History
This Asian country is known for having the longest Christmas season in the world, starting as early as September.
Philippines
This Southeast Asian country celebrates Christmas with parades, traditional dances, and fireworks, especially in North Sulawesi and Papua.
Indonesia
This famous Filipino roast dish is a centerpiece of Noche Buena.
Lechon
Christmas in Japan became widely celebrated as a secular holiday after this major global conflict.
World War II
Filipinos begin celebrating the holiday as early as this month, marking one of the world’s longest Christmas seasons.
September
This fast-food meal became Japan’s most iconic Christmas dinner tradition.
KFC
Portuguese colonizers brought Christmas to regions like Goa in this South Asian country.
India
This East Asian country is known for celebrating Christmas with romantic dinners, light displays, and date nights instead of family gatherings.
Japan
South Korea and Japan both enjoy this kind of dessert on Christmas, often decorated with strawberries.
Christmas Cake
Western missionaries introduced Christmas to this East Asian country in the 19th century, where it is now a national holiday.
South Korea
Children in Lebanon participate in this popular activity that involves singing door to door with family or neighbors.
Caroling
This country indulges in Western-style desserts
Lebanon
Christmas in Indonesia is most widely celebrated in regions with this shared characteristic.
Christian Majority Areas
People in China often exchange Peace Apples on Christmas Eve because the word “peace” sounds similar to this fruit in Chinese.
Apples
Some regions of Indonesia, especially Christian-majority areas, celebrate Christmas with this type of meat dish that isn’t commonly eaten nationwide.