Christmas celebrations and customs in three East Asian countries are explain here. These are - China, Hong Kong (now part of China) and Japan. Here are the highlights:
Christmas In China, in the Christian child trees with colorful paper decorations in the forms of flowers, the chains and lanterns. They hang muslin stockings, so that the Old Man Christmas gifts and festivities holds for them. There are Christmas tree; trees of Light 'and Santa Claus known as Dun Che Lao Ren', the 'means; Christmas Old Man' Non-Christian Chinese celebrate holiday period as the Spring Festival. Then follow pay respects to their honor and festivities and celebrations. Children receive new clothes and toys, eat delicious food and enjoy fireworks displays and-cracker. Hundreds of worship on Chinese Christians in Hong Kong. For Europeans, there are services in English. Christmas cards are exchanged and talented people love, handmade Christmas cards to their beloved. The main theme of these cards is the holy family in a Chinese setting. Christmas decorations marked Poinsettias and Nativity scenes and Chinese alphabets can spur and paper chains will be seen. Santa Claus is known as Lan Khoong or Dun Che Lao Ren here.
Christmas in Japan Christians are only 1% of Japanese population. However, the most decorated Japanese people their houses and shops with evergreens during the Christmas and exchanged gifts. A priest named Hoteiosha crimes like Santa Claus in Japan and distributed gifts and presents to all children and went door-to-door. It is said that he had eyes on the back of his head, so try to children, nice to be when he is nearby. Japanese Christians hold Christmas is not for a family holiday and do not have turkey and plum pudding. Rather, they spend the day social work and brotherly love as helping the sick and the poor doing. In the Sunday schools, programmes and events for children on Christmas Eve or Christmas night organised, which last for hours. You can use the song, recitations and the birth of Christ include games.
Christmas in India is an important festival of India. It is unlike in the various parts of India celebrated. Christians in India decorate banana or mango trees. There are some old churches in Goa, by the locals and foreign tourists during the busy Christmas. One should advance booking a hotel in Goa, if there is a visit to Goa during the Christmas & plant; New Year celebration. |
