Results: Your Christmas is Unorthodox!
Published on 01/06/2024
Christmas has come to end and for a majority of the world. Except maybe those that celebrate on January 7th following the Julian calendar with the Orthodox Church. Did you know about any of the ways other countries celebrate?
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Germany, responsible for the origin of Christmas Trees, typically bring the tree into the house on Christmas Eve and then decorated by the mother and the young children in secret. They exchange gifts on Christmas Eve. Have you heard of this? Do you celebrate this way? Not heard of it
41%
911 votes
Heard of it
32%
710 votes
Celebrate this way.
6%
138 votes
Don't celebrate this way.
35%
767 votes
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Japan doesn't celebrate it as a religious holiday, but it is seen as a time to spread happiness. They use a lot of the western traditions and Fried Chicken is the most popular meal at Xmas, so KFC is busy that time of year. Did you know this about Japan Xmas? Do you like KFC? Didn't know this about Japan
49%
1081 votes
Knew this about Japan
27%
597 votes
Love KFC
29%
629 votes
Don't like KFC
24%
517 votes
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Of course Christmas isn't big in China but more recently some big cities started to celebrate some parts of it. Some choose to give apples on Christmas Eve which they call Ping'an Ye meaning peaceful evening. Did you know this? Do you or did you get apples as a Christmas gift? Knew about Chinas version of Xmas
6%
134 votes
Didn't know anything about how China does Xmas
63%
1383 votes
We got apples for Xmas
8%
172 votes
No we didn't get apples for Xmas
46%
1002 votes
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There are more than 25 million Christians living in India. Traditional Christmas trees are usually replaced with mango or banana trees, whilst churches are decorated with Poinsettia flowers and candles for midnight mass. Did you know how Christians in India celebrated Xmas? Would you put up a mango tree? Knew this about India
8%
179 votes
Didn't know this about India
71%
1562 votes
If its all i had i would put up a mango tree
17%
370 votes
Xmas isn't Xmas without a pine tree, real or fake.
24%
527 votes
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