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To celebrate Christmas, we created 20 illustrations of unusual & romantic Christmas traditions from all around the world in collaboration with artist Marie Muravski.

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    Portugal

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    BobalinaBob
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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's in Poland too but it's in case a homeless person or someone with no place to go would come on Christmas to have a place ready

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    Sweden

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    EsterPentti
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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It seems that the dish in indeed called Ris á la Malta in Sweden. And in Finland we hide an almond in rice porrige at Christmas. So the tradition is similar all around the Nordic Counties.

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    SofiaRandhede
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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is called Ris a al Malta in Sweden. The one how gets the almond in the rice porridge on christmas eve shall marry within the year.

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    Italy

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    AntonellaBianchi
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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not fancy pants, it's red underwater. Red is supposed to protect against bad lucky.

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    Worldwide

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    Czech Republic

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    RJazz909
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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This makes no sense. But then again i'm from the U.S, so I have to make fun of/question other countries' beliefs, and customs.

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    Greenland

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    MaryamObaid
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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's actually very depressing and sad. Guys like that aren't marriage material!

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    Mexico

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    UsagiKoiVandal
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    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I´m from Mexico and I didn't know about this.. XD. But I made a research and It's true!... Anyway.. In México we have alot of traditions. Some of them are weard, some ones really beautiful.

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    Greece

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    Annabowlanoodles
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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my experience, both the boys and girls would use cedar, the bundles represented their personal wishes

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    Poland

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    AgnieszkaBudzińska
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    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've never heard of this! We do put hay under the table cloth but it symbolises the hay Jesus was put in when he was born :) Another wonderful tradition we have is sharing the holy wafer between each of the guests, right before the Christmas Eve dinner. We then tell each other good wishes and eat a piece of the holy wafer from the person who gives you the wishes. :)

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