Have you ever wondered what other people do for Christmas? Well, here’s a sneak peak

• Bulgaria – There are always walnuts for everyone in the family on the table. To predict what the year is going to be, everyone cracks a walnut. If it is good and delicious, the year is going to be lucky, if the walnut is empty- you can expect bad year.
• Finland – They eat Christmas porridge. Inside one of them there’s an almond hidden. The member of the family who finds the almond has to sing a song.
• Latvia – People dress up in funny clothes and masks. Characters like gypsies, animals, death, dead man, rattles and pigs walk the streets and make a lot of noise.  Some people believe that in this way they drive out of their houses all sorts of troubles.

   Now here’s something you should remember when you go home for Christmas:

1. “There is no ideal Christmas; only the one Christmas you decide to make as a reflection of your values, desires, affections, traditions.”
2. “Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.”
3. “The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.”
4. “When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things-not the great occasions-give off the greatest glow of happiness.”
5. “There are three stages of man: he believes in Santa Claus; he does not believe in Santa Claus; he is Santa Claus.”

   Merry Christmas!