More than 2 billion people in over 160 countries celebrate Christmas, but that group is certainly not a monolith. There are a wide variety of Christmas traditions taking place around the globe, and NPR recently rounded up some of the most unconventional. In Japan, for example, many families get their holiday dinners from the fried chicken chain KFC, a custom that started in the 1970s. And over in Ukraine, some people hang handcrafted “pavuki,” or “spiders,” on their Christmas trees. These traditions, no matter how odd they may seem, demonstrate the beautiful diversity of the world, and we hope they inspire some curiosity and openness as we head into the holiday week. more here.
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