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Christmas around the world - Coggle Diagram
Christmas around the world
Egypt
15% of Egypt are catholic
Christmas is celebrated on the 7th of January
In advent some Christians eat a vegan diet
In Egypt Santa is called Baba Noel
Greece
On Christmas eve mainly boys go out on the streets ans sing 'Kalanda' (carols)
A traditional decoration is a shallow wooden bowl with a piece of wire across the rim
Every December, they put out a big Christmas tree in a big city in Greece
Christmas trees are popular in Greece
In Greece they decorate boats and Christmas trees
Malaysia
Shopping centres try and out do each other with the decoratons
There are huge Christmas trees in the malls and there are about 5
In the mall there are lights, trees, Santa, fake snow and more
On Christmas eve they have huge fireworks an everyone watches them.
Malaysia give red packets as presents and there is usually a lot of money in it
Russia
Christmas was banned as a religious holiday in 1929
They had to secretly celebrate Christmas if they wanted to
Usually Christmas is celebrated on the 7th of January
Some people fast(don't eat anything) on Christmas eve
There are Russian cookies that are called Kozulya which are shaped like a sheep, goat, or deer
Philippines
In the Philippines 80% of the people are catholic
They have a Christmas tradition called Parol which is a bamboo pole with a lighted star on it
They start Christmas carols usually in September
People stay awake the whole night on Christmas eve
Formal celebrations start on the 16th of December