Christmas traditions – funny things, aren’t they? What comes first in your house, presents or the Christmas dinner? Do you have stockings or sacks? And hands up if your whole family wear matching Christmas pyjamas on Christmas Day? Oh – that last one’s just us then…
하지만 크리스마스 전통은 가정마다 다를 뿐만 아니라 문화에 따라 크게 달라집니다.
Below are a handful of Christmas traditions from around the world – we’re looking at adopting some of these for ourselves!
폴란드의 말하는 반려동물
For the Polish, Christmas Eve is the big day! Known as ‘Wigilia’ – which means to ‘wait’ – the day is spent preparing a twelve course feast (yes, twelve courses!). At the start of supper, a thin type of wafer – called an ‘oplatek’ – is shared by the whole family, starting with the head of the household. Even the pets get a nibble, as legend has it that the wafer’s magical powers allow the animals to speak in human tongues!
축제의 사실: 위질리아 축제는 밤하늘에 첫 별이 떠야 시작됩니다!
인도의 디저트 배달
Instead of giving presents on the big day, Indians hand-deliver sweet treats! Traditionally called ‘kuswar’, these tasty culinary creations include fruitcakes, cookies and sweet dumplings that are given to friends, family and neighbours on Christmas Day, along with some Christmas cheer. Think Deliveroo – but with delicious Indian Christmas 음식!
축제의 사실: 인도에서는 눈을 구하기 힘들기 때문에 아이들은 탈지면을 사용하여 겨울의 환상을 만들어냅니다!
루마니아에서 부츠를 채우세요
Christmas comes early to little ones in Romania, where they celebrate St Nicholas (‘Sfantul Nicolae’) on the 6th December. The night before, Romanian kids clean their boots, place them at the door or window and wait for St Nicholas to fill them up – which of course, depends on whether you’ve been naughty or nice!
축제의 사실: 루마니아의 크리스마스 캐롤은 단순한 축제 음악이 아니라 특별한 축제 의상을 포함한 전체 연극 공연입니다!
일본에서 켄터키 프라이드 크리스마스를 보내세요
As IF we needed any more convincing to visit Japan… A relatively new tradition – where Christmas isn’t that widely celebrated – Christmas Day involves gathering around the table with your nearest and dearest and diving into a share-sized bucket of deep-fried chicken.
축제의 사실: KFC Japan even produce their very own festive menu especially for the Christmas period – yum!
노르웨이에서 스윕업
Norwegian Harry Potter fans hoping for a game of Quidditch at Christmas will be rather disappointed – as the whole nation hides their brooms! It’s a centuries-old tradition that dates back to when people believed that evil spirits came out on Christmas Eve and would steal people’s brooms to ride on.
축제의 사실: 매년 노르웨이는 영국 국민에게 거대한 크리스마스 트리를 선물합니다. 매년 런던의 트라팔가 광장에서 볼 수 있습니다!
크리스마스는 가깝거나 먼 곳에 있는 친구 및 가족과 함께 보내는 시간입니다. 그래서 레바라의 엘프들은 사랑스러운 고객 여러분을 위해 크리스마스 당일 무료 통화라는 특별한 선물을 준비했습니다! 자세한 내용은 여기에서 확인하세요: https://mobile.lebara.com/gb/en/christmas