I'm curious about Christmas traditions, decorations, Christmas dinner, etc. and how other countries celebrate.
2006-12-14 12:51:06 · 13 answers · asked by leslie 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
In the Philippines, Christmas starts as early as September. When the "ber" months are in Christmas songs are starting to be played on the radio. The famous Christmas delicacies "Bibingka" and "Puto Bumbong" are being sold by those time of the year. Some of the Filipino families decorate their homes as early as October. We decorate our homes with "Parols" ( star lanterns ) which are either made of Japanese paper, Kapis Shells or recycable materials.We also have this "Simbang Gabi" ( Night mass ) which run for 9 days, and as they say if you have completed those nine mass attending you could ask for a wish and it will be granted. We also have grand feasts,. On the Christmas eve, we celebrate Christmas with our "Noche Buena" or our Christmas feast on midnight. Our Christmas feast are commoly filled with "hamon' ( i believed it's smoked ham) "queso de bola" and Native filipino foods. We, Filipinos celebrate with our family. And our Christmas here, is like a grand Fiesta!!!!!!!!!!
2006-12-22 03:32:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Australia we're a multi-cultural country so there are many ways Christmas is celebrated. But as for my family we have a roast turkey dinner and pudding desert. Though sometimes when we know the weather is going to be too hot to cook a roast, we have seafood dinner and pavlova with fruit dessert. We still do everything else the same, we have a Christmas tree, Christmas lights, tinsel, stockings and all the spirit you need.
2006-12-18 22:52:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
After being in four major countries, working in all of them, I can state that most people don't do anything much different then the standard, stuffy, boring, superficial Christmas thing, which most americans do. Germany....they may go out to dinner, travel, stay home......England? well...mostly stay home and some traveling (most Brits are too poor to do much else) Holland...they are happy, cheerful full of life and care about others! (quite different than Germany) Poland....well...since most people there get paid about (or equivalent to about $5.00 a week) 1/1000th less than what a teenager in american would make on minimum wage, most Poles stay around the camp fire (unless of course, the rich ones, usually in the Mafia) decide to boogie to Miami.
2006-12-20 14:32:13 · answer #3 · answered by cautiouscautious2005 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to live outside from U.S.A,
and we used to celebrate Christmas quite the same!
2006-12-22 14:21:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think other Christian dominant countries also celebrate christmas the same way.
2006-12-14 20:54:30 · answer #5 · answered by J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in australia, since its in the south eastern hemisphere, christmas, is during their summer. so they go swimming, play at the beach and such. rather interesting i might add. in eastern europe, they celebrate christmas the greek orthodox way. big church service, lots of christ figures, not really alot of santa clause. i would guess. if you want to know a little more, id go to wikipedia, they know everything there.
2006-12-21 14:14:01 · answer #6 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm from the usa. but, all countries that celebrate christmas do it the same day and same way as us.
2006-12-14 20:53:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
most countries don't celebrate much different than the U.S,but Chinse and Japanese do it differently
2006-12-22 13:23:31 · answer #8 · answered by Rissa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we have here in the philippines 9 mornings before december 25, we go to church at dawn..
2006-12-14 21:01:50 · answer #9 · answered by bAdgIrL™ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't, I always celebrate it right here.
2006-12-14 20:59:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋