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  2. Observance of Christmas by country - Wikipedia

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    Observance of Christmas in various locations around the world. The observance of Christmas around the world varies by country. The day of Christmas, and in some cases the day before and the day after, are recognized by many national governments and cultures worldwide, including in areas where Christianity is a minority religion which are usually found in Africa and Asia.

  3. Public holidays in South Korea - Wikipedia

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    These days celebrate events considered joyous to Korea. In the beginning, Independence Declaration Day (March 1) was first stipulated in 1946. [9] After the establishment of the Government of the Republic of Korea in 1948, four major National Celebration Days (Independence Declaration Day, Constitution Day, Liberation Day, National Foundation Day) were provided by "The Law Concerning the ...

  4. Seoul Lantern Festival - Wikipedia

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    The Seoul Lantern Festival is a festival held every winter in Seoul in South Korea. It includes lanterns, outdoor light installations, christmas market, experience programs. This event used to take place about two weeks in November at Cheonggyecheon stream, but since 2022 it started to take place more than a month in December at Gwanghwamun Plaza.

  5. 30 Christmas Traditions From Around the World - AOL

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    Christmas is one of the most globally celebrated holidays in the world. But not everybody celebrates the same way—or even on the same day. While Christmas is, at its core, a Christian holiday ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. List of Korean traditional festivals - Wikipedia

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    People drink ear-quickening wine (Hangul: 귀밝이술), go up to the mountain in the night (Hangul: 달맞이) and pray for his or her wishes to the moon. People also do Bureom (Hangul: 부럼깨기) on Daeboreum. People crack nuts with one's teeth, believing this will not make one's face come out in spots for the rest of the year.

  8. S. Koreans to light new frontline Christmas tree

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    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea said Tuesday it had approved a Christian group's plan to set up and illuminate a large Christmas tree near the border with North Korea in spite of the almost ...

  9. Christmas traditions - Wikipedia

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    Christmas and Easter are the periods of highest annual church attendance. A 2010 survey by Lifeway Christian Resources found that six in ten Americans attend church services during this time. [2] In the United Kingdom, the Church of England reported an estimated attendance of 2.5 million people at Christmas services in 2015. [3]