Faith - Botswana

• In Botswana they stay up until midnight on Christmas Eve and their families get together to exchange gifts.
• People sing Christmas carols to celebrate the birth of Christ.
• Botswana's high school is the second level of education but it isn't free.

Gunnar - Zambia

• A few days before Christmas people go caroling to raise money for charities.
• Decorations gathered by citizens are used to decorate the towns.
• They have primary and secondary schools in Zambia.

Dale - Costa Rica

• After church on Christmas they go home and open presents.
• On the day of Christmas the people have a dinner with their families.
• Primary education and high school lasts six years.

Lindsey - Bosnia

• Christmas trees in Bosnia are decorated in toys and lights.
• They celebrate Christmas dinner with a stuffed turkey.
• They call Santa Claus, Grandfather Frost.

Mark - Norway

• Families make baskets of colored paper and hang them on their Christmas trees.
• Every house has a gnome they put up around Christmas.
• Kids bring the gnomes porridge.

John - Romania

• They celebrate Christmas from December 24th to January 7th.
• Ignat Day is on December 20th.
• Kids make stars out of glossy papers as Christmas decorations.

Nate - Turkey

• The people fast from sunrise to sunset.
• It lasts 29 - 30 days.
• During this time they refrain from smoking, eating, and drinking.

Caleb - Zimbabwe

• People start getting very festive a month before Christmas.
• People always hosts feasts on the evening of Christmas.
• On the day of Christmas cities are lit up with many lights.

Josh - Brazil

• They call Santa, Father Noel.
• They have a thing called Secret Friend which is much like Secret Santa.
• They use flowers in their gardens to decorate their houses for Christmas.

Courtney - Australia

• They celebrate Christmas much like us.
• A lot of people spend Christmas outside on the beach because it is warm and sunny their.
• They have dance parties and get-togethers.

Hannah - The Philippines

• The Christmas celebration starts on December 16.
• They decorate their houses with lanterns, lights, and streamers.
• Christmas Eve is a night without sleep for them.

Gabby - Ireland

• We got the tradition of putting a wreath on our doors from Ireland.
• Their Christmas celebration lasts from December 24 to January 6.
• Santa Claus is known as Santy.

Abby - Bolivia

• Christmas is highly religious there.
• They don't go carolling or decorate their houses.
• On Christmas Eve fireworks are set off throughout the cities.

Viola - Thailand

• There is no snow on Christmas.
• Most people there are buddhist.
• Christmas isn't a public holiday so people don't get the day off from work or school.