12 of the most unusual Christmas traditions around the world - Here are some of the weird and wonderful ways that countries around the world celebrate the festive season. advertisement.

Like many places around the world, some Croatian families celebrate Christmas with an Advent wreath made of straw or evergreen. The wreath has four colored candles that symbolize hope, peace, joy ...

Russians celebrate Christmas a little differently than many other cultures around the world. For one, Orthodox Christmas falls on January 7, and it's usually a quiet day spent with family.

Here’s a look at some of the foods, stories, and customs that shape how Christmas is observed around the world. Australia. There’s no such thing as a “white Christmas” in the land down under.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas all over the world. Christmas celebrations include various time-honored traditions that celebrants hold near and dear to their hearts. Depending on where ...

Around the world, people found ways to show their holiday spirit. ... Section A, Page 9 of the New York edition with the headline: Christmas Around the Globe, as Captured by Photographers.

Pope Francis called for peace around the world and for global conflicts to end in his annual “Urbi et Orbi” Christmas message to the faithful. Speaking from the central balcony of St. Peter ...

Christmas Around the World, a showcase of different Christmas traditions, will be held at the Lake Erie Crushers stadium from Nov. 29 to Jan. 4. From Australia all the way to Ukraine, the Avon stad… ...