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1-Artificial Christmas trees are found in some homes while others decorate the main room with a mango tree or banana plant trimmed with ornaments and garlands.
2-In almost every house though- the main symbol of the season is a shallow wooden bowl with a piece of wire is suspended across the rim
3-The children set out their shoes in anticipation of the candy and presents they will receive in them in return for putting out hay for Sinterklaas's white horse.
4-Their tradition making special Christmas crowns
5-Jonkanoo celebration.
6- The charismas finally on January 13
7- The trees are decorated with small toys, dolls, paper ornaments, gold paper fans and lanterns, and wind chimes.
8-They roller to church service.
9- It is traditional, in Romania, for children to travel from house to house on Christmas night singing carols and reciting poetry.
10- The most important ingredient is a special porridge called kutya
11-"Kleeschen" is another name for St. Nicholas who comes from the heavens to reward children who have been good.
12-6th December, St. Nicholas day, the traditional day for Slovaks for exchanging gifts
13-Because Jólasveinar live in the mountains, and start to arrive in town, one a day, thirteen days before Christmas Eve, the last one arriving that morning. They leave little presents for the children in shoes that the children have put on the window sill the night before.
14-Japanese mandarin oranges is often found in the stockings of children who live in the Canadian Prairies.
15-In most Mexican homes the principal holiday adornment is el Nacimiento (Nativity scene).
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