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2. Christmas ornament - Wikipedia

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   Piernik ornaments in Poland. Christmas ornaments, baubles, globes, "Christmas bulbs", or "Christmas bubbles" are decoration items, usually to decorate Christmas trees. These decorations may be woven, blown (glass or plastic), molded (ceramic or metal), carved from wood or expanded polystyrene, or made by other techniques. Ornaments are ...

3. Ukrainian national clothing - Wikipedia

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   The groom gifted choboty to the bride and her mother; this custom is centered at the Christmas Eve story by Nikolai Gogol. [8] They were also featured in many winter divination rituals. [8] The cherevyky (Ukrainian: черевики) dress boots made from leather and colourful Saffian became popular among villagers in the 19 century. [7]

4. Pontic Greek culture - Wikipedia

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   On Christmas Eve, school-age children went from door to door singing Christmas carols. When the church bells rang at four in the morning, families placed a great log, called a christokour in the fire to keep the fire burning all Christmas Day. [l] Then they went to church service. People visited their relatives and friends for three days of ...

5. Nisse (folklore) - Wikipedia

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   A tomtenisse made of salt dough.A common Scandinavian Christmas decoration, 2004. Modern vision of a nisse, 2007. A nisse (Danish:, Norwegian: [ˈnɪ̂sːə]), tomte (Swedish: [ˈtɔ̂mːtɛ]), tomtenisse, or tonttu (Finnish:) is a household spirit from Nordic folklore which has always been described as a small human-like creature wearing a red cap and gray clothing, doing house and stable ...

6. Epiphany (holiday) - Wikipedia

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   [120] [121] In Ireland, certain traditions celebrate Epiphany to conclude the Twelfth Night of Christmas, and Christmas decorations should not be removed before this day. [ 121 ] The Epiphany celebration serves as the initial setting for – and anchors the action, theme, and climax of – James Joyce 's short story " The Dead " in his 1914 ...

7. Marriage in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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   Later the bride is made ready for the wedding, she wear wedding dress usually red colored Cholo, lengho and one or two veils, with a lot of jewelries and ornaments, the most important being the Nath (nose jewel) as it symbolizes the marital status in sindhi Muslim society, she wears Nath for few days even after her marriage, later Nath is ...