According to Bored Panda, each region around the world has its own Christmas customs. In Venezuela, people have the tradition of skating to church for Christmas mass.

Christmas in Ukraine is more like Halloween, as people decorate their Christmas trees with spider webs. According to them, a magical spider visits poor families on Christmas and spins the webs in their homes into gold and silver.

Young Japanese people often go to eat KFC fried chicken on Christmas.

At Christmas, young Mexicans have a habit of carving radishes to recreate the history of the holiday.

In the Czech Republic, unmarried girls stand in front of their door and throw their shoes over their shoulders. If the toe of the shoe points towards the door, it means they will get married next year.

Poles will place straws under the Christmas Eve dinner table. Each guest will leave with a straw.

At Christmas Eve dinner, the Portuguese will set extra tables and chairs to remember the deceased.

People often kiss each other next to the Christmas tree, under the mistletoe in England.

A Swedish Christmas tradition is to put almonds inside one of the traditional rice puddings. The lucky person who eats this pudding is believed to find a soul mate in the new year.

Haitian children place straw-filled shoes under their Christmas tree, hoping Santa will pick them up and fill them with presents.

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