Friday, 30 November 2012

Christmas in Different Parts of the World


Christmas is celebrated in different ways and different traditions all over 
the world. USA, India, Canada, England, New Zeeland, Australia, all have 
their own styles of celebrating the Christmas. Every 25th of December we 
recreate the birth of Jesus Christ, no matter what part of world we are in. 
The Christmas festivals offer the message of friendship, humanity, wealth 
for world and a direction of honesty and kindness. The day is also an 
occasion for a great fun time and fervor. We celebrate the days of 
Christmas, decorating the trees, spreading the colored lights, partying, 
caroling, cooking, exchanging gifts, sending Christmas greetings and 
making snowmen. Every year is the same and we are the joyful to repeat 
the ritual every time.

The whole week from 25 December to 31 December, 
people are in the mood for celebration. They spend a part of this time 
decorating. You will find on all streets various artificial lights. Homes are 
also decorated with different ornaments and the material showrooms are 
filled up with gifts items, food, recipes products, decorations, trees of 
various sizes and more that anyone can cover during Christmas celebration. 
As you visit different countries and destinations, you will find the 
Christmas in different nuances and musical tones, depending the unique 
tradition and culture.

Every country follows special traditions and customs to celebrate this 
magical event. In some parts of India, Christians use light small clay oil 
lamps as part of the Christmas decorations. At the same time, some of them 
decorate their houses with mango leaves and other people decorate the 
banana trees during Christmas, instead of the classic tree. Christmas 
celebrations in Europe also have their individuality.

Here, Christmas is celebrated with the national holiday and all the people, 
no matter their religion and ages, enjoy it with every single breath. 
Christmas carols, parties, Christmas trees and the arrival of Santa Claus are 
common in the whole Europe and in western countries as well. Christmas is 
one of the universal occasions celebrated with plenty of joy all over the 
world, by each community. However, respecting standards and rules about 
this celebration is not mandatory. People can choose to celebrate in their 
own styles, regarding the interests and preferences.

For the rich part of society, instead of organizing family parties, getting 
together, they prefer to book cruises tours, where they celebrate 
Christmas in a luxurious style. Some people even prefer to spend the 
Christmas days in an exotic warm place, away from any snowy or windy 
winter.

The way people celebrate Christmas changed over the years, but the 
essence remained the same. Some of us may lose through un-significant
details, feeling nervous and too busy, forgetting the simplicity we have to keep these days. Merry Christmas and lets celebrate with all our families, no matter what culture we are!


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