The different ways to enjoy Christmas on different continents
Season Getaway | 22 Mar 2025
The different ways to enjoy Christmas on different continents
The world has 195 countries and over 10,000 religions, but one day that the whole world celebrates irrespective of their religious beliefs is Christmas. Over 30 percent of the world follows Christianity and Christian nations, particularly the Western nations have changed the culture of the world including the lifestyle. Though associated with winter at the end of the year, this day is celebrated in style in the parts of the world that will be experiencing warm climates on 25th December like Australasia. While in Europe the Europeans will be celebrating the traditional way, in North America you will find some new rituals added to the celebrations. Though the Middle East is strict about its religion, you will find the resort cities with decorations at a scale larger than many other destinations.
At home or overseas
The Christmas day itself is meant to be for the family, which means that those living away will be back to join them or some of the families will be planning to travel together. Yes, the Christmas dinner needs to be prepared and some of you may be looking to attend church services. In most nations, Christmas Eve is meant to be for celebrations, for going to the markets or fairs and joining crowds on city streets to reach there. Yes, you will have a Christmas tree at home, and at the places where you work, you may be spending some time decorating them. Those of you playing Santa will be planning to leave some gifts for the young ones too. For those looking to travel around this day to see celebrations of a different kind, here we describe how Christmas is celebrated across different parts of the world.
Christmas in Europe
The last week of December is among the coldest in Europe and many cities particularly in the northern part of the continent will be experiencing snowfall, which adds magic to the day for visitors from other parts of the world. Most tourists will be coming here for city breaks in cities like Paris and London, which welcome millions of international tourists every year. Here you will have special plays and ballet performances or you can go to cities like Vienna in Austria or Nuremberg in Germany for the Christmas markets, to see the way people shopped centuries ago. You will find large gardens and palaces with light shows apart from the ice rinks for skating and Ferris wheels to add a little thrill to the day.
Christmas in Americas
The Americas are vast with different climates in different parts, so you will have a lot to choose from as far as destinations for Christmas merrymaking are concerned. In the major cities of the north, you will find large Christmas trees in the city centers while most people will be lighting candles at the churches in Latin American countries. A large number of people from South America living in the USA or Canada will be traveling to join their families for the day. In the islands of the Caribbean and Hawaii, you will see people singing and dancing. In some cities, you will be able to watch parades with a Christmas theme while others will have special lighting at their zoos.
Christmas in the Middle East
This is the day when Jesus was born and to see where he was born you can come to Bethlehem, close to Jerusalem. There are churches of different denominations here and you can watch their processions on the day on which they observe Christmas. There are some countries in the Middle East with Christian populations like Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon with millions of them. Here you will be able to able to watch traditions that haven’t changed for millenniums and food items with tastes you will find exotic. This day is a holiday in just some nations of the region. If traveling to cities like Dubai and Abu Dhabi, you can add this day to your winter trip. Here you will find winter wonderlands and special markets that prop up just for the day.
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