Do you celebrate Christmas day?Is Christmas a worldwide festival?

@zhangw (145)
China
December 23, 2008 3:00am CST
Maybe you are enjoying your great Christmas ,but I am working hard these days with my final exams.I would like to know how many countries celebrate Christmas as a tradional festival?In my country, we youngth also celebrate Christmas Day,but real simple, not a holiday.In fact this period of time is the most busy time during the second half year. Merry Christmas every one!!
3 responses
• Philippines
23 Dec 08
Hi! I would say that we Filipinos celebrate and believe in the Spirit of Christmas. It's somewhat a special event for us especially to the kids who are most likely looking forward for this day to come. This is the time where families get together to celebrate it. So you get to meet those old friends ans relatives that you haven't seen for years. Even those who works away from home (especially those that are outside the country) are really looking forward to coming home for that day. Eat dinner together and go to church together. It's the feeling of togetherness that makes it so special and memorable. Aside from this, we also get to have exchange gifts. So we keep all the gifts we've received before the 24th of December, place it under the Xmas tree at home and open it together with you family member on the eve of 24th. This are just the simple things we do for Xmas. And not to forget we also have this tradition we call "nine morning" where in people go to church and attend a dawn mass which will run for nine days and you get to eat native delicacies as well. And if you perfect the nine morning, poeple belive that whatever wish you ask to God will be given to you. Merry Xmas! :)
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• United States
23 Dec 08
Hi from Croatia and I can say that most of the people here celebrate Christmas as a holiday. But really it's not about the countries around the world, it's about people and their religion. If you understand what do I mean
@zhangw (145)
• China
23 Dec 08
yes you are right , it's about people's religion.I didn't realize this because of the circumstance around me, no eligion.I thought it as a national festival,maybe it's a little different.
@wangson73 (164)
• China
23 Dec 08
perhap you are asian where christmas is not a great holiday..but christmas day are more and more popular in asia ...