CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS

POLAND

Christmas in Poland is celebrated with

gift-giving, church services, and

watching the wildly popular film,

"Home Alone," according to Why

Christmas. Carp is usually the main

dish of Christmas Eve dinner in

Poland.

Though most people simply buy a cut

of fish from the market, it's considered

traditional for the lady of the house to

keep a live carp in the bathtub for a

few days before Christmas and kill it

herself just before cooking. The scales

from the carp are considered good

luck.

UK

Rather than hanging Christmas stockings

over the fireplace, families in the UK

typically hang them at the foot of their

beds. Paper crowns are typically worn at

Christmas dinner and Christmas crackers

– paper tubes that explode with confetti

and prizes when pulled – make for

lighthearted fun around the holidays.

Boxing Day falls on December 26 and is

a bit like Black Friday in the US.

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS

FINLAND

In Finland, one of the main events of

the holiday season is St. Lucia Day on

December 13. On this date, the eldest

girl in each family dons a white robe

and a crown of candles before serving

her family buns, cookies, coffee, or

mulled wine.

On Christmas Eve, many Finnish

families visit the sauna to relax or go

to cemeteries to remember loved ones.

For Christmas lunch, the traditional

meal is a porridge containing a hidden

almond, though it's likely this

originated in Sweden, according to the

University of Helsinki. Whoever finds

the almond will have good luck for the

rest of the year.

GREECE

Greece is primarily a Greek Orthodox

nation, and people often attend midnight

church services and observe an Advent

fast during the holidays. Families might

also sprinkle holy water from a basil-

wrapped cross to ward off the

"kallikantzaroi," which are evil spirits

that creep into homes via the chimney

and cause mischief. Keeping a fire

burning for the twelve days of Christmas

is also a good way to prevent the

kallikantzaroi from troubling you.

Christmas traditions in Greece also

include unwrapping gifts brought by

Saint Basil, munching on treats like

baklava and spiced bread, and caroling.

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CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS