Food
In Spain this popular Christmas dessert is made of almonds, sugar, and eggs.
What is mazapán?
This American 'traditional' Christmas drink is typically only sold during the holidays.
What is Egg Nog?
In the United States children leave out these two items on Christmas Eve for Santa Claus.
What is cookies and milk?
The most famous Christmas street lights in the USA are in this part of New York City where there is a huge Christmas Tree with a public ice skating rink.
What is Rockefeller Center?
This country is well known for their Christmas Markets and glass ornaments.
What is Germany?
Fried chicken is often eaten on Christmas day in Japan, resulting in many people placing orders at this fast food restaurant in advance!
What is Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)?
Australians decorate their houses with this plant, a native Australian tree with small green leaves and cream colored flowers.
What is a "Christmas Bush"?
Christmas Day isn't celebrated on the 25th December but on this day January for the Coptic Orthodox Church.
In WWII this item wasn't rationed (and many other things were) so it became a traditional item to gift children in Iceland.
It's common in Brazil to get this '13th salary' at the end of the year.
What is doubled normal wages for that month?
This 'Maritimes' sweet is made on a stick (a bit like a lollipop) and is shaped like Santa, reindeer, snowmen, a Christmas tree and other symbols of Christmas.
What is Barley Candy?
In this country children sing 'kalanda' (carols) in the streets and carry model boats decorated with nuts which are painted gold.
What is Greece?
In the State of Palestine more Christmas Eve celebrations take place in this famous town than in most of Israel.
What is Bethlehem?
In this country from December 16th to Christmas Eve children often perform 'Posada' processions (Posada means Inn or Lodging and is celebration of the part of the Christmas story where Joseph and Mary looked for somewhere to stay.)
What is Mexico?
This city in Italy is home to the largest Nativity scene in the world, which has over 600 objects on it!
What is Naples?
This popular British dessert at Christmas time is made in a large bowl and consists of a layer of sponge cake (or sponge fingers) at the bottom of the bowl (which is often soaked in sherry or brandy) then there's a layer of fruit (normally suspended in a fruit flavored jelly) and it's topped with a layer of custard and then whipped cream.
What is Trifle?
In this Asian country the playing of Christmas carols in shops can start in September!
What is the Philippines?
Consumed on Christmas Eve, the "Feast of the Seven Fishes" ('Festa dei sette pesci') originated in the southern region of this country.
What is Italy?
On this night in Iceland several magical traditions are supposed to happen: cows are meant to be able to talk, seals take on human form, the dead rise from their graves, and the Elves are about.
What is New Year's Eve?
Only 2.3% of its population is Christian, however due to its large size there are still over 25 million Christians in this country.
What is India?
Popular Christmas foods in this country include a barbecue which can be a goat, sheep, beef or chicken. This is eaten with rice and chapati flat bread.
What is Kenya?
In this country the nativity scene or 'pesebre' is a very important Christmas decoration and is often put near to the Christmas tree.
What is Argentina?
On Christmas Eve the 'Grand Market' happens in this country. (In every town during the day, people go shopping for Christmas foods, sweets and toys, etc. Around 6.00pm the evening part of Grand Market starts and it lasts until the morning!)
What is Jamaica?
In this country on Christmas Eve, children place their newly cleaned shoes, filled with straw under the tree on the porch. They hope that Santa (called 'Tonton Nwèl') will remove the straw and put presents in and around the shoes!
What is Haiti?
This Eastern Canadian province is known all over the world for its fir and pine Christmas Trees.
What is Nova Scotia?