{"id":291,"date":"2014-12-18T17:17:37","date_gmt":"2014-12-18T17:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/?p=291"},"modified":"2020-03-05T12:58:58","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T12:58:58","slug":"christmas-in-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/china\/christmas-in-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas in Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What\u00a0is Christmas in Asia like? Is Christmas even celebrated in Asia? <!--more-->Read about\u00a0the\u00a0different\u00a0Christmas in Asia celebrations below.<\/p>\n<h2>Christmas in China<\/h2>\n<p>How is Christmas celebrated in China? In China, only around 2% of people are Christians, so the real meaning of Christmas is relatively unknown outside of major cities.\u00a0Chinese Christians will go to\u00a0their local state run\u00a0church for midnight services in a variety of languages.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 467px;\">\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 78.586724% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/124240471?et=p-WAq0CxTolc534y4rI8cw&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=WlQ7xR90xNLbiXUzVJfFYRJrDgh7LKBiCJAD8cqJfOc=\" width=\"467\" height=\"367\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0 0 0 10px; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/photo\/chinese-people-celebrate-christmas-high-res-stock-photography\/51893373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View image<\/a> | <a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gettyimages.com<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Christmas is\u00a0not known as an official holiday in China, so most companies, schools and commercial centres are\u00a0open. Department stores are decorated with Christmas trees, thousands of\u00a0lights and festive decorations. Store employees will\u00a0often wear Santa hats.\u00a0It\u2019s not uncommon to see Father Christmas &#8211; known as\u00a0Shen Dan Lao Ren &#8211;\u00a0at shopping centres\u00a0and hotels, where children can visit him and\u00a0receive a small token gift.<\/p>\n<p>An increasing number of Chinese people celebrate on Christmas Eve by eating dinner with their family and friends, where exchanging Christmas cards and small gifts are becoming more popular. A\u00a0popular tradition on\u00a0Christmas Eve is giving apples because in Chinese language, Christmas Eve is called &#8216;Ping An Ye&#8217; and the word for apple in Chinese is &#8216;Ping Guo,&#8217; which sounds similar.\u00a0Traditional western Christmas dinners are readily available at hotel restaurants and western restaurants during Christmas in China. Supermarket chains catering to foreigners sell all the ingredients\u00a0needed for a home cooked Christmas dinner. Eight treasures duck &#8211; the Chinese version of a stuffed turkey\u00a0&#8211; is also enjoyed.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/china\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=christmas%20asia\">holiday to China in\u00a0winter<\/a> is a sight to behold and a nice time of year to visit due to low crowds. However, the temperatures can drop very low: as low as -20 degrees centigrade in Beijing!<\/p>\n<h2>Christmas in Vietnam<\/h2>\n<p>How is Christmas celebrated in Vietnam? Although a predominantly Buddhist country, the Christmas period in Vietnam is\u00a0classed as\u00a0one of four main annual religious festivals, which includes the Lunar New Year, Buddha\u2019s birthday and the mid-autumn festival. Similar to Italian culture, Christmas Eve is more important and more celebrated that Christmas Day in Vietnam. It&#8217;s a huge event and celebrated with lots of fun and fanfare regardless of religion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 507px;\">\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/124520951?et=yTXel3c8S69_IkKPEjbziw&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=wzyHpn3NuIJHXmII4ukbhUs2IS0XpBVK8usUFvKulUg=\" width=\"507\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0 0 0 10px; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/photo\/vietnamese-catholic-boy-in-santa-outfit-high-res-stock-photography\/124520951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View image<\/a> | <a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gettyimages.com<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hotels, department stores and shopping centres will put up\u00a0lots of decorations and sparkling lights, and many streets will also be lit up with festive lights. In the\u00a0main cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh, cars and other vehicles are banned from the city centre, allowing\u00a0people to crowd the streets and celebrate with confetti.<\/p>\n<p>Christians in Vietnam attend a Midnight mass where many churches, including the\u00a0Notre Dame Cathedral in Ho Chi Minh City and the\u00a0St\u00a0Joseph Cathedral in Hanoi, have huge nativity scenes where\u00a0people gather round to pray. After this religious service, they celebrate with a large family meal and eat\u00a0b\u00fbche de No\u00ebl (chocolate log cake) for dessert.<\/p>\n<p>Vietnamese children tend to place\u00a0their shoes outside their front door on Christmas Eve, willing for their\u00a0shoes to be overflowing with treats from Father Christmas&#8217;\u00a0sack on the morning of 25th December.<\/p>\n<h2>Christmas in Cambodia<\/h2>\n<p>How is Christmas celebrated in Cambodia? Only 2% of Cambodians follow the Christian faith. They celebrate traditionally by attending Church and organising a Christmas gathering for their friends and families. They read the Bible, sing prayers and many children perform Nativity plays. Many Cambodian Christians will decorate a Christmas tree, but it&#8217;s merely for decoration and\u00a0has no religious significance.<\/p>\n<p>However, many Cambodians of other faiths &#8211; such as Buddhism &#8211; will celebrate Christmas in a non religious manner. From the middle of December, Christmas cards are exchanged among youngsters, gifts are given to friends and partners, and Christmas trees and decorations can be found in most public places in the main cities of Cambodia, such as inside shopping centres and restaurants. The peak tourism season is one of the\u00a0main reasons why this western festive period\u00a0doesn&#8217;t go unnoticed.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, it would be a very hot and humid Christmas!<\/p>\n<h2>Christmas in Japan<\/h2>\n<p>How is Christmas celebrated in Japan? Similar to other Asian countries, Christmas is not widely religiously celebrated in Japan as not many people are Christians. Christmas is known as a time to spread happiness rather than a religious celebration. However, several Christmas traditions\u00a0have come to Japan from the USA and it is becoming increasingly popular.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 507px;\">\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/533484077?et=seOMxGIzQzJQK1P3EB0MvA&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=ilVNRGXzlPg9CrzvB7dQPwEq0Fs1IHne9J3VAvTWMjw=\" width=\"507\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0 0 0 10px; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/photo\/keyakizaka-and-tokyo-tower-high-res-stock-photography\/533484077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View image<\/a> | <a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gettyimages.com<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cards and presents are exchanged, and American fried chicken is often eaten on Christmas day. It is the busiest time of year for restaurants such as KFC, where people place orders in advance! The traditional Japanese Christmas food is Christmas cake. Rather than it being a fruit cake,\u00a0it&#8217;s a\u00a0sponge cake decorated with strawberries, whipped cream,\u00a0flowers and a figure of Father Christmas. Shops and streets are decorated with lights and Christmas trees, and there&#8217;s lots of festive cheer.<\/p>\n<p>As in Vietnam, in Japan Christmas eve is often celebrated more than Christmas Day. Christmas Eve is known\u00a0as being a day of romance, in which couples spend precious time together and exchange presents.\u00a0Couples like to go for long, wintery walks to admire the Christmas lights and have a romantic meal in a restaurant &#8211; booking a table on Christmas Eve is extremely\u00a0popular! As is getting married on this day.<\/p>\n<p>Christmas is not a national holiday in Japan, so schools and businesses are\u00a0open.<\/p>\n<h2>Christmas in South Korea<\/h2>\n<p>There are more Christians in South Korea than in other Asian country, around 30%, so Christmas is widely celebrated. Unlike other Asian countries, Christmas is an official public holiday resulting in\u00a0some adults and children\u00a0not working or\u00a0attending school.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 507px;\">\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/508429971?et=XZTpeORqT-dxa87t2WxaWA&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=I6En9GMpFHmuZMPkZ9G4ZA6VsuledaSRnVIiP6Quhzw=\" width=\"507\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0 0 0 10px; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/photo\/christmas-decoration-at-department-store-high-res-stock-photography\/508429971\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View image<\/a> | <a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gettyimages.com<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Department stores have huge\u00a0decoration displays; and in the capital, Seoul, there are lights are all over the city centre including on the\u00a0bridges over the Han River.\u00a0Not every family in South Korea will have a Christmas tree, but those that do will often decorate it with lights and decorations\u00a0similar to those found in Western countries.<\/p>\n<p>Christian churches in South Korea will hold\u00a0traditional evening services on Christmas Eve as well as mass on Christmas Day, which can often include several baptisms.<\/p>\n<div>Presents are exchanged, though the giving of gifts has lowered in popularity.\u00a0Instead, money is a popular gift.\u00a0Father Christmas can also be seen around South Korea, though he sometimes wears blue instead of red! A festive\u00a0dinner is a popular way to celebrate Christmas with family members, consisting of popular Korean dishes such as sweet potato noodles, rice cake soup, bulgogi and\u00a0kimchi.\u00a0A popular dessert is\u00a0Christmas cake or ice cream cake!<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/brochures\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=christmas%20asia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-564 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/brochure_btn.png\" alt=\"brochure_btn\" width=\"228\" height=\"104\" \/><\/a>Visit Asia with the UK&#8217;s leading Asia Experts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.uk\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=christmas%20asia\">Wendy Wu Tours<\/a>. 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