As Christmas time approaches, thoughts of children turn to Santa Claus. Around the world Santa Claus is known under different names. Jultomten (Christmas Elf) in Sweden, Julenissen in Norway, Saint Nicholas in central Europe. In Finnish Santa Claus – Joulupukki literally means Christmas goat. Long time ago he visited families in his grey fur and with wooden [...]

In past Christmas in the USA was celebrated as family and religious holiday. In the 20th century local communities started sponsoring organization of festival and public activities during the Christmas week so Christmas became more publicly celebrated. In 1923 President Coolidge lighted  the First National Christmas Tree in front of the White House leading to [...]

Bulgaria is well-known for its reach Christmas traditions. Family dinner, sitting around the fireplace and carol singing are among the most famous activities around the festive season. It is believed that the Christmas diner must be over – abundant so that the coming year would be rich and favorable. Traditional Christmas diner contained 12 different dishes [...]

Christmas is becoming more internationally celebrated. The trend came as far as to the Country of rising Sun. Mainly due to American postoccupation influence Christmas is being widely celebrated in Japan.  Even though it is not a public holiday however it includes most attributes of the fest  such as Christmas tree, gift-giving and Santa Claus. By [...]

In Newfoundland Christmas is celebrated with wide hospitality and generosity, food and drinks are consumed in a large quantities. Brews of beer are prepared in advance before the Christmas season starts. During the holidays women make lots of cookies and fruit cakes, open jars of preserved moose, jams and vegetables. In a rural areas a [...]