Some traditional Christmas festivities include gift giving on Christmas Eve night or on Christmas Day, usually depending on family tradition. It is also festive to decorate one's house or business with Christmas decorations such as Christmas lights and ornaments and of course, a Christmas tree. Christmas songs such as "Jingle Bells" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" are also a part of Christmas festivities. In the Southern Hemisphere in countries such as Australia, festivities will include going to the beach and having a picnic on Christmas Day, since it is summertime in the Southern Hemisphere.
Spain
Ukrainian Christmas is celebrated on January 7th. Most of the festivities occur on the 6th, which is Christmas eve.
Ukrainian Christmas is the 7th of January, but the festivities (meal, gifts, merriment, etc) is usually on the 6th.
Your Sikh friend is obviously not celebrating Christmas, so just to make him feel not left out of the general festivities, some nice homemade Christmas cookies .
One of the most common types of decorative Christmas greenery is Christmas lights. Christmas lights are used throughout the world in almost any home that celebrates Christmas.
New Zealand and Australia.
not sure when it starts but it finished on the 6th of January
The concept of Malaysian open house is common during festivities. Some of the most common times are Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Chinese New Year, Christmas, and Deepavali. These festivities are where the host opens their home and have gatherings that include food.
There are three main and most popular types of Christmas trees which are Firs, Pine, and Spruces. Other types include Cypress, Cedars, and miscellaneous others.
Other religions that celebrate Christmas include secular individuals, atheists, and some individuals of non-Christian faiths who join in the festivities for cultural or social reasons.
There are no particular festivities celebrated in winter in Australia. Some individuals and groups celebrate "Christmas in July" as an informal celebration, but there is no religious significance attached to this.
There are a lot of Halloween items that you can reuse for your Christmas decorations. For example, if you used candles as part of your Halloween festivities, these can add to a very tasteful Christmas setting.