Christmas Breakout Padlet by Kellie Smith https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m Made with eyes on the prize en-us 2016-12-06 15:04:51 UTC 2023-12-15 14:05:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Ornamenttree.png South Africa kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142033015 This festive South African delicacy is not for the faint-hearted - on Christmas Day, locals tuck into the deep-fried caterpillars of the Emperor Moth.]]> 2016-12-06 15:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142033015 Austria kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142033430 Austrian children live in fear of Krampus - a Christmas devil who's said to beat naughty children with branches.]]> 2016-12-06 15:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142033430 Norway kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142033729 There's no cleaning on Christmas Eve in Norway - all brooms are safely hidden away, in case they're stolen by witches and evil spirits.]]> 2016-12-06 15:07:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142033729 Japan kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142033885 Advertising can be incredibly powerful. Thanks to a campaign in 1974, many Japanese families eat at Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) on Christmas.]]> 2016-12-06 15:08:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142033885 Venezuela kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142034227 Venezuelans attend Mass in the run-up to Christmas. However, Caracas residents have developed a strange tradition - journeying to Mass on roller skates.]]> 2016-12-06 15:08:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142034227 Greenland kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142034496 Greenland has some unusual Christmas recipes. Mattak is raw whale skin, served with blubber. Kiviak is 500 dead auk birds, stuffed into a seal skin, and left to ferment for 7 months.]]> 2016-12-06 15:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142034496 Germany kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142034871 The glass Christmas pickle ornament is supposed to be a long tradition in Germany. However, the Christmas pickle tradition is virtually unknown in this country. Woolworth began importing them from Germany and for that reason, people believe that the tradition originated there.

]]> 2016-12-06 15:10:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142034871 New Zealand kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142035105 Rather than using the traditional conifer, New Zealanders decorate Pohutukawa trees at Christmas.]]> 2016-12-06 15:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142035105 Portugal kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142035297 Consoada is a traditional Christmas morning feast in Portugal. This is a time for remembering the dead, and families lay places for the souls of their late loved ones.]]> 2016-12-06 15:11:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142035297 Ukraine kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142035574 Ukrainians forego tinsel and baubles, instead decorating their Christmas trees with artificial spider webs.]]> 2016-12-06 15:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142035574 Czech Republic kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142035773 In the Czech Republic, unmarried women stand by a door and throw a shoe over their shoulder - if the toe is pointing towards the door when it lands, they will get married within the next year.]]> 2016-12-06 15:12:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142035773 Estonia kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142036071 On Christmas Eve, Estonian families traditionally head to the sauna together.]]> 2016-12-06 15:13:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142036071 Wales kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142036305 Mari Lwyd is performed in some Welsh villages on Christmas Eve. A villager is chosen to parade through the streets, bearing the skull of a mare on the end of a stick.]]> 2016-12-06 15:13:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142036305 Iceland kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142036473 The Yule Cat is said to stalk the Icelandic hills. Those who don't receive new clothes before Christmas Eve are said to be devoured by this mythical beast.]]> 2016-12-06 15:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142036473 Sweden kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142036713 Since 1966, authorities in Gavle have installed a straw Swedish Yule Goat. However, almost every other year, vandals have succeeded in burning it down. It is an unofficial yearly competition to burn the Yule Goat before Christmas.]]> 2016-12-06 15:14:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142036713 Great Britain kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142037087 An age-old tradition dictates that each member of the family stir the Christmas pudding mix in a clockwise direction before it's cooked, making a wish as they do so.]]> 2016-12-06 15:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142037087 Italy kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142037353 Rather than Santa Claus, Italian children await the arrival of Befana, a friendly witch who delivers sweets and toys on the fifth of January.]]> 2016-12-06 15:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142037353 Ethiopia kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142037540 Ethiopians celebrate Christmas on January 7th. People wear white clothes and the men play ganna - a fast-paced game with sticks and wooden balls.]]> 2016-12-06 15:16:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142037540 Latvia kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142037768 In Latvia, a group of "mummers", dressed in a variety of costumes, travel from house to house. Each household must give them a treat for a blessing.]]> 2016-12-06 15:17:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142037768 Guatemala kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142038045 Guatemalans sweep out their houses before Christmas. Each neighborhood will then create a large pile of dirt, before placing an effigy of the devil on top and burning it.]]> 2016-12-06 15:18:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142038045 Cuba kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142038311 Every December, Cuban city Remedios plays host to the Parrandas festival. The city divides into two halves, each building a themed sculpture from light bulbs, in preparation for Christmas Eve.

]]> 2016-12-06 15:18:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142038311 Bavaria kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142038701 In Bavaria, a noisy Christmas tradition has taken hold. Wearing the national costume of lederhosen, Bavarian highlanders fire mortars into the air.]]> 2016-12-06 15:19:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142038701 Greece kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142039011 The Killikantzaroi, a race of evil goblins, lurk underground according to Greek legend. During the 12 days of Christmas, they supposedly surface and wreak havoc.]]> 2016-12-06 15:20:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142039011 Slovakia kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142039350 In Slovakia, the most senior man of the house takes a spoonful of pudding and throws it at the ceiling - the more that sticks, the better.]]> 2016-12-06 15:21:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142039350 Finland kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142039581 Finnish people mark Christmas by lighting candles at the graves of their departed loved ones.]]> 2016-12-06 15:21:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142039581 Denmark kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142040460 In Denmark, children believe that their presents are brought by the 'Julemanden' (which means 'Christmas Man'). He lives in Greenland, likes rice pudding and is helped by 'nisser' which are like elves.]]> 2016-12-06 15:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142040460 Iceland kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142040767 In Iceland, legend says that the ogress named Gryla sends her sons, the Yule Lads, into town to snatch unruly children to snatch unruly children and bring them back to be cooked in her stew. ]]> 2016-12-06 15:24:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142040767 Netherlands kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142041767 In the Netherlands, Sinterklaas and his servants, the Black Peters, come ashore from a steam boat and ride a white horse through the town to deliver presents.]]> 2016-12-06 15:26:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/142041767 Australia kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/423459429 In Australia, Christmas comes at the beginning of the summer holidays!]]> 2019-12-12 18:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/423459429 Kwanzaa kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/424995229 Kwanzaa is a 7-day festival that celebrates African and African American culture and history.

The seven days represent the seven principles of Kwanzaa: Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia (Self Determination), Ujima (Responsibility), Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity), and Imani (Faith).

This celebration takes place from December 26th to January 1st and is mostly celebrated in America.


]]> 2019-12-17 14:25:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/424995229 Yule kellie_smith3 https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/425011568 Yule is celebrated in Pagan communities on December 21st a celebration of the rebirth of the sun.]]> 2019-12-17 14:50:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kellie_smith3/dpw224uds41m/wish/425011568