The weirdest Christmas traditions around the world

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The weirdest Christmas
traditions around the
world
Author: Sofia Ziborova 8a

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Family sauna in Estonia
People believe that the
sauna not only promotes
health but also ignites
the inner fire.

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Swimming in Norway
In this country, they
arrange Christmas
plunges into the Arctic
Sea. The weather
doesn't matter at all
during this tradition.

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The Christmas tree in India
Instead of using a
Christmas tree, as is
common in most
countries, Christians
in India decorate a
banana or mango
tree

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Pickled cucumber in USA
In the United
States, there's a
tradition of hiding
a pickled cucumber
on the Christmas
tree. Children
search for the
pickled cucumber
in the morning, and
the one who finds it
receives a special
gift.

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Dark side of Santa Claus
Germans enjoy spooky
Christmas characters
capable of scaring
children. Knecht
Ruprecht is a kind of
Santa's counterpart.
Good children receive
sweets, while
disobedient ones may
get switches.

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Merry Christmas with Krampus
In Austria
teenagers dressing
up as a fairy-tale
character called
Krampus

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Surfing in Australia.
In Australia, Christmas
falls during the
summer, so people
gather on the beaches,
and Santa Claus arrives
by surfing.

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Lucky underwear
In Ecuador, it's a tradition
to wear underwear with
lucky colors on New Year's.
Red is for love, yellow for
wealth, and white for those
seeking a peaceful year

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Let's talk about chicken wings
In Japan, celebrating
Christmas isn't a common
tradition. Many Japanese
people ordering buckets of
chicken wings from the
popular fast-food franchise
for Christmas

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