How to celebrate Christmas in different countries

Christmas in Germany
The custom to set and decorate the tree in honor of these holidays has the pagan roots in Germany.
German Confectioners were the first in the world who had produced chocolate Santa Clauses in industrial scale. Since the XIX century German Father Frost called Vaynahtsmannom is considered a descendant of St. Nicholas and Knecht Ruprecht.
Christmas in Germany is a family holiday. All the families always come at the holiday table. On this day, the ceremony is the exchange of gifts, which even has its own name - Besherung

Christmas in Italy
At the end of the year Italians have the custom to throw away old or unwanted furniture, and directly from the windows. They like to apply eels at the Christmas table. A young Italians are waiting for gifts from Santa Claus ... women, though not quite the Snow Maiden, which is called La Befana

Christmas in America (USA)
Americans have borrowed their traditions in Europe, because the New World arose efforts of people who came from the Old World.
There will certainly dress up a Christmas tree, sing carols, give the table a traditional turkey. At Christmas the Americans usually drink egg-nog. It is an egg-wine drink (cocktail type) with cream.
For wealthy Americans Christmas is the time of philanthropy.
American Santa Claus called Santa Claus.

Christmas in Sweden
In Sweden on Christmas St. Lucia also has a place of honor. She is also called the Queen of Light, because she wore a crown with candles, when the food was of persecuted Christians who were forced to hide in dark underground caves.
Christmas in Sweden lasts for a month: From 13 December to 13 January. And so for thousands of years. All gifts are expect from the Christmas gnome, which lives in the underground of every Swedish home.