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…
不过说真的，圣诞节的传统不仅因家庭而异，而且在不同文化中也大相径庭。
Below are a handful of Christmas traditions from around the world – we’re looking at adopting some of these for ourselves!
波兰会说话的宠物
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!
节日事实 直到第一颗星星出现在夜空中，Wigilia 的盛宴才会开始！
印度的糖果配送
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 食物!
节日事实 在印度很难见到雪，所以孩子们用棉絮来营造冬天的假象！
在罗马尼亚填饱肚子
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!
节日事实 罗马尼亚圣诞颂歌不仅仅是一首简单的节日曲调，它还是一场完整的戏剧表演，包括特别的节日盛装！
在日本过一个肯德基圣诞节
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.
节日事实 KFC Japan even produce their very own festive menu especially for the Christmas period – yum!
在挪威清扫
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.
节日事实 每年，挪威都会向英国人民赠送一棵巨大的圣诞树。您每年都可以在伦敦特拉法加广场看到它！
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