Sunday, 14 December 2014

These 16 Strange Christmas Traditions From Around The World Don"t Even Seem Real

There’s no place like home for the holidays. Even if you don’t particularly like visiting with your family and friends, there’s something about this time of year that is comforting. Festive lights, warm drinks, and cuddly sweaters make most people relaxed and happy. But, there are countries around the world whose Christmas traditions greatly differ from your own. Instead of snuggling up by a fire and waiting for Saint Nick to come down a chimney, they worry about demon Santas or eat fried caterpillars. 


For real.



1.) Switzerland - Klausjagan (or Chasing the Klaus) involves chasing Santa around town for two hours while wielding 8 foot whips.


2.) Austria - It doesn


3.) Iceland - Those who don


4.) South Africa - A common Christmas dish is deep-fried Emperor Moth caterpillars. It doesn





5.) Sweden - The city of Gävle puts up a giant straw goat each year to celebrate what is obviously the most wonderful time of the year.


6.) Wales - The Mari Lwyd (or grey mare) ritual involves parading a horse


7.) Spain - A nativity scene is not complete without a defecating man, also known as El Caganer.


8.) Spain - On Christmas Day, children beat their pooping log until it bears candies and nuts. It seems like Spain has a certain theme going in their Christmas traditions.


9.) Germany - The first child to find the pickle in the Christmas tree receives a small gift...and a pickle!





10.) Canada - Kids write to Santa at Santa Claus, North Pole, Canada HOHOHO each year and actually receive a response.


11.) Norway - You


12.) Venezuela - Every Christmas morning, kids put on their roller skates and travel to mass in the funnest way possible.


13.) Finland - Christmas Eve is spent sleeping on the floor so the dead can use your bed. Nighty-night, kids!


14.) Japan - KFC sells over 240,000 buckets of their chicken at their Japanese locations on Christmas Day alone, as it became a tradition to include their food with your celebration.


15.) Ukraine - Spider webs are an extremely popular Christmas decoration in this country. It


16.) Czech Republic - Single women go out on their porch on Christmas Day and toss a shoe over their shoulder with their back to the door. If the shoe lands pointing at the door, they


(via ALLDAY, Fox News)


And here I thought eating too much and watching my uncles get too drunk was a strange tradition. These certainly take the cake.



These 16 Strange Christmas Traditions From Around The World Don"t Even Seem Real

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