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In Colombia, it's baby Jesus who delivers the presents.
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Icelandic legend tells of a giant cat that will eat anyone who doesn't receive new clothes at Christmas.
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Spiderwebs are commonly used as Christmas decorations in the Ukraine.
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In Poland, the Christmas meal can't be started until the first star has been seen in the night sky.
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Christmas was banned in Cuba from 1969-1998, so citizens wouldn't be distracted from the sugar harvest.
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A spoonful of pudding is thrown at the ceiling in Slovakia. The more pudding that sticks, the bigger the next year's crops will be.
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There are 13 "Yule Lads" in Iceland who deliver presents at Christmas.
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In Catalonia, decorated logs are fed sweets through December, then beaten on Christmas Eve to "release" them.
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Sinterklaas comes to good German children on December 6th, to leave presents in their shoes.
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And KFC is a popular meal in Japan on Christmas day, with buckets of chicken being reserved months in advance.
