What are the strange customs about Christmas around the world

People around the world to celebrate Christmas customs, but also a variety of customs, the following understand the vision of the editorial brought you the world's nine odd customs about Christmas, I hope to help you!

The world's nine odd customs about Christmas

No.1.Spain Catalonia Christmas wooden man

In Spain Catalonia, every year on December 8 every family will have a Christmas small wooden man, wearing a small red hat. The master of each house will leave some food for the little wooden man at mealtime, and also wrap the wooden man in a blanket to keep him from starving and freezing. Then, when the children weren't looking, they hid their Christmas presents under the blanket; the wooden man was hollow anyway, and the children would think that the presents were really the wooden man's poop.

No. 2 Carrot Night in Oaxaca, Mexico

Every year on Dec. 23, the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca holds an annual ? Vegetable Carving Contest? Carrots are a seasonal vegetable, and the carvings made from them are exhibited until Christmas Day. These miniature sculptures come to life, portraying the nativity scene and recreating many of Mexico's local folk tales. The origin of the carrot carvings was the whim of several local shopkeepers, who used miniature carrot carvings to attract customers. Time has passed, and today the custom has evolved into the three-day-long festival it is today.

No. 3. Santa Claus? Occupy? San Francisco

This year has already been the year that the city of San Francisco has hosted? Santa Claus Extravaganza? s 20th year. Imagine a gathering of men, women and children dressed as Santa Claus. To join the party, you don't just have to put on a Santa hat, you have to be fully dressed as Santa, and you have to call your friends who are also dressed as Santa Claus? Santa Claus?

No. 4 Ukraine cobwebs for good luck

In Ukraine, it's a local custom to hang a cobweb on the Christmas tree at Christmas time, and although it sounds new and weird, you might understand the custom by listening to the following local legend: Once upon a time, a poor single mom lived in a cold, dreary cabin with her children. The children found an evergreen tree and wanted to use it as a Christmas tree, but had no decorations. It was night, and this being a mother in tears, the kindly spiders could not bear to let the mother mourn, so they all came together and made exquisite webs on the tree. The next morning, the spider's web glistened in the sunlight. From that day on, the single mother had nothing more to ask for.

No.5: Norway's Christmas Eve broomsticks

The Norwegians take great pains to hide all the broomsticks on Christmas Eve every year, and many of them have to take out their shotguns and fire them into the air as a warning, which is considered to be a pagan custom. There is also a story here: local legend has it that witches and various other devils will be out on Christmas Eve; and all the witches need to walk around is a broomstick.

No.6.Japan KFC

This custom is quite a bit less odd compared to a few others, and it doesn't sound strange to go to KFC on Christmas Eve to eat fried chicken. Every Christmas Eve, every KFC store is packed with people coming to buy fried chicken, and it's a spectacular scene. But why do Japanese people choose KFC as a place to celebrate Christmas? Because, Christmas is not a national holiday in Japan, and for the Japanese people, it has the most ? For the Japanese people, the most American flavor is KFC. s is KFC.

No. 7: Venezuela's roller skating in droves

In addition to early morning firecrackers, people in Caracas, Venezuela, wake up early and roller skate in droves. Many streets are purposely cut off from all transportation so that families can rollerblade all the way to church.

No. 8: Caroling on Dead Horses in Wales, England

Caroling on dead horses is an ancient Welsh custom at the winter solstice, a continuation of the pagan holiday that existed in disguise before the advent of Christmas. People gather around a man dressed as a dead horse wearing a dead horse's skull, and then a procession of people go from house to house singing hymns in the hope of getting something to eat and drink as a gift, and praying for good luck for everyone. This is not some overseas tale, but a documented allusion to a widely sung hymn? We sing a Christmas toast.

No.9. Austria, Germany and Hungary dress up as monsters

For the good kids, there's Santa Claus to give out presents, and for the bad kids, there's Santa Kambos to punish them. In fact, one look at Kambos is enough to send shivers down your spine! Yes, it is! He is so scary looking! Kambos originated from a German fairy tale. Nowadays, young people have been dressing up as Kambos monsters and roaming the streets of Austria, Romania, Bavaria and other Balkan countries just to scare the little ones.

Christmas in the US

Christmas in the US: a joyous welcome to the Western New YearNew York: Christmas is the biggest and most festive holiday in the United States, just as the Chinese celebrate the Spring Festival. Every year after Thanksgiving, you can feel the atmosphere of Christmas in the United States: Americans start to prepare for Christmas and New Year's, in this month, people will be immersed in a strong festive atmosphere. The Christmas tree can be seen everywhere during the festive season with a variety of costumes and performances. Every year before Christmas, the U.S. capital of Washington, the White House in front of the Christmas tree will hold a grand lighting ceremony, New York, Rockefeller Center Plaza will also hold a Christmas tree lighting ceremony, attracting a large number of people to visit, the whole Christmas tree as tall as the building in general, the Christmas tree on the 30,000 lights shining, the tree under the gathering of people to come to revel in the carnival, the whole carnival lasted until midnight, people do not want to leave for a long time. In New York, a variety of office buildings also use the building to demonstrate their creativity. Tiny colored lights twinkle between the buildings, like a sea of happiness.

When Christmas comes, Americans will put up a Christmas tree in the living room of their homes. For hairpin h people, the tradition that makes them happiest is buying a Christmas tree and hanging colorful lights and beautiful ornaments on it. On Christmas Eve, people sit around the tree and open presents.

During the Christmas season, all kinds of shows dazzle people. In New York, there are no more favorite shows to see than Radio City's "Christmas Spectacular" and the "Nutcracker" Christmas dance show. Mr. and Mrs. Larry from Seattle told reporters that they have seen the New York Dance Company many times? The Rockettes? s performances, and the show was so good that they never got tired of watching it. This time they came to New York to see their two sons, and Christmas is a holiday that brings families together.

George? Balanchine's ballet, "The Nutcracker," has always been popular during the holidays. The ballet, performed annually by the New York City Ballet at Lincoln Center, transports audiences into a magical world of cute children, marching toy soldiers, a one-ton glittering Christmas tree, sweet candies, and beautiful dance routines. Parents usually bring their children along to see this wonderful show.

Shopping frenzy

Christmas is the most important and biggest holiday of the year for Americans, and it's also the time of year when merchants offer some of the biggest discounts of the year. First comes Black Friday, then Cyber Monday, and then Christmas. This discount season usually lasts for about two months, making it the craziest discount season in the United States. As Christmas approaches, the sales are dominated by Christmas gifts, with jewelry and toys also being popular items on sale at jaw-dropping discounts.

In addition to snapping up promotional items, people also shop during the Christmas season because of the Christmas tradition of giving gifts to each other, which is a signature event for families to show their love. Every year, almost every family, young and old, is busy shopping in the run-up to Christmas, and the Macy's General Store is packed with people carrying large bags of shopping.

Phillips, who is in her 40s, works at a community service center in New York. She told reporters that she is particularly busy before Christmas, to prepare gifts for widows and orphans and poor families, but also to prepare for the holiday meal, today I am busy to buy some things for themselves, but also to look ahead, for family and friends to find the right gift, and then come back in a few days to formal procurement.

Charity fundraiser ***Enjoy the fun

A burst of laughter came from young girls and boys on the white ice rink at Rockefeller Center. Beside a winged cherub, two women dressed in Salvation Army costumes and ringing brass bells danced and sang with joy as the red buckets for the fund-raiser were filled to overflowing.

Rich and Liuda, who are in their 50s and live in New Jersey and work in Manhattan, New York, took the initiative to walk over to the donation buckets and drop money into them. Liuda told reporters that the Salvation Army raises money to help the poor, homeless and elderly,? It's Christmas and we're so happy and we wish more people could share in our joy. Every time I see the Salvation Army fundraising, I donate to them.?