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Christmas is one of the biggest festivals
of the world. Celebrated every year
on the 25th of December commemorating
the birthday of Jesus Christ, Christmas
is a festival of joy and merriment.
People from around the world celebrate
this day according to their own customs
and traditions. Many delicious delicacies
are prepared on this day in various
countries and people have a whale
of a time over the table. On this
occasion, people decorate their houses
and also decorate the Christmas tree
with various kinds of ornamentations.
The tradition of gifting one’s near
and dear ones on Christmas is a popular
practice around the world. Also, during
the Christmas celebrations, people
prepare various kinds of dishes and
have a feast together with their family
and friends. While everyone’s favorite
Santa Claus comes with his big red
bag full of gifts and distributes
them amongst the children. In many
houses Christmas parties are held.
Full of color and festive spirit,
these parties often turn out to be
a meeting place for some people and
forgetting all past angers they mingle
with one another.
Given below are the Christmas trends
of some countries:
In France, people make traditional
Christmas cakes and enjoy it along
with their friends and family members.
In Australia, the focus of the Christmas
festivities is more towards spiritual
significance of the day. People commemorate
the birth of Jesus Christ with utmost
solemnity and arrange Christmas parties
in their homes.
In India, though people decorate their
houses on the day of Christmas and
eat Christmas cakes, the arrangements
are not on a large scale as is observed
in the developed nations. Rather,
they decorate their houses with mango
leaves, go to the churches and offer
prayers to their lord – Jesus Christ.
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