Christmas In Asia

Made by:Petru,Darius,Mihai and Andrei

How do people from Asia celebrate Christmas
• We all know Asians do not have the same religions as
us,Christians so how do they celebrate Christmas?
Well,there are still some people in Asia that celebrate the
birth of Jesus,but not how you think.
• Christmas is celebrated like Valentine’s Day in the majority
of Asia
Christmas in Japan
On Christmas Japanese people eat KFC,but why?
Let’s go back in time about 40 years ago where we will meet Takeshi
Okawara,the first KFC manager in the country.One day,in his dream he
got an idea of a ,,party bucket’’ to be sold on Christmas.
In 1974 the Japanese KFC launched a massive national Christmas
marketing campaign and was a huge success.Today,it’s an essential
part of Christmas in Japan.
Here’s a fun fact:Did you know Cristmas eve(24th of December)is Japan’s
Valentine’s day.Have a nice date people out there(n_n)!
Japan is a beautiful country to spend time with friends and family.Christmas in Japan is for
spreading love and happiness to people.The streets are beautiful and although they don’t celebrate
Christmas the religious way,I love the idea that they made.They put so much effort in illuminations
to entertain people.What a lovely way to celebrate Christmas,isn’t it?
Made by Petru
Japnese streets on
Christmas
Here we have a beautiful Japanese street on
Christmas!
South Korea
Made by Darius
 Although most of South Korea is Buddhist
Christmas is still out there.About 30% of
South Koreans are Christian.Christmas or
Sung Tan Jul is celebrated by Korean
families.Simillar to Japan Christmas is more
like a romantic day similar to Valentine’s
day.Romance dominates in Asia doesn’t it?
Although people celebrate Christmas gifts
are a rare thing in Korea.Only some friends
and couples exchange presents.No Secret
Santa over there sadly.
Meri Keuriseumaseu!
Or Merry Christmas in Korean!
Welcome to Christmas in
China
Made by Mihai
Christmas in China is very rare
because only 1% are Christians.
Even though it seems like a small amount China has a huge population.They have
some pretty cool traditions
I’ll tell you some facts
about Christmas in
China
1 Christmas is more like Valentine’s day
2 It’s a tradition to eat an apple on Christmas
3 Santa has sisters,not elves(big brother
vibes here)
4 The Chinese Santa plays the
saxophone(imagine Christmas carols mixed
with jazz)
5 China is home to the Christmas capital of
the world
6 There is a war for Christmas in China
Welcome to Siberia
Made by:Andrei
Christmas in Russia(Siberia) is celebrated on the
7th of January unlike most of the countries
Though the Christmas season is engulfed in snow in Siberia, the country witnesses
lots of festivities. As it was part of the Soviet Union, the Christmas celebrations in
Siberia has plenty of similarities with that of Russia. As a result, as in the case of
any Eastern Orthodox country, Siberia celebrates Christmas on January 7, following
the Julian calendar which is correspondingly later. Being part of the communist
regime in Soviet Union, Christmas and other religious festivals were banned in
Siberia. In a country where people took pride to be known by atheists, Christmas
was revived in the year 1992. The Christmas celebrations in Siberia are quite
different and have plenty of legends, myths and folklores attached to it. Christmas
food items such as Kutia' and 'Sochivo', legend of Babushka, father Frost's
granddaughter Snegurochka are some of the few in the mythological armour of
Siberia. Read further to know more about the various unique Christmas
celebrations in Siberia.
Christmas On January
7
In Siberia in Russia, Christmas is celebrated
on January 7th. This is because, Russian
Orthodox calendar refused to follow the
Gregorian calendar and kept track of the
Julian calendar to decide on the date of the
holiday. The Julian calendar is 13 days behind
the Russian calendar. As a result, Christmas
comes after New Year which is the bigger of
the two. Christmas was actually banned in
Soviet Union and this had an effect on the
traditions which they have today. The official
Christmas and New Year holidays in Russia
31st of December and ends on 10th January.
Russian Christmas greeting is known as 'S
Rozhdestvom!'
'Kutia' And 'Sochivo'
In Siberia, there are some people
who observe fast on Christmas Eve
till the first star appears on the sky.
Following this, people take 'Kutia' or
'sochivo' which is porridge made
from wheat or rice. This is served
along with honey, poppy seeds,
fruit, walnuts or fruit jellies. Kutia is
eaten from a common bowl which
signifies unity. Earlier, there was a
custom in which people throw a
spoonful of sochivo to the ceiling. In
case it sticks to the ceiling, they
believed that it brings good luck and
good harvest. The Russian word for
Christmas Eve 'sochelnik' came from
'sochivo'.