For foreigners, is Christmas equivalent to our Spring Festival in China?

Westerners use red, green and white as Christmas colors. When Christmas comes, every family should decorate it with Christmas colors. The red ones have Christmas flowers and Christmas candles. The green one is the Christmas tree. It is the main decoration of Christmas, decorated with evergreen trees such as fir and cypress that have been cut into towers. Colorful lanterns, gifts and paper flowers are hung on it, and Christmas candles are lit.

The contrast between red and white is Santa Claus, who is the most popular figure in Christmas activities. Before going to bed on Christmas Eve, western children should put a sock in front of the fireplace or beside the pillow. When they fall asleep, Santa Claus will put presents in the sock. Playing Santa Claus is also a custom in the west. ?

It is said that Santa Claus was originally the bishop of Mela in Asia Minor and his name was Saint Nicholas. After his death, he was honored as a saint. He is an old man with a white beard and a red hat. Every Christmas, he drives a sleigh pulled by deer from the north, enters the houses from the chimney, and puts Christmas presents in socks and hangs them on the children's bedside or in front of the stove.

Therefore, when westerners celebrate Christmas, parents will put Christmas gifts for their children in socks and hang them on the bedside of Christmas Eve. The next day, the first thing the children woke up was to look for a gift from Santa Claus by the bed.

Nowadays, Santa Claus has become a symbol of good luck, not only Christmas, but also an indispensable person to celebrate the New Year.

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Global Christmas customs:

1, Catalan Christmas Woodenhead

In Catalonia, every family will have a little Christmas Woodenhead wearing a little red riding hood on February 8th, 65438. Every host will leave some food for Woodhead Jr. and wrap a blanket around Woodhead Jr. to prevent him from starving and freezing. Then, when the children are not looking, hide the Christmas presents under the blanket. Anyway, Woodenhead is hollow, and children will think that the gift is really Woodenhead's poop.

2. carrot night in Oaxaca, Mexico

Every year on February 23rd, 65438, Oaxaca in southern Mexico holds the annual "Vegetable Carving Competition". Carrots are seasonal vegetables, and works carved with carrots will also be exhibited on Christmas Day.

These miniature sculptures vividly depict the scene of the birth of Jesus and reproduce many local folk stories in Mexico. The origin of micro-carved carrots is the whim of several local shop owners, who use micro-carved carrots to attract customers. Time flies. Now, this custom has evolved into a three-day festival today.

Santa Claus "occupied" San Francisco.

20 14 is the 20th year of "Santa Claus party" in San Francisco. Imagine men, women and children dressed as Santa Claus and getting together. To attend this party, you should not only wear a hat of Santa Claus, but also wear Santa Claus' clothes completely. You should also invite partners who are also dressed as "Santa Claus".

4. Ukrainian cobwebs pray for good luck

In Ukraine, it is a local custom to hang cobwebs on Christmas trees. Although it sounds strange, you may know this custom after hearing the following local legend: A long time ago, a poor single mother and her children lived in a cold hut. The children found an evergreen tree and wanted to use it as a Christmas tree, but there were no decorations.

That night, mother Lacrimosa, a kind spider, couldn't bear to make her mother sad, so they made a fine net on the tree together. The next morning, the cobwebs sparkled in the sun. From that day on, the single mother wanted nothing more.

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