This hub is all about the different Christmas Celebration all over the world like that of Russia, Belgium, Ethiopia, India and Scotland.

Christmas in Russia

Instead of Christmas celebration, Festival of Winter is held here, although some traditions are still kept in some parts of the country.

The traditional Russian Christmas, fasting are observed and special prayers are recited, sometimes for 39 days until the sixth day of January, when the first evening star appears in the sky that once guided the three wise men.

Then the twelve course supper starts to honor each of the twelve (12) apostles, fish, beets soup or Borsch, cabbage stuffed with millets, cooked and dried fruits and many more.

Hay is placed on the floors and tables are tradition to encourage horse feed to grow more in the coming year and people create noise of chickens to encourage hens to lay more eggs.

On Christmas day, hymns and carols are sang in droves in churches which are adorned with Christmas Tree or Yelka, flowers and Christmas light.

Saint Nicholas and Pere Noel are two Santa Claus figures in Belgium. Saint Nicholas visit those who speak the Waloon Language twice, the first on December to find out who is naughty or not seems like a line from a Christmas song hehehe. The good ones will receive gifts from Santa when he returns on December 6, while those who were bad are left with just a twigs. The good kids are usually given candy and toys. While twigs are placed in the shoes or small baskets of those who were bad.

Pere Noel meanwhile visit those who speak French with his companion Pere Fouettard and asks about whether the children have been good or bad. The good children are given chocolates and candies, on the other hand, sticks are the rewards of those who have been bad.

Gift-giving with services in churches and quiet family gatherings is observed on December 6, during the holiday season special cakes are usually baked and served and are a great treat for children and adults.

 The Christmas is also dubbed as “Ganna” which is celebrated every January 7. This celebration is held in old churches made from volcanic and also in modern churches that are designed in three concentric circles. Men and boys are separated from women and girls period.

Choir sings outside the circle when they enter the church they will receive candles and after the candles are lit everyone will walk around the church three times, then stands for to hear the mass, which may take up to three (3) hours, which can be tiresome to visitors, hehehe.

Ethiopian serves food in Christmas includes “Injera” also a bread yet it is more of a sourdough pancake. “Injera” can be used as both plate and fork. “Doro Wat,’ a chicken stew that is spicy hot is usually served as the main meal. A piece of “Injera” is utilized as to scoop up like a spoon the wat. Beautifully decorated baskets are used to serve the mouthwatering wat.

 Every New Year ’s Day Hogmanay is culminated by the Scottish people. There is a superstition long time ago that if fire will go out during the Christmas day a bad luck will occur, since the elves are in far away places and the only the blazing fire will ward them off from coming down the chimney.

On Christmas day, Scots sometimes make bonfires and dances with the music coming from their famous bagpipes. Cakes made of oatmeal called Bunnocks are traditionally eaten during the Christmas Day.

Christian in India usually adorns their banana and mango trees. They fill churches with red flowers in lights small oil-burning lamps that will serve as a Christmas decorations.

They gift to the members of the family and ”Baksheesh” or charity that houses poor people.

Poinsettia, considered to be the Christmas flower (is actually red colored leaves nyahahaha) are usually used to decorate churches. In the southern part of the country, Indian Christmas plays a small clay lamps on their rooftops and walls of their abodes at Christmas, The same the Hindus do during their festival called “Diwali”.

My 18th Hub in the HubChallenge (2nd Batch)...