Christmas Eve (Wigilia)  begins when the first star appears in the sky.

The Polish Christmas Eve consists of 12 dishes, one for each of the 12 months.

Carp is one of the most traditional items served because they say the scales give you good luck.

The Christmas tree is decorated whit candy, straw ornaments, or commercially produced ornaments. 

On Christmas Day, Poles are simply spending their time with families.

The best place is definitely Zakopane, the winter capital

They see thunderous fireworks and rocket launchings.

On Christmas they eat Lutefish (salt fish) or Cured salmon.

For desert they eat baked rice pudding with spiced plum jam. 

To be lucky for the next year, you must find one almond in the pudding. 

After the meal, Santa visits the house. 

He comes with a sack full of presents. 

Some people spend Christmas Day with their family.

They can also go skiing or skating if the lake or river has frozen.

The fireworks makes the change between years. 

Lucky people can see the Northern Lights.

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Some New Zealanders can’t get enough of Christmas, so they celebrate it twice each year: on 25 December and in July, which is mid-winter in New Zealand. 

They have different traditions. If we focus on the figure of the little ones, they usually leave their shoes in front of the fireplace during La nuit de Nöel in the hope that Santa Claus will fill them with gifts. It is also common to decorate the Christmas tree with sweets. It is common for parents to respond to letters their children send to Santa by posing as him. Finally, we must also highlight the mass that is celebrated on Christmas Eve and is known as “Messe de Minuit.” After the mass, a great party known by the name of “Le Réveillon” begins that lasts until the wee hours of the morning.

In China on December 25th people don't miss work for Christmas.

Chinese shopping malls are decorated at Christmas.

The family gathers to eat.

Chinese New Year is celebrated between January and February.

Chinese New Year is quite important to the Chinese tradition.

They celebrate the birth of Jesus.

- If you live in Catalonia you celebrate the “cagatío”

- December 26th is Saint Stephen 
- The three Kings are celebrated on January 6th

- the typical songs are carols.

— Ten days before, they decórate their homes and trees.

— Every person has two trees, one in the house and the other outside.
— They choose the best decorated street.
— The most popular colors in chirstmas are red, white and a great variety of colors.
— The most important day for children is December 5th. 
— December 5th is when Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas) brings kids their gifts.

Houses are not decorated much at Christmas  in Japan. 

It is a celebration to consume, give away and be with the family. 

They make great meals.

The citizens queue at the American food chain KFC to buy a bucket of fried chicken, champagne and cake.  

Japan stands out in its desserts and drinks.  The Japanese Christmas cake and Hot Sake.

Christmas Eve is focused on a romantic and magical night.  The restaurants receive countless reservations for couples.  

Citizens celebrate these holidays with inflatable snowmen and with the typical Christmas hats.  

The television networks are filled with special programs and Christmas movies.  

To celebrate the New Year, they eat “osechi ryori”, the most important meal of the year.  It symbolize health and prosperity.

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The weather in Christmas is warn and people can enjoy it. 

There are many colourful and joyful parades in the streets that give way to Christmas.

At the beginning of December ,the Christmas lights come on with typical dances and songs. 

People welcome Santa Claus when he arrives at Waikiki beach by canoe.

Santa Claus is in the shopping centres and kids can see him.

Classical ballet performances take place  in the big theatres, where many people always go.

In the streets there are many Christmas typical concerts too. 

On Christmas Day, people meet their relatives in restaurants.

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-On the night of December 31st they do fireworks.
-In Brazil the tradition of the wise men isn't celebrated, only Santa Claus.
-They welcome the year with a race called San Silvestre
-On the 31st they do not eat grapes, but they go to the beach where they shoot fireworks.
-In Brazil it is a custom among Cariocas to jump three times with a glass of champagne in the hand at midnight
-Another tradition they have is to play the invisible friend on Christmas day

25th dinner includes turkey, mashed potatoes with sauce and savory cakes.

A traditional drink is liqueur or eggnog, made from milk, cream, sugar, beaten eggs, and brandy or rum.

Each member of the family has a sock where they find the sweets and gifts that Santa Claus leaves them.

The Christams tree is a tradiction that Americans cannot skip.

They give great importance to the decoration in their homes.

The mistletoe is another of the most typical elements of Christams in the USA.

Gingerbread is a culinary tradition in Christmas.

A tradition for the 31st is watching the ball fall in Times Square.

Norwegians, because of their cold character, take advantage of Christmas to socialize.
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In September they begin to decorate the streets with parols, nativity scenes and large Christmas trees

And during these 4 months they celebrate the mass of the rooster or Simbang Gabi, where later they eat rice.
In addition, they sing Christmas carols, like "All I want for christmas is you" or they also sing Tradicional Filipino songs.
And last, but not the least, we have the Panunulúyan. The 24th of December they recreate the moment when the Virgin Mary was looking for a refuge to give birth.