This is Day 27 of our tour of Christmas Around the World! If you missed the others, you can find them here. The Ancient Christmas Tree An evergreen Christmas Tree, decorated lavishly wіth ornaments, tinsel, аnd lights, іѕ one оf thе most popular images оf Christmas. Thеrе аrе various legends аbоut how thе tree represents thе […]
Holidays around here are more often than not filled with baloons, decor, fun treats, gifts, friends, smiles, laughs and great memories. There are so many great holiday activities in our list of family traditions for the holidays. Join us as we share the fun with you!
Christmas in Belize
This is Day 26 of our tour of Christmas Around the World! If you missed the others, you can find them here. Christmas in Belize Belize is made up of at least 10 different ethnic groups, and so Christmas in Belize is a mixture of various different kinds of traditions as well. With all their differences and […]
Christmas in Russia
This is Day 25 of our tour of Christmas Around the World! If you missed the others, you can find them here. New Years in Russia Historically, in the Soviet Union, Christmas was not celebrated. New Years was the important time. The New Year in modern day Russia is perhaps still more celebrated than is Christmas. This is when […]
Christmas in the Bahamas
This is Day 24 of our tour of Christmas Around the World! If you missed the others, you can find them here. Christmas in the Bahamas I could not find much information about Christmas in the Bahamas other than a casual mention that, like the USA, the Bahamians also give and receive gifts and Christmas cards. However, let […]
Christmas in Iceland
This is Day 23 of our tour of Christmas Around the World! If you missed the others, you can find them here. Christmas Tales in Iceland The word for Merry Christmas in Iceland is Gleðileg jól. It’s not a Christian word at all, but comes from the ancient tradition of celebrating the longer days of winter. The […]
Christmas in Greece
This is Day 22 of our tour of Christmas Around the World! If you missed the others, you can find them here. Christmas in Greece During Advent, the Greeks will hang little wooden crosses with sprigs of basil from wires over shallow bowls of water in their homes. Keeping the water and basil fresh, they will sprinkle the […]
Christmas in Poland
Welcome to the 21st day of our tour of Christmas Around the World! If you missed the others, you can find them here. Christmas in Poland is full of wonderful traditions and not a little superstition. Polish Christmas Superstitions Polish women begin early in the season to clean the house from top to bottom. The curtains, the bed […]
Christmas in the Philippines
Today is day 19 in our tour of Christmas Around the World. See our other stops here. The Philippines is reportedly more “Christian” than any other Asian nation, with almost 80% of her population claiming the Catholic religion. Therefore, Christmas in the Philippines is the most important holiday of the year. December in the Philippines […]
Christmas in Thailand
Thailand is our 18th stop in our Tour of Christmas Around the World. If you missed any of the others, you can find them here. Christmas in Thailand – Just Another Day The 25th of December is not recognized as a holiday by the country of Thailand. Located in Southeast Asia, schools and business will […]
Christmas in China
Mandy Kelly will be our tour guide today as we stop in China today on our tour of Christmas Around the World, Day 17. How do you celebrate Christmas in a culture that doesn’t really understand who Christ is? I will tell you, it can be very hard. Everything that you know of from the culture […]
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