American Christmas Traditions

Dołączył: 11 Mar 2024 Posty: 1

One of the most beautiful things about Christmas is how different people around the world incorporate it into their cultures. The peculiarities of each country make each Christmas unique, despite being a date celebrated in most countries. Today, we are going to comment on some of the particularities of American Christmas, which has elements that come from Celtic times to today! Real Christmas tree Natural Christmas tree Did you know that for a long time, Americans turned up their noses at the Christmas tree? Unlike other places, especially in Europe, it was seen as a “pagan ornament” and, in some places, fines were imposed on anyone who decorated their house with them! But time passed and, especially with the arrival of Germans and Irish in large numbers to the country, the focus changed. Finally, in , an image of Queen Victoria of England and her family next to a Christmas tree was released to Americans. With that, things changed for good. Today, North Americans don't spend Christmas without their tree and, whenever possible, natural trees. The family, as part of the holiday preparations, goes to the local Christmas tree farm and chooses the tree that most closely matches their home.

Some preferred Greece Phone Number species are Balsam Fir , Fraser Fir , Douglas Fir and Arizona Cypress . Everything is very different from here in Brazil, but certainly just as exciting! Ugly Christmas sweater As Christmas time is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, wearing very warm sweaters has always been a necessity. It turns out that, over time, people started to buy pieces that had elements related to the date, with decorations of bells, reindeer and others. From that point to what happens today was very fast! The “tasteless knitwear”, sometimes heartfelt gifts from grandma, or even purposely made ugly, ended up becoming a new Christmas tradition. Vibrant greens, dubious color combinations, kitsch images , pompoms and a bunch of elements end up making up the ugly sweater style . Additionally, every third Friday in December is now celebrated as National Ugly Sweater Day . Who would have thought that this new Christmas tradition would end up having its own date, right? Mistletoe Mistletoe/Mistletoe Mistletoe is part of the traditions of many ancient peoples.

Mistletoe, as it is called in Portuguese, is a rootless, semi-parasitic plant that grows on the trunk of certain trees, remains green throughout the winter and produces fruit even in the coldest temperatures. Therefore, the Celts, Scandinavians and Romans had it as a special plant, considering it an omen of good luck and a more prosperous life. Nowadays, it is common to hang sprigs of mistletoe above doors or passages between rooms. Superstition says that if a couple finds themselves under a branch of the plant, they should kiss to have a lasting union and much happiness ahead. Secret Santa Secret Secret Santa, which emerged in the United States, is also very popular here in Brazil, including among co-workers. Each person receives the name of the person they are giving the gift to and often makes extravagant packaging so that the recipient has no idea what will be inside the package. Many groups like to do another type of gift exchange, called White Elephant Gift Exchange , Yankee Swap or Dirty Santa . In this modality, people buy gifts of similar values, without any draw being carried out previously.

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