Christmas in Venezuela is celebrated with a number of religious and traditional customs. Since a majority here follows Roman Catholicism, celebrating the birth of baby Jesus is an important part of the festivities. Christmas is the main holiday during which Venezuelan families get together and celebrate. The religious celebrations commence more than a week before on …
Joyful Christmas Celebrations in Vietnam
The way that the Vietnamese people celebrate Christmas is a quotable example of secularism. Though the main religion here is Buddhism and Christians form only a minority, Vietnam celebrates Christmas as one of the four important festivals in the country, the other three being, birthday of Buddha the mid-autumn festival and the New Year. Christmas …
Christmas – Highly Religious Festival in Spain
Christmas in Spain is more animated and inspiring than any other countries since there many legends in association with the birth of Jesus Christ, those are perhaps unheard of in the other parts of the world. One such legend says that a cow at the time of the Nativity breathed on the infant Jesus to …
Deep-Rooted Customs of Yugoslavian Christmas Celebrations
Christmas in Yugoslavia depends much on the age old traditions and customs. As the harbingers of Christmas, the second Sunday prior to the Christmas is celebrated as the Mother’s day, on which, the children play affectionate pranks on their mothers and extend them Mother’s Day wishes. The children tie mother’s feet to a chair and …
Origins of Christmas & Idea of Christmas
The Origin of Christmas- Get to know the origins of Christmas to have a clear idea of Christmas Christmas is one of the well known festivals that are celebrated all over the world. It is celebrated to mark and commemorate the birth of Lord Jesus Christ. Also known as X Mass, it is one of …