Christmas: Traditions around the World I

Cultural Profiles Project - Cultural profiles of approximately 80 countries. Each profile contains a section on the countries holidays.

Christmas Around the World Internet Scavenger Hunts - Four scavenger hunts, each with links to 15 Web sites offering information on Christmas traditions in countries throughout the world.

KIDPROJ's Multi-Cultural Calendar - Children share information on holiday traditions in their respective countries. "The entries might contain recipes for holiday foods, historical background, significance of the holidays and the special ways in which these days are observed. "

Christmas in Poland - Customs, recipes, songs, links.

Christmas in Many Cultures - www.whychristmas.com - These brief information sheets on Christmas traditions in 34 countries are written for children in accessible English. Click on "Christmas Cultures" at the top of the page to access this section of the Web site.

Christmas Around the World - This page from Kidsdomain.com offers information on Christmas in a number of countries: The United States - Canada - Germany - Australia - Mexico - Ireland - The Netherlands - Boxing Day - The Legend of Saint Nicolas.

Christmas Traditions in France and in Canada - This page of the ministère de la culture et de la communication in France provides sections on family celebrations, religious ceremonies, communal festivities, Christmas from the Middle Ages to today.