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2. 30 fun Christmas traditions to start with friends and family

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   Here are Christmas traditions to do with your family and friends this holiday season. This list includes easy, cheap and fun Christmas activities for all ages.

3. 30 Christmas Traditions From Around the World - AOL

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   “Due to the enduring influence of pagan traditions, Christmas celebrations in Belarus blend Christian customs with elements of folk rituals,” the national tourism agency says, noting that most ...

4. 18 quirky British Christmas traditions that probably confuse ...

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   The BBC reported that the first-known mince-pie recipe dates back to an 1830s-era English cookbook. By the mid-17th century, people reportedly began associating the small pies with Christmas. At ...

5. Koledari - Wikipedia

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   In some communities the ancient Ukrainian tradition of caroling is carried on by groups of young people and members of organizations and churches calling at homes and collecting donations. Well-known carols include Nova radist stala [ uk ] , Boh predvichnyi narodyvsia , [ 5 ] Dobryi vechir tobi, pane hospodariu [ uk ] , Vo Vyfleiemi nyni novyna ...

6. Legend of the Christmas Spider - Wikipedia

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   The Legend of the Christmas Spider is an Eastern European folktale which explains one possible origin of tinsel on Christmas trees. It is most prevalent in Western Ukraine , where small ornaments in the shape of a spider are traditionally a part of the Christmas decorations.

7. Budnik (Bulgarian) - Wikipedia

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   In the Bulgarian, Croatian, and Serbian languages, the name for Christmas Eve is derived from the term badnjak or budnik as well as the Bulgarian name for Christmas Eve (bg:Бъдни вечер). The tree from which the log is cut, preferably a young and straight oak, is ceremonially felled early on the morning of Christmas Eve. The felling ...

8. How Christmas is celebrated in 21 places around the world - AOL

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   Most people simply buy a cut of fish from the market, but the old tradition was for the lady of the house to keep a live carp in the bathtub for a few days before preparing it for the Christmas meal.

9. Stir-up Sunday - Wikipedia

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   Stir-up Sunday is an informal term in Catholic and Anglican churches for the last Sunday before the season of Advent.It gets its name from the beginning of the collect for the day in the Book of Common Prayer, which begins with the words, "Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people...", but it has become associated with the custom of making the Christmas puddings on ...