1. Christmas around the world
By Derron Clarke

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seeds, dumplings with sauerkraut and
brightly lighted and decorated with Christmas trees
mushrooms. For dessert
and an elaborate creche. they have cakes,
fruit and nuts.

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Christians in China celebrate by lighting their houses with
beautiful paper lanterns and decorating their Christmas
trees, which they call "Trees of Light," with paper chains,
paper flowers, and paper lanterns. Chinese Children hang
muslin stockings and await a visit from Santa Claus, whom
they call Dun Che Lao Ren (dwyn-chuh-lau-oh-run) which
means "Christmas Old Man.".

7. In Hong Kong, the figure who visits children is known as Lan Khoong or Dun
Che Lao Ren. Which is father christmas
There are church services given in Chinese as well as English. Children
send Christmas cards depicting the Holy Family in a Chinese setting. Public
areas are decorated with Nativities, poinsettias, streamers, and paper
chains.

8. A boy goes up to a Christmas tree made of
4,500 cans of preserved food, on show at the
Hong Kong International Christmas Fair, on
Saturday, Nov. 26 2005. The tree was built over
four days by 10 people and organizers said it's
the first of its kind in Asia.

9. 聖誕節是一段特別時間
Christmas is a special time

10. English Christmas

11. A traditional Christmas dinner includes
roast turkey, brussels sprouts, roast
A Traditional English Christmas Dinner
potatoes, cranberry sauce, rich nutty
The Christmas Dinner wrapped
stuffing, tiny sausages is the mainin bacon
Christmas meal and it is usuallypudding
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and lashings of hot gravy. For
mid-day or early afternoon.
(dessert) there's always a rich, fruity
pudding which you douse in flaming
brandy – said to ward off evil spirits.