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To celebrate Christmas, we created 20 illustrations of unusual & romantic Christmas traditions from all around the world in collaboration with artist Marie Muravski.

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Portugal

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BobalinaBob
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's in Poland too but it's in case a homeless person or someone with no place to go would come on Christmas to have a place ready

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Italy

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AntonellaBianchi
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's not fancy pants, it's red underwater. Red is supposed to protect against bad lucky.

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Worldwide

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Czech Republic

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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This makes no sense. But then again i'm from the U.S, so I have to make fun of/question other countries' beliefs, and customs.

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Greenland

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MaryamObaid
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's actually very depressing and sad. Guys like that aren't marriage material!

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Mexico

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UsagiKoiVandal
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I´m from Mexico and I didn't know about this.. XD. But I made a research and It's true!... Anyway.. In México we have alot of traditions. Some of them are weard, some ones really beautiful.

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Greece

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Annabowlanoodles
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In my experience, both the boys and girls would use cedar, the bundles represented their personal wishes

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Poland

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AgnieszkaBudzińska
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've never heard of this! We do put hay under the table cloth but it symbolises the hay Jesus was put in when he was born :) Another wonderful tradition we have is sharing the holy wafer between each of the guests, right before the Christmas Eve dinner. We then tell each other good wishes and eat a piece of the holy wafer from the person who gives you the wishes. :)

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DanielleHarms
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is definitely a German tradition. Whoever finds the pickle ornament gets an extra present!

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DeniseSchulze
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

nop nop nop its defenitly not german. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_pickle

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GinaWildner
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i live in the US and my family does this. I know A LOT of families that do. Most people use a pickle ornament, not a real pickle though.

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Kieleenterprise
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've heard of this you are supposed to hide a pickle in the tree and whoever finds it first gets good luck

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MadisonRuss
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I live in the USA and I have never seen or have heard of this. But yet I am only 13

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Imperfekt
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've never heard of this but I could think of a number of things besides a pickle to beg for in that situation.

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TamikaLove
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Americans do not do this -_- popcorn maybe but not pickles

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GinaWildner
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes they do. i know tons of families that do this, mine included. Tons of stores sell glass pickle ornaments.

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MakenzieSheriff
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought it was hiding a pickle in the tree, and whoever finds it first gets the first present... hmmm. But yeah, anyways, it's not American.

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