{"id":11458,"date":"2024-03-13T14:31:59","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T14:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11458"},"modified":"2024-03-13T14:32:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T14:32:02","slug":"unique-christmas-traditions-from-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/general\/unique-christmas-traditions-from-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Unique Christmas Traditions from Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Christmas is one of the world\u2019s most widespread festivals, known by many for its twinkling lights, snowy scenes, and big-man-in-red-suit-with-flying-reindeer, and to others as an important day in the Christian calendar. Where Christmas is celebrated, as a religious festival or simply as an excuse for a party, lots of unique traditions have sprung up with fascinating stories behind them. On a Christmas Holiday<\/a> you’ll get to experience those customs, while also exploring a wonderful new place; it is the perfect way to have a Christmas with a difference and find a new way to experience this most wonderful time of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KFC is Christmas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While not a national holiday in this majority Buddhist country, it’s still probably a big surprise to hear that, in Japan<\/a>, KFC is a big part of Christmas! When the chicken restaurants first arrived in Japan in the 1970s, they hit on the slogan \u2018Kentucky is Christmas\u2019, and the rest is history. Today, families can place their order for the annual party bucket (fried chicken, prawn gratin and a cake, in wonderfully festive packaging) in early November then gather around the 25 December to eat it together. Well, chicken\u2019s not that far away from turkey, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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