

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in Canada some people open there Christmas presents on Christmas Eve and others only open there stockings and open there presents the following day the main meal  is roast turkey with veggies for dessert they eat plum puddings and mincemeat tarts they also have the biggest parade called The Santa Claus Parade

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in the philippines ,christmas is celebrated for as long as they want. also they start playing christmas carols in stores around SEPTEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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on dec. 5th & 6th in Belgium children believe that sinterklaas [aka st. nick ] comes and drops off presents for the children and sometimes they have advent calendars with chocolates behind each door .

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so I decited that I will do mine about Puerto Rico since I am potrecan on chrismas they like to sing carols and gather with friends at 10pm and go to different houses (thats what I do on chrismas eve and look at the lights)

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People in Russia don't eat until they see the first star.In Argentina they use paper decorations filled with a light inside called globals every night.In Japan they have a party for kids with games and dancing.      In China santa is known as 'Sheng dan lao ren' only a few people have a christmas tree .

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In Japan,people celebrate Christmas as a romantic day.Young couples spend together and exchange gifts.

In Argentina,people celebrate Christmas by decorating their houses with lights and wreaths of green,gold,red and white flowers.Also red and white garlands are hung on the doors of houses

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in mexico they have cristmas december 12  threw january 6

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in Austria every town will have a large Christmas tree,and they have a famous radio station called O3,and some famous meals like 'Gebackener Karpfen' also know as fried carp and i know your'e laughing and 'Weihnachtsgans' know as roast goose also some really cool things like skiing on mountain's and Austria's capital Vienna holds a world famous classical music concert and that is the facts and history of Austria

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In Mexico they do  things called "Posada"  the week before  Christmas = Navidad. They start Navidad on 12/16 and end on 1/6. Every year me and my family go the Posadas. In fact, I went to one yesterday and i'm going to one today. They are really fun. First, they pray for about a half hour. Then, we eat. After, we get dessert. Then, goody bags or candy. Lastly, we break the pinata and then, everyone leaves. That is my family tradition every year for the week of Navidad = Christmas.

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In Mexico for Christmas they do a  posada and they go to their friends houses and their neighbors house and sing a song to them. The song talks about how Joseph and Mary are  asking for a room in the house.  I have been to a party like that it was last year and we holded candles and went to houses and singed songs and their was a pinata.

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in japan, they eat fried chicken, japans sponge cake is decorated with trees,flowers and santa clause figure . in nigeria they eat beef, goat, sheep, ram, or chicken. other dishes are yam, jollof, fried rice, vegetable salad and types of stew

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Christmas can also be called Xmas but Xmas is just takes Jesus out of Christmas and that doesn't seem right.

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Natalee its christianity

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in Australia they decorate this big tree with gold and silver ornaments and a lot of lights ,candles and when its finally lit up for the first time they sing carols around it .the most popular song to sing is "silent night"the kids do the sweets like chocolates and candy rings in other hand in France they have a BIG fair and sell Nativity figures and for dinner they eat things like roast beef ,pork and for dessert chocolate sponge cake is mostly eaten on Christmas

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in japan they make sponge cake with a figure of santa and in norway  children like to go carol singing and children will dress up as characters from the Christmas Story such as the Shepherds and Wise Men, and go singing from house to house in their local neighborhood.

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In SOUTH KOREA their is more chirstans there than Japan and China The Adults and children go back to school and work the 26th ulike us we come back Januray 8th I think .In Brazil there meal is served 10 P.M. X-MAS eve also thay like to eat rice ,beans ,pork,ham,turkey all sorts of stuff  In Germany people read the bible and sing songs like stille nacht (silent night).In Norway people exchange presants on X-MAS eve .In Indonesia 85% of the people are muslums there chrismas trees are usaly artifical

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In Russia, they wait to eat until first star light, in Greenland they have trees imported there from Denmark, and USA sometimes use popcorn on a string to decorate the tree. in Argentina they beautifully decorate their houses with red, white, and gold flowers. in Ukraine where my mom was born, they decorate christmas trees with spider webs.

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In Colombia children do "carta al nino dios" which they write to Baby Jesus asking for what presents they would like. In Venezuela it is a tradition to roller skate to church services. In Belgium kids leave a carrot for sinkerlass (Santa Claus) horses. In Denmark they give meals to animals on Christmas Eve. In Ethiopia they don't give or recieve presents.

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In Japan, Christmas eve is  thought as a romantic day. Young couples go for walks to look Christmas lights and have a romantic meal in a restaurant.

In Canada, some canadians open their gifts on Christmas Eve. Canadians are especially proud to say that their country is the home Santa Claus.

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christmas is celebrated in the u.k like our christmas they leave cookies and other sweets for father christmas/santa and put up christmas trees. something i thought was interesting is that they are  famous for their chirstmas cakes .

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In Romania children clean their shoes or boots and hope St Nicholas will leave them some small presents

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In Bangladesh they sing songs and make cake called pitha. I also learned that Egypt use advent calendars from Nov.25th to Jan.6th.They also celebrate Christmas on January 7th. Christians eat vegetables only and no meat products apparently. My mom and I celebrate Christmas like Portuguese people because we are both portuguese. Besides the food we eat ham and other stuff like that. In the very first paragraph it says " The presents are left under the christmas tree or in shoes by the fireplace ." My mom and I leave our shoes by the tree because we don't have a fireplace.

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In Haiti on Christmas Eve children are aloud to go out and drink Anisette which is a slightly alcoholic drink

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People in Russia don't eat until they see the first star.In Argentina they use paper decorations filled with a light inside called globals every night.In Japan they have a party for kids with games and dancing.      In China santa is known as 'Sheng dan lao ren' only a few people have a christmas tree .