Christmas customs
Seasonal December rituals
Christmas customs are the traditional practices associated with the Christmas holiday season.
These vary widely by culture and region but commonly include decorating evergreen trees, exchanging gifts, hanging stockings, singing carols, and gathering for special meals.
Religious customs center on the birth of Jesus Christ, while secular traditions like Santa Claus have spread globally: Every family has their own Christmas customs.
- tree toppingRemoving upper canopy drastically
- carolsFestive religious songs
- nativity sceneManger birth depiction
- KrampusFolklore figure punishing misbehavior
- wrapping paperDecorative covering for presents
ugly sweater · eggnog · Santa Claus · midnight mass · Epiphany · Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer · ornaments · garlands · stollen · tinsel · mulled wine · nativity plays · mince pies · fruitcake · stocking stuffers · white elephant · mistletoe · stockings
- folk culturefolk beliefs, folk costume, folk crafts, folk medicine, folk religion
- CroatiaZagreb, Dubrovnik, Croatian, Dalmatia, counties
- Balkan heritagerakija, folk costumes, hora, filigree, kilim
- Balkan folklorefolk beliefs, superstitions, magical creatures, vampires, werewolves
- Transylvaniavampire, Dracula, castle, Carpathian Mountains, Carpathians
- MacedoniaSkopje, North Macedonia, national costumes, rakija, Macedonian
Christmas customsHanukkah traditions
Customs of the eight-day festival
Christmas customsbreaking with tradition
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