Christmas Around the World
Hi guys its me Graham(who else would it be?). Today my sixth grade class was assigned to do a blog about Holidays so uh yeah. I chose to do Christmas and how it is celebrated in other places.
Japan- Christmas is not a national holiday in japan but some schools do close for Christmas. Fried chicken is often eaten on Christmas especially KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken). In Japan, Santa is known as サンタさん、サンタクロース or santasan. In japan Christmas is known more as a holiday to spread joy and not a religious holiday. The traditional Japanese Christmas food is Christmas cake, Christmas cake is usually a sponge cake decorated with strawberries and whipped cream. The ‘shortcake’ emoji is Japanese Christmas cake!
South Korea- Unlike Japan, Christmas is an official public holiday – so people have the day off work and school! But they go back on the 26th.There are more Christians in South Korea (the Republic of Korea) than in other asian countries such as China and Japan, so Christmas is celebrated more widely. Churches are decorated with lights and many have a bright red neon cross on top (all the year!) so that goes very well with the Christmas lights! Most churches will have a service on Christmas day. Going to Church for Christmas is becoming more popular, even among non Christians.
China- In China, only about one percent of people are Christians, so most people only know a few things about Christmas. Because of this, Christmas is only often celebrated in major cities. In these big cities there are Christmas Trees, lights and other decorations on the streets and in department stores. Santa Claus is called ‘Shen Dan Lao Ren’ and has grottos in shops like in Europe and America.
Thanks for reading please comment what you do for Christmas! Well goodbye!
