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Number 1
In Japan instead of gathering around the table for
a dinner, some families go out to their local KFC
restaurants.
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Yes, it is TRUE!
The tradition began in 1974 after a successful
marketing campaign called "Kurisumasu ni wa
kentakkii!" or "Kentucky for Christmas!"
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No, it is not FALSE!
The fast food chain has maintained its popularity,
causing some people to order their boxes months
in advance or stand in two-hour-long lines to get
their food.
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Number 2
People in New Zealand have to buy their
Christmas trees in other countries as there are no
fir-trees in the country.
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No, it is not TRUE!
In New Zealand people have their own Christmas
tree.
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Yes, it is FALSE!
The New Zealand Christmas tree is the
Pohutukawa, a coastal species that blooms a
bright-red color in December.
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Number 3
In Italy children don’t wait for Santa Claus. They leave their
stockings for gifts from La Befana, an old woman flying on
the broomstick.
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Yes, it is TRUE!
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On the night of January 5th “La Befana” travels
on her magic broom, to every house in Italy
bringing gifts. Climbing down the chimneys, she
brings candy to the children that were good and
black coal (sweet!) to the children that were
naughty.

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No, it is not FALSE!
La Befana is an old Italian Christmas tradition
dated at the 13th century. It is celebrated on the
6th of January.
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Number 4
Each year on Christmas Eve, in Iceland families
exchange new books with one another and often
spend the rest of the evening reading them.
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Yes, it is TRUE!
Jolabokaflod, meaning “Christmas Book Flood” is
a brilliant Christmas Eve tradition in Iceland.
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No, it is not FALSE!
This tradition came from WWII when paper was
easy to find or buy, and it made books a great
Christmas gift.
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Number 5
In Norway people always put broomsticks in front
of their houses before Christmas.
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No, it is not TRUE!
In Norway, a unique Christmas tradition is that on
Christmas Eve, all broomsticks are hidden out of
sight.
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Yes, it is FALSE!
The Norwegians believe that the night before
Christmas, bad witches and spirits will come out,
and if there are broomsticks in the houses, they
will take them and fly around the towns.
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Number 6
In Scotland there was a real person who “stole
Christmas”!
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Yes, it is TRUE!
It was was 16th century priest John Knox,
founder of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland.
He believed Christians should only celebrate
holidays mentioned in the Bible. So Christmas
was strongly discouraged starting in 1583, and
officially prohibited by law in 1640.
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No, it is not FALSE!
In fact, Christmas was banned in Scotland by the
country’s Parliament for more than 300 years, and
was only made legal again in 1958.
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Number 7
Santa Claus firstly wore green clothes.
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Yes, it is TRUE!
Santa was shown in red in the 1870s by the
American cartoonist Thomas Nast.
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No, it is not FALSE!
We can thank Coca-Cola’s marketing company for
modern Santa Claus with his reddened cheeks
and large stomach, his little glasses, and a
beaming smile.
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Number 8
In Japan people celebrate Christmas like
Americans. They decorate the Christmas tree and
gather at a dinner table with the whole family.
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No, it is not TRUE!
Christmas in Japan isn’t a national holiday or
religious celebration. Instead, it’s celebrated much
like Valentine’s Day!
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Yes, it is FALSE!
Couples exchange presents, spend time together,
and go out for a romantic night on Christmas Eve.
This usually includes going for a walk to look at
winter illuminations.
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Number 9
In Ireland people burn one red candle in front of
the window of the house.
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Yes, it is TRUE!
The candle is lit by a daughter named Mary or by
the youngest girl in the family.
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No, it is not FALSE!
The red candle is a symbol of welcoming for
people who pass or have no place to celebrate.
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Number 10
In Iceland children never ask for new clothes in
their Christmas wish lists.
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No, it is not TRUE!
According the tradition for Icelandic children new
clothes should be on the top because anyone who
hasn’t got new clothes will be eaten by the
gigantic Jólakötturinn, or Yule Cat.
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Yes, it is FALSE!
This Icelandic tradition of parents rewarding kids
who finish their chores before Christmas with new
clothes. If kids were lazy and didn’t get their work
done, they would be visited by the terrifying
Jólakötturinn.
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Number 11
In Greenland the preparing of traditional
Christmas dish, kiviak, takes about seven months!
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Yes, it is TRUE!
The preparing begins with hollowing out a seal
skin and stuffing it with 500 auks – to ferment.
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35.

No, it is not FALSE!
It started from hollowing the seal skin and filling it
with sea birds. When the holiday rolls around, it’s
served straight from the seal.
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Number 12
On Christmas Eve in Poland, dinner begins from
the morning.
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No, it is not TRUE!
On Christmas Eve in Poland, dinner cannot begin
until the first star appears in the night sky.
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38.

Yes, it is FALSE!
On Christmas Eve in Poland, dinner cannot begin
until the first star appears in the night sky,
symbolizing the sight of the star of Bethlehem.
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Number 13
The first artificial Christmas trees in Germany
were made of dyed goose feathers.
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Yes, it is TRUE!
People in Germany dyed goose feathers to make
them look like fir-trees branches.
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No, it is not FALSE!
The Germans gathered goose feathers in a
branches and dyed them into green colour to
make them look like needles of a pine.
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Number 14
In Estonia people believe that the first red-headed
visitor on Christmas can bring fortune to the
owners of the house.
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No, it is not TRUE!
People believe that the first visitor on Christmas,
called the “first-footer,” would determine the
household’s luck, but red-headed men are often
considered to be unlucky.
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Yes, it is FALSE!
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People believe that the first visitor on Christmas,
called the “first-footer,” would determine the
household’s luck. Dark-haired men are seen as
desirable first-footers, but fair-hair women and
red-headed men are often considered to be
unlucky.

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Number 15
In Greece people believe that there are malicious
goblins called “Kallikantzari”.
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Yes, it is TRUE!
They can come up from their underground homes
on December 25th, and would play tricks on
humans until the 6th of January.
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No, it is not FALSE!
It’s a Greek legend about goblins who can play
tricks on humans until the 6th of January. You
could get rid of them by burning logs or old shoes,
or hanging sausages or sweetmeats in the
chimney.
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