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around the world. Each country has different customs and traditions. Different countries celebrate in their own way including different dates, food, drinks. This article features popular British Christmas traditions detailing the celebrations, gift giving, Santa Claus and other customs followed in Great Britain.

it was a tradition that was first practiced by the German communities of the world. Decorations on Christmas Trees
image: Christmas tree During the Victorian times, Christmas trees were decorated with candles. Today, candles have been replaced by little coloured electric lights.
Christmas trees were also decorated with sweets and cakes hung with ribbon. Today, Christmas trees are decorated with tinsel, lights and small ornaments which hang from the branches.

Christmas traditions in Great Britain:
 Xmas Trees and other traditional decorations and ornaments decorate British homes. These usually start to go up on December 1st. They are all taken down by Twelfth Night, 6th January, as it is deemed to be bad luck to show decorations after this date
 Popular festive plants include holly, ivy, mistletoe, the Christmas amaryllis and poinsettias.
 The season starts in Great Britain with elaborate lighting being switched on in famous shopping areas such as Oxford Street in London
 In the last few years many British homes have also adopted the American custom of decorating the outside of their houses with various decorations and lights
 Santa Claus is commonly known as Father Christmas in Great Britain and delivers the presents and fills the stockings on Christmas Eve
 Christmas Day is a Bank holiday when very few people work and when people all get together for a great celebratory meal and open gifts
 Many British people go to church in the morning and after the main meal families relax by playing games or simply watching the TV
 26th December which is known as Boxing Day in Great Britain and is traditionally a day for many sporting events especially British football (soccer) matches and horse racing events

at the end of the bed, or more traditionally above the fireplace, and by morning they are filled with presents from Father Christmas.

The jolly resident of the North Pole brings happiness into the lives of millions of children every year as he delivers gifts on Christmas Eve. Santa Claus, Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa are all variations of the original name Saint Nicholas.