Arquivo para December 20th, 2013
Christmas around the world
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TheArmenian Apostolic Church celebrates Christmas on January 6th, is the day we celebrate
Epiphany (which means the revelation that Jesus was the Son of God) , unlike Catholic churches that celebrate the arrival of the Magi in visit to the baby Jesus, and also celebrate the Baptism of Jesus (when he began his adult ministry) on Epiphany .
The curious custom is to eat nothing the week before Christmas , I mean start the
year doing fasting.
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In China, where only about one percent of the people are Christians, most people only know a few things about Christmas celebration due in large cities as Christmas in the World site.
In these big cities there are Christmas trees , lights and other decorations on the streets and in department stores , and Santa Claus is called “Shen Dan Lao Ren ” in Mandarin and “Seng Dan Fai Lok ” in Cantonese .
Ghana celebrate Christmas tough two weeks , from 20 December to first week of January, with many different activities . It is common to travel to visit their relatives and friends in other parts of the country , where more than 60 languages , each with their own traditions and
customs !
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There is the harvest period of cacao, being the country ‘s second-largest producer in the world.
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But the Christmas mood because there is something very extraordinary happened: a different child born in a stable and placed in a manger.
