Christmas is observed in all kinds of places around the world—from the privacy of a single home to public worship in a cathedral, in the smallest villages and the largest cities, in the jungles and in the deserts. In many places, however, it looks much different than a North American Christmas. Do they have Santa Claus in China, for example? What’s for Christmas dinner in Sweden? What happens when Christmas arrives during summer vacation? Here’s a sampling of global traditions, to answer these questions and more.

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