Christmas traditions – celebrated around the world Radishes wih detailed designs in Mexico Source : island From Krampus to a KFC-fueled Christmas, here’s a look at some of the world’s most fascinating holiday traditions.Countries around the world have unique end-of-year customs they’ve practiced for decades or even centuries. For instance, several Central European countries honour St. Nick’s evil counterpart, Krampus, a supernatural figure charged with punishing bad children by leaving lumps of coal in their Christmas stockings or whacking them with a birch switch. Japan has its own special Christmas traditions, shaped in part by none other than Kentucky Fried Chicken. In the early 1970s, KFC kicked off an advertising campaign touting fried fowl as America’s favorite holiday meal. Special yuletide packaging and Santa hats on the statues of Colonel Sanders outside restaurants reinforced the message. Today, KFC Japan’s highest sales occur during the festive season, according to the Daily Mail. ...

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“SANTA CLAUS EXPLAINED” – By Des Kelly  It is not too far away now.  Christmas eve is only two weeks away, and the jolly fat man will soon be climbing down chimneys everywhere. Toys for both boys & girls who have been good will find their way into waiting arms. Too soon, he has come and gone and although the children look forward to his next visit, they know very little about him.            This will help you children to get to know Santa a bit better. Please read this interesting piece. Better still, ask your parents to tell you all about this jolly old man. Happy Christmas to all you boys and girls and don’t forget to be good during next year, too.   Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief)  eLanka. The Jon S. Randal Peace Page Source: The Jon Randal Peace Page FB “To not only give ...

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“A TRUE STORY” – By Des Kelly   Now Christmas 2019 has elapsed, I have decided, for & on behalf of eLanka, to bring you, our many members, a truly heart-warming story about Rudolph, the red-nosed Reindeer, who was one of Santa’s favourites. I really cannot think of too many people who do not know this song, and I loved to sing it myself, as a boy.       I have to thank both Keith Bennett & Harry de Sayrah, two fine Gentlemen, who keep sending out these “Stories” for me to introduce on eLanka. I simply add a relevant song into the picture, hoping that they will be happy with the fact that, as folk read their stories, they will also have what I consider to be the ideal musical background.      Without any further ado, I now give to you, a story about Rudolph, which also is ...

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