Because Christmas is approaching, I decided to learn something about the Christmas traditions in Germany, Japan, and Spain by reading several articles on the Internet.
Germans begin preparing for Christmas early. The night of December 5th is called Nikolaustag in German, and it is the time when German children put their boots outside. Santa Claus, whose German name is Nikolaus, leaves presents in the shoes of the good kids. However, the naughty children receive some unpleasant things from Nikolaus's servant, Knecht Ruprecht. On Christmas Eve, some parents place gifts for their kids in a room that also contains a decorated Christmas tree and lock the room. After that, they open it in order for their children to see the presents and the tree, and the whole family sings Christmas carols.
Germans begin preparing for Christmas early. The night of December 5th is called Nikolaustag in German, and it is the time when German children put their boots outside. Santa Claus, whose German name is Nikolaus, leaves presents in the shoes of the good kids. However, the naughty children receive some unpleasant things from Nikolaus's servant, Knecht Ruprecht. On Christmas Eve, some parents place gifts for their kids in a room that also contains a decorated Christmas tree and lock the room. After that, they open it in order for their children to see the presents and the tree, and the whole family sings Christmas carols.
Although most of the residents of Japan are not Christians, many Japanese people celebrate it, and their number often increases. The way Christmas is celebrated in Japan consists in people decorating the places where they live, giving presents to their friends, and eating special food. By special food I mean an amazing Christmas cake. The image in the post is an example of such a cake.
Celebrating Christmas in Spain starts early and continues until January 6th. On December 22nd, the winning lottery ticket for El Gordo, a lottery with very big prizes, is drawn, which is an important Christmas event. Some Spaniards receive presents on Christmas Eve, whereas others do it on January 6th. There is an additional celebration between the beginning and the end of the period during which Christmas is celebrated. It is something like April's Fools Day and happens on December 28th.
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You have a very nice blog. I enjoyed the post about Paris. I've always liked Paris and I enjoyed reading about it and seeing some pictures of it. I also like that on some of your posts you have a "labels" section. That's nice because I can click on the labels to see more about the topics. I also liked this post about Christmas. You can write such post about every holiday for example Easter. It would be interesting to learn about people's traditions in different parts of the world. You can also add some videos or a 360 degrees city view from http://www.360cities.net/
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