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g er through the holiday in Japan, but the
groups of pe
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streets on D 5th wearing Japanese people still do
costumes a songs for people celebrate Christmas. Schools
in exchange for festive foods and are closed on Christmas Day,
treats. This is called Julbukk, which but a lot of businesses still stay
translates to open. Usually on December
o “Christmas Goat.” Why a goat? The
groups usually take a goat along with them, or someone 25th people are on holidays
who does a funny impression of one. Sometimes, when because there’s a school
two people who are pretending to be goats meet, they holidays break, and many
have a play fight which is super funny to watch.
people see Christmas as a
romantic day, kind
C
s
5 p ob y people would
of like Valentine’s
Day. You might
think the Japan nese
enjoy sushi
didn’t know about!
or seafood
or noodles to
celebrate but
CHRISTMAS DAY IS CELEBRATED IN SOME WEIRD, WACKY AND
guess what?
AWESOME WAYS AROUND THE WORLD. WHILE SANTA MAKES
One of the most
HIS WAY AROUND THE GLOBE DELIVERING PRESENTS, THERE popular foods
ARE SO MANY OTHER INTERESTING THINGS FAMILIES DO TO on this day is KFC C
CELEBRATE THIS SPECIAL TIME OF YEAR. READ ON TO LEARN fried chicken!
SOME COOL NEW CHRISTMAS FACCTS!
peru
The Peruvian people enjoy a feast on BOLIVIA
BOLIVIA
December 24th, which is also known as Bolivians celebrate the
La Noche Buena (which is translated Christmas festival from the 24th
to “the Good Night”). Families usually of December, right until the 6th
attend a church service, and then of January. On Christmas Eve,
go home to eat a big meal, open families celebrate what is known
presents and celebrate until midnight. as Misa del Gallo, which means
In Peru, people don’t put gifts around “Mass of the Rooster”. They go
the Christmas tree. Instead they display to church at midnight and take
their presents around a manger, and it’s live roosters along to mass with
considered lucky if you’re the person who them, as they believe a rooster
gets to place the statue of Baby Jesus into the manger. was the first animal to announce
that Baby Jesus was born.
at? At midnight,
South Africa:
S S people also
like to let off
We think that the award for the fireworks to
craziest Christmas food has to go to off the
the South Africans, who feast on rations
deep-fried caterpillars of Emperor Moths bang.
at Christmas time! The creepy crawlies
are considered a yummy delicacy during
the month of December. Like us, South
Africans celebrate their Christmas Day in
the summer time, so there's lots of outdoor
activities to enjoy.
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