How do other nations celebrate Christmas, what traditions are unique to them? Reporters, who were part of the international press group in Taiwan, answered such curiosity. | DYGalvezINQ
What seemed to be ordinary for Filipinos was apparently extraordinary for other nations.
Asked for an explanation, Arai said while it could be just KFC’s “marketing strategy,” it’s become a holiday tradition in Japan for as long as he can remember. Santa Klaus was also modeled after Sinterklaas as the latter is also a big white-bearded man in red. It is a popular belief that Santa Klaus goes down the chimneys of houses to leave presents under the Christmas tree and socks hung by the fireplace.Eventually, however, some families in the Netherlands, Vrijsen said, “due to busy schedules and workload,” changed Sinterklaas to Santa Klaus and adapted the gift-giving schedule of December 25.
He also said lighting decorations are also now less prominent than they used to be due to “high energy prices.”In St. Lucia, an island in the Caribbean, Christmas is thought to start on December 13, Calixte George Jr., a resident reporter there, said.George said the island holds a “Festival of Lights,” where lantern-making competitions are also held.
Common food during Christmas celebrations, especially on Christmas Eve, include sausages with sauerkraut, or soup with sausages.People also practice “Christbaum loben,” which Pascher said, translates word by word to “to praise the Christmas tree.” These sweet delicacies, reporter Gergely Brückner said, is a Hungarian invention and its name comes from the fact that it used to be offered to guests in salons.Also part of their customs is the observance of “Luca’s Day” which is on December 13.
While it is a popular belief that Santa Klaus goes down chimneys on Christmas Eve and leaves presents by the Christmas tree, which will be opened the next morning, in Australia, Santa Klaus arrives on the beach by rescue boat and hands out lollipops to children. For dessert, they usually eat “sonhos” which means “dreams, and “rabanadas” which are slices of bread dipped in egg and fried.According to reporter Elber Gutierrez, Colombia is a country that mixes Spanish Catholic traditions with Caribbean and tropical ones.
Salsa, merengue, tropical and cumbia are among the favorite music played during Christmas, Gutierrez said.
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