Germans hid a pickle on their Christmas tree
For most of us, winter vacation is the most wonderful time of the year. One of the most anticipated moments is when Santa Claus shows up at our house with many presents. Have you ever wondered what Christmas looks like in different parts of the world? Here’s a rundown of the weirdest Christmas traditions.
The craziest Christmas tradition ever. Japan
In Japan, Christmas is equivalent to KFC. It all started with a simple advertising campaign in 1974. Since then, the vast majority of Japanese families have flocked to the fast-food chain’s restaurants on Christmas Eve. Chicken sales are ten times higher during this time than at any other time of the year, and to get a table you need to book in advance.
Venezuelans go to church on roller skates
The way Venezuelan people attend Christmas services is very different. Locals in Caracas have invented the atypical tradition of walking to church in a wheelchair.
Germans hid a pickle on their Christmas tree
The Germans were not short of strange traditions during Kelpchuen’s time either. They hide pickles in trees and let the kids find them. In return, they receive small gifts.
The craziest Christmas tradition ever. Greenland
Greenland has two of the strangest recipes in the world. Mattak is whale skin with lard. Kiviak is a seal skin stuffed with 500 puffins and fermented for seven months.
U.K.
We’re still on the food side, but we’re moving to the UK. There is a very old tradition here where at Christmas all family members have to stir the pudding clockwise before it goes into the oven. As he spins, he must make a wish in his heart.
In Slovakia they throw pudding at the ceiling
The list of the world’s weirdest Christmas traditions still has to do with bunting. This time she threw herself on the ceiling. The oldest member of the family picks up a spoonful of Loksa, the traditional Christmas pudding, and throws it at the ceiling. The more it sticks to the ceiling the better.
The craziest Christmas tradition ever. Estonia
We stay in Europe and walk to Estonia. On New Year’s Eve, Estonian families choose a quirky way to celebrate the holiday. They all go to the spa to relax.
In Ukraine it’s Halloween and Christmas
Ukraine’s neighbors are no less. They don’t like Christmas decorations like globes, tinsel or lights. But they chose to decorate the tree with fabric and faux spiders.
In Wales, he sings with a horse’s skull in his hand
Mari Lwyd is a tradition in the Welsh countryside. On New Year’s Eve, a villager is chosen to wander the streets, armed with a stick tipped with the skull of a horse.
The craziest Christmas tradition ever. Canada
At Canada Post, they are delivered to – Santa Claus, North Pole, Canada, HOHOHO. This applies, and all letters arriving here are read. The sender will then receive a reply from Santa Claus.
In Norway, witches steal brooms
We stay in the north, but change continents to reach Norway. Nobody cleans here on Eva Night, and all the brooms are hidden so that they won’t be stolen by witches and evil spirits.
The craziest Christmas tradition ever. South Africa
The Christmas table in South Africa is weird, to say the least. On this day, people enjoyed an unprecedented delicacy: fried moths.
Catalonia, Spain
The “Tió de Nadal” shape, found in many Catalan homes during Christmas, is a hollow tree trunk about a foot long and two to four feet high, with a broad smiley face painted on top. Beginning on Immaculate Conception (December 8), tió are given “food” every night and are usually covered with blankets to protect against colds. The story goes that the children had to take care of the tree trunk a few days before Christmas, keeping it warm and feeding it so it could “spoil” many presents on Christmas or at night.
Single women in the Czech Republic put their shoes on their shoulders
Single women in the Czech Republic stand with their backs to the door, shoes draped over their shoulders. If it lands on the doorstep, they’ll be married the following year.
The craziest Christmas tradition ever. Iceland
It is said that anyone who does not receive new clothes by Christmas Eve will be devoured by a demon cat named Yule, who sings about the hills of Iceland.