italian christmas traditions

Christmas has become the most economically significant holiday of the year. It is largely characterized by exchanging gifts within families, and by gifts brought by Santa Claus or other mythical figures. Local and regional Christmas traditions are still rich and varied, despite the widespread influence of American and British Christmas motifs through literature, television, and other media.

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Other italian christmas traditions Sites:

Christmas in Italy: Traditions
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http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~ngargano/corsi/100/wk11.natale.italy.htm

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Christmas in Rome, Italian christmas traditions. Pictures of Italy,...
Christmas in Rome, Italian christmas traditions. How the Romans celebrate Christmas.
http://www.astheromansdo.com/christmas_in_rome.htm

Holiday Traditions - France
Christmas customs, originating in the Middle East, were introduced to France by the Romans. Reims was the site of the first French Christmas...
http://www.californiamall.com/holidaytraditions/traditions-France.htm

Italian Christmas Traditions
Italian Christmas Traditions ... being 258 ... pageant chief: controversial.
http://www.selige-gianna.ch/christmas/italian-christmas-traditions.htm

Christmas Traditions
How the holiday is celebrated in the Ukraine. Find out why the Ukrainians honor Christmas in January instead of December.
http://209.82.14.226/culture/traditions/christmas/

Christmas traditions & customs round the world. How different
Christmas celebrations around the world ... My husband's Italian family insisted on lasagna!" Another friend wrote: All year long children are told...
http://www.soon.org.uk/country/christmas.htm

Buon Natale! Christmas in Italy - Origins in Pagan Celebrations
• Children's Activities • Christmas Recipes • Travel To Italy • Traditions • Italian Christmas Jokes • Italian Christmas Quiz
http://italian.about.com/library/weekly/aa120600a.htm

Christmas in Italy
Information about Italian Christmas customs and traditions.
http://christmas-world.freeservers.com/italy.html

Holiday Traditions - Italy
...the pagan traditions predating the Christmas era. ... On Christmas Eve, Italian children set out their shoes for the female Santa Claus, La...
http://www.californiamall.com/holidaytraditions/traditions-italy.htm