Christmas worldwide | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-06-13

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00:01:16 1 Geographical variation
00:01:27 1.1 Africa
00:01:35 1.1.1 Ethiopia and Eritrea
00:03:18 1.1.2 Nigeria
00:06:05 1.1.3 South Africa
00:07:31 1.2 Asia
00:07:39 1.2.1 East Asia
00:07:48 1.2.1.1 China
00:09:07 1.2.1.1.1 Hong Kong
00:09:40 1.2.1.1.2 Macau
00:10:14 1.2.1.2 Japan
00:13:07 1.2.1.3 South Korea
00:13:32 1.2.2 South Asia
00:13:41 1.2.2.1 India
00:15:03 1.2.2.2 Pakistan
00:16:19 1.2.3 Southeast Asia
00:16:28 1.2.3.1 Brunei
00:17:19 1.2.3.2 Indonesia
00:19:24 1.2.3.3 Malaysia
00:20:17 1.2.3.4 Philippines
00:25:49 1.2.3.5 Singapore
00:27:07 1.2.3.6 Vietnam
00:28:10 1.2.4 Southwest Asia – Eastern Mediterranean
00:28:21 1.2.4.1 Armenia
00:32:09 1.2.4.2 Assyrians
00:35:25 1.2.4.3 Lebanon
00:36:29 1.3 The Americas
00:36:38 1.3.1 North America
00:37:15 1.3.1.1 Canada
00:40:37 1.3.1.2 Mexico
00:42:46 1.3.1.3 United States
00:49:39 1.3.2 Central America
00:49:48 1.3.2.1 El Salvador
00:51:26 1.3.2.2 Guatemala
00:51:50 1.3.3 South America
00:51:59 1.3.3.1 Brazil
00:54:56 1.3.3.2 Colombia
01:00:34 1.3.3.3 Venezuela
01:02:59 1.3.4 Caribbean
01:03:07 1.3.4.1 Bahamas
01:03:53 1.3.4.2 Cuba
01:04:43 1.3.4.3 Jamaica
01:06:29 1.4 Europe
01:06:38 1.4.1 Central Europe
01:10:19 1.4.1.1 Austria and Germany
01:12:36 1.4.1.1.1 Austria
01:14:59 1.4.1.1.2 Germany
01:21:05 1.4.1.2 Czech Republic and Slovakia
01:23:53 1.4.1.3 Hungary
01:26:19 1.4.1.4 Poland
01:32:09 1.4.1.5 Romania and Moldova
01:34:09 1.4.2 Eastern Europe
01:35:45 1.4.2.1 Georgia
01:37:38 1.4.2.2 Russia
01:39:51 1.4.2.3 Ukraine
01:43:22 1.4.3 Northern Europe
01:44:01 1.4.3.1 Denmark
01:48:22 1.4.3.2 Estonia
01:50:22 1.4.3.3 Finland
01:56:51 1.4.3.4 Iceland
02:00:10 1.4.3.5 Norway
02:03:54 1.4.3.6 Sweden
02:11:42 1.4.4 Southern Europe
02:11:55 1.4.4.1 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia
02:12:04 1.4.4.2 Bulgaria
02:16:47 1.4.4.3 Greece and Cyprus
02:19:08 1.4.4.4 Italy
02:22:33 1.4.4.5 Malta
02:27:58 1.4.4.6 Portugal
02:29:54 1.4.4.7 Serbia and Montenegro
02:31:22 1.4.4.8 Spain
02:38:06 1.4.5 Western Europe
02:41:26 1.4.5.1 France
02:41:35 1.4.5.2 United Kingdom
02:43:39 1.4.5.2.1 Wales
02:52:03 1.4.5.2.2 Scotland
02:52:18 1.4.5.3 Ireland
02:54:31 1.4.5.4 Netherlands and Flanders
02:58:20 1.5 Oceania
03:01:30 1.5.1 Australia
03:01:39 1.5.2 New Zealand
03:03:26 2 References



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Christmas traditions vary from country to country. Christmas celebrations for many nations include the installing and lighting of Christmas trees, the hanging of Advent wreaths, Christmas stockings, candy canes, setting out cookies and milk, and the creation of Nativity scenes depicting the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas carols may be sung and stories told about such figures as the Baby Jesus, St Nicholas, Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Christkind or Grandfather Frost. The sending and exchange of Christmas card greetings, observance of fasting and special religious observances such as a midnight Mass or Vespers on Christmas Eve, the burning of a Yule log, and the giving and receiving of presents. Along with Easter, Christmas is one of the most important periods on the Christian calendar, and is often closely connected to other holidays at this time of year, such as Advent, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, St Nicholas Day, St. Stephen's Day, New Year's, and the Feast of the Epiphany.