Christmas Traditions Worldwide

Christmas comes,if you are dissidents or party-goers it doesn’t matter. There is no escape.

December 25th rhymes with tradition, panettone, tree, nativity, Santa Claus and obscene gift from great-aunt. But is it so all over the world?

We went in search of the strangest traditions, which will make you regret the 150th sweater embroidered by your grandmother.

1. In Austria people enjoy terrorizing children with Santa's evil twin: Krampus Night. On 6 December arrives and punish all those who have behaved badly. Give thanks not to be born at the foot of the Alps, otherwise you would have come to a bad end ..

2. Japan we would recommend it if you're very outsider, here December 25th everyone books from Kentucky Fried Chicken, to gorge themselves on chicken wings. The only day of the year you can reserve a table.

3. In Norway the climate is not very relaxed, the night before witches and devils are looking for brooms to ride. So if you're in the area be sure to have them well hidden or be already converted to the vacuum.

4. With regard to Italy we thought we know them all, but no. We lacked the figure of the "caganer", a statue of the crib intent to defecate. Is usually placed in a corner of the representation to add a human side to the mystery of Christmas. It is a tradition of Catalan origin of 1700.

5. In Sweden, in the city of Gavle, have fun to burn a giant goat. The problem is that often the vandals burned the first time, so it is since 1966 that a goat does not survive until Christmas Eve.

6. In England dentists celebrate. It is customary to hide a silver coin in the Christmas pudding, to who is expecting a lucky year, after the confectioner has expressed a desire by mixing the ingredients in a clockwise direction.

7. In Venezuela people love fitness, and then you go to the Christmas mass with rollerblading. In Caracas, December 16 to 24 there is moving so, from 8 in the morning the roads become pedestrian and children can move freely. The night then the shoes are hung at the window and he expects the next day by tying the laces with those of a friend.