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Christmas eve 平安夜（Silent Night） Christmas around the world Elements common to many areas of the world include the lighting of?Christmas trees, the hanging of?wreaths,?Christmas stockings,?candy canes, and the creation of?Nativity scenes?depicting the birth of?Jesus Christ Germany The tradition of a Christmas Tree was widespread in Germany,?then moved to England and then America through Pennsylvanian German immigrants.? Date: Dec 6 to Jan 6 (a month) Nikolaustag (圣尼古拉斯节) Erscheinung des Herrn (主显节) Holland Dutch name for Nicholas was Sinterklaas, which became Santa Claus Gifts are exchanged on Christmas day partly because of the Dutch Santa Claus legends Scandinavia Legends from folktales told of a magician that punished naughty children and rewarded good children with presents Scandinavia Mistletoe(槲寄生)was used as a Christmas decoration for years, but was associated with pagan rituals A goddess of love – probably where kissing under the mistletoe comes from Holly replaced it, where the thorns remind of Christ’s crown on the cross and the red berries of His shed blood Naughty children in Italy were the first to get a lump of coal in the stocking Panettone 【潘妮托妮】意大利圣诞节必吃的传统米 兰水果面包 Italy England Songs or “carols” [songs] were sung by small choirs for the pleasure of those that happened to walk by. Christmas cards started in London in 1843 France Singing “carols” [songs] accompanied by a group dance Noel in French is translated Christmas Greece ?According to Greek Christmas tradition, the festival is the patron saint of sailors protection sacred Nicholas. Therefore, people will put the Marine lights up, instead of the traditional Christmas tree. Israel Christmas is the day accepted by most of the Christians in the world as the day on which Jesus was born. Some Jews (by heritage) are also Christians (by faith) Christmas in America Pilgrims did not celebrate Christmas Immigrants brought their Christmas traditions, especially in the 1700s and