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Christmas around the
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Thomas Nast, an illustrator, drew a picture of Santa Claus for a magazine called the Harper's Weekly. He dressed Santa in a red suit with a white fur trim and leather belt. And that how we know what Santa looks like.
Did you know Santa has many different names around the world? Papa Noel (Brazil), Pere Noel (France), Father Christmas(Germany, Britain, Latvia), Santa Claus (Canada, United States, China), Santa Kurohsu (Japan) , Saint Nicholas (Russia). |
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Did you know in Japan,
the most popular thing to put on a Christmas tree is a paper swan (origami)?
It is a symbol of peace.
Did you know in India, they decorate banana trees at Christmas time?
In Australia, they celebrate Christmas with a picnic or a day at the beach.
In Italy, it is believed that Jesus delivers the presents himself?
In Greece,
they make a Christopsomo loaf (Christ bread) and decorate it with things that
tell what the family's business (job) is.
If the family owns a shoe business, they would carve shoes into the loaf.
In The Netherlands, Sinterkhaas brings gifts and leaves them in the childrens' shoes.
Do you know the names of the Christmas elves?
A long time ago, people hung mistletoe
over their doorways because they believed it kept away evil spirits. Mistletoe
means peace and joy.
This
is a candy cane.