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My name is Johanna and I am an international student from Sweden. I study to become a Psychologist at the University of Linköping but I am very patriotic to my hometown Göteborg on the west coast of Sweden. Since I am not going home for the winter break I cannot help but thinking longingly at the preparations for Christmas that are taking place in Sweden at the moment.
In advance, I apologize for not writing on a more fun subject like Christmas and the holidays in Sweden maybe, and it is probably because I think that these issues are more important and and also because I don't celebrate Christmas. For reading about the holidays and traditions in Sweden, check out Johanna's post where she tells everything:
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In Bulgaria, Christmas (Koleda or more formally Rozhdestvo Hristovo, "Nativity of Jesus") is celebrated on 25 December (unlike in some other Eastern Orthodox countries) and is preceded by Christmas Eve (Badni vecher).
This is a quick photo-entry in which I recount how my family spent Christmas Eve. If you are interested in Bulgarian Christmas cuisine and traditional and contemporaneous rituals, enjoy this post.
The little country named Vietnam: Most people in the US know Vietnam from a war that happened more than 30 years ago. Well, I’m happy to tell you that things look very different now.
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Bonjour! I'm going home for the Winter break and I'm so excited about celebrating Noël/Christmas with my family.
If you want to know more about Christmas traditions in France, you can check the following website where you can find lyrics for traditional Christmas carols in France.
Happy holidays! And see you next year ;-)
In order to attract investments, Estonia recently opened embassies in two unexpected places - in Silicon Valley and in the virtual environment Second Life.
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The major religion in the Czech Republic is Christianity so Christmas is also the major winter holiday.
I picked eight of the most interesting Czech Christmas facts and traditions: