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id you know that the way you celebrate Christmas may not be universal? This article is about the craziest Christmas celebrations from around the world.
Venezuela
The skating culture on Christmas day is so spectacular that children tie their big toe using a long string and leave it hanging outside the window on Christmas Eve. People skating on the streets pull the string to wake the children up the following morning so that they can watch the skating show. Traffic on Venezuelan street is usually at a standstill during this occasion as people skate to the local church for Christmas mass.
Cuba
Alter boys in Cuba bang pots and pans to keep everyone awake during Christmas mass. A priest started the tradition after discovering that people were doing more of snoozing than listening during Christmas mass. The tradition has been alive for more than 200 years is still going strong even today.
Ukraine
If you thought that Christmas decorations are all about a Christmas tree, Christmas lights, and other sparkly things, you're wrong. In Ukraine, a spider web is part of the decorations. Quite odd isn't it? The story goes that once upon a time, a poor woman couldn't afford Christmas decorations and went to bed very sad. She found beautiful spider webs around her house, and that's how the tradition began.
A list of the craziest celebrations from around the world is interesting not to mention surprising. Care to incorporate some ideas this year?
