New How The Footing Celebrates Christmas

Google's countdown to their alive Santa Tracker today features a dandy map that provides data on Christmas traditions some the world.

Click on 1 of the marked countries on the map together with y'all tin forcefulness out larn all nearly how the people celebrate Christmas. For example, convey y'all heard of the Christmas Cat inwards Republic of Iceland who eats y'all if y'all are non equipped for the mutual frigidity Christmas weather.


Reddit user rappzula has likewise created a couplet of Christmas themed maps. Who Brings Gift to Europe? shows y'all the mention of Santa Claus (or equivalent) inwards each European country. Did y'all know that children inwards Republic of Finland acquire their presents from the Yule Goat?

Where Does Christmas Come From? is a map of translations together with the etymology of the discussion 'Christmas' inwards dissimilar European countries. For instance 'Christmas, or Christ's Mass, comes from the Dutch 'Kersmisse'.

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