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CHRISTMAS IN VARIOUS MINORITIES

Hollywood classic entertaintment presents:. CHRISTMAS IN VARIOUS MINORITIES. Vietnamese Christmas. In Vietnam Christmas Eve is often more important than Christmas da y.

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CHRISTMAS IN VARIOUS MINORITIES

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  1. Hollywood classic entertaintment presents: CHRISTMAS IN VARIOUS MINORITIES

  2. Vietnamese Christmas • In Vietnam Christmas Eve is often more important than Christmas day

  3. People celebrate by throwing confetti, taking pictures and enjoying the Christmas decorations and lights of big hotels and department stores.

  4. Lots of cafes and restaurants are open for people to enjoy a snack

  5. People of Vietnam living in Czech Republic are coming to Vietnam to their families every year

  6. Happy Christmas in Vietnamese is Chuć Mưǹg Giańg Sinh

  7. Ukrainian Christmas • Sviata Vecherya or "Holy Supper" is the central tradition of the Christmas Eve celebrations in Ukrainian homes

  8. Kutia (sweet grain pudding) is traditionally served at the Ukrainian Christmas dinner table. It is often the first dish in the traditional twelve-dish Christmas Evesupper (also known as Svyaty Vechir) and is rarely served at other times of the year

  9. The person who brings the Christmas gifts for children is named Svyatyi Mykolai (Saint Nicholas)

  10. Didukh (Grandfather) • When the children see the first star in the eastern evening sky, symbolizing the trek of the Three Wise Men, the Sviata Vecherya may begin • Didukh means literally "grandfather spirit" so it symbolizes the family's ancestors • In city homes a few stalks of goldenwheat in a vase are often used to decorate the table

  11. Jewish Hanukkah • Hanukkah is the Jewish Festival of Lights and it remembers the rededication of the second Jewish Temple in Jerusalem

  12. During Hanukkah, on each of the eight nights, a candle is lit in a special menorah (candelabra) called a 'hanukkiyah'

  13. Hanukkah is also a time for giving and receiving presents and gifts are often given on each night. Lots of games are played during the time of Hanukkah. The most popular is 'dreidel' (Yiddish) or 'sivivon' (Hebrew).

  14. !!! MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!

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