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This year, I wanted to thank my colleagues in a more personal way — so I sat down and wrote each of them a handwritten #Christmas card. It’s amazing how something simple can feel so meaningful ❤️🎄

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December 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
#ChristmasAroundTheWorld: #Brazil 🇧🇷

For New Years, Brazilians don their finest white outfits and flock to the beaches. They jump over 7 waves, making wishes with each leap.

Then they offer of white flowers in the surf for Iemanjá, the goddess of the sea, asking for her blessings for the year ahead
December 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
#ChristmasAroundTheWorld: #Brazil🇧🇷

Brazilians put their own spin on their Christmas Roast Turkey by seasoning it with cachaça or sparkling wine and stuffing it with a delicious mix of fruits and nuts.

As the clock strikes twelve, the sky erupts with fireworks!
December 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
#ChristmasAroundTheWorld: Today we're landing in Brazil! 🇧🇷

Christmas Eve in 90°F weather! Grab your flip flops as we tell you about Christmas Traditions in Brazil.

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December 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
#ChristmasAroundtheWorld: Our Dec Postcard is from #Barcelona #Spain! 🇪🇸

Think your family is unusual? Wait til you hear about Catalonia. Instead of Santa, the children care for Tio (smiling wooden log) all December and on Christmas Eve, they beat Tio with sticks until he “poops” out their presents!
December 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
#ChristmasAroundtheWorld: #Spain 🇪🇸
Catalan nativity scenes include Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus… and a guy pooping in the corner. Yes, El Caganer. No, I’m not making this up.

Read more about the weird and wonderful Christmas traditions of Catalonia: 80cards.com/%f0%9f%87%aa...
December 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
#ChristmasAroundtheWorld: Our December Postcard is from #Barcelona #Spain! 🇪🇸

Learn more about the weird and wonderful Catalonian Christmas Traditions: 80cards.com/%f0%9f%87%aa...
December 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
#ChristmasAroundtheWorld: #Japan 🇯🇵
🍜 New Year’s - Families slurp toshikoshi soba for long life, temples ring their bells 108 times to cleanse worldly desires, and osechi ryori fills the table with symbolic dishes. Then hatsumōde - the first shrine visit of the year for good luck and fresh beginnings
December 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
#ChristmasAroundtheWorld: #Japan 🇯🇵 🍗
Japan’s most iconic Christmas dinner is a bucket of fried chicken from KFC!
Thanks to a 1970s marketing genius, “Kentucky for Christmas” became a nationwide tradition. Japanese people literally pre‑order their buckets weeks in advance.
December 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
#ChristmasAroundtheWorld: #Japan 🇯🇵 ✨
In Japan, Christmas isn’t about Santa - it’s about romance! Christmas Eve is basically Valentine’s Day 2.0, complete with sparkling illuminations, fancy dinners, and gift‑giving under neon lights. Who knew December 24th could be this dreamy?💕
December 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
🎄 #ChristmasAroundTheWorld: Today we’re in #Japan! 🇯🇵

Christmas here is a festive fusion - Western sparkle meets centuries‑old Japanese tradition. ✨ From bright lights and holiday treats to New Year’s (Oshogatsu), Japan is a magical cultural mash‑up.

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December 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
#ChristmasAroundtheWorld: #Philippines !🇵🇭

Star-shaped paról lantern decorates homes and streets alike. On December 24, Noche Buena, a midnight feast featuring lechon (roast pig) and queso de bola (Edam cheese). Families gather to celebrate, exchange gifts, and usher in Christmas Day together!
December 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
#ChristmasAroundtheWorld: #Philippines !🇵🇭

The #Filipino holiday soundtrack features a mix of Western tunes and Filipino classics, with "Ang Pasko Ay Sumapit" being the go-to carol. Children & adults, armed with homemade instruments, go door-to-door singing for small gifts and spreading cheer!
December 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
#ChristmasAroundtheWorld: #Philippines !🇵🇭

After mass, the streets fill with delicious treats, especially Bibingka, a traditional rice cake cooked in banana leaves over hot coals. Topped with butter, sugar, and sometimes salted egg, it’s the perfect warm snack.
December 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
#ChristmasAroundtheWorld: #Philippines !🇵🇭

You think getting up at 5AM for Black Friday is brutal? Filipinos do 9 straight days of 4AM mass before Christmas (Simbang Gabi). ⛪🌌

Completing all nine is a cherished tradition, with the hope that special wishes might be granted.
December 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
#ChristmasAroundtheWorld: Our Stop Today is the #Philippines!🇵🇭

Only in the Philippines, does Christmas start in SEPTEMBER. 🎅 4 months of carols, lights & joy.

That's longer than most relationships. 🤣
December 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
#ChristmasAroundtheWorld: #Italy 🇮🇹
Instead of Santa, Italians believe the Christmas Witch (𝓛𝓪 𝓑𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓷𝓪) comes to fill stockings with goodies for good kids and lumps of coal for the naughty ones!
December 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
#ChristmasAroundtheWorld: #Italy 🇮🇹
Italians don't just stop at a tree - they like to build huge villages in their Nativity scenes (presepe). 🎄🏠 Nativity scene crafts are sold year round - You gotta collect 'em all!
December 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
#ChristmasAroundtheWorld: #Italy 🇮🇹
Forget pop hits, Italians jam to bagpipes (zampogna) at Christmas. Yes, BAGPIPES. 🎶🎄

A favorite Carol is "Tu scendi dalle stelle" ("You come down from the stars"), by Saint Alphonsus Liguori, about baby Jesus arriving.
#ChristmasAroundtheWorld: #Italy 🇮🇹

𝓢𝓪𝓵𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓬𝓸𝓭 𝓲𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓻 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓘𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓪𝓷 𝓒𝓱𝓻𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓶𝓪𝓼 𝓕𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓽. Baccalà gets soaked for DAYS before becoming fried, stewed, or baked perfection. Who knew cod could be couture cuisine? 🐟👑
December 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
#ChristmasAroundtheWorld: #Italy 🇮🇹

𝓢𝓪𝓵𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓬𝓸𝓭 𝓲𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓻 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓘𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓪𝓷 𝓒𝓱𝓻𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓶𝓪𝓼 𝓕𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓽. Baccalà gets soaked for DAYS before becoming fried, stewed, or baked perfection. Who knew cod could be couture cuisine? 🐟👑
December 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
#ChristmasAroundtheWorld: #Italy 🇮🇹

Forget turkey — Italians go FULL seafood 🐙🦑🐠on Christmas Eve! 𝓕𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓷 𝓕𝓲𝓼𝓱𝓮𝓼 = 7 courses of fishy glory. Sometimes 9, 11, even 13 types of fish dishes! Each of those filled with Catholic Symbolism. 🇮🇹🎄
December 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
#ChristmasAroundtheWorld: In #Italy , the holiday season is a delightful celebration of faith, family, and - of course - food!

Stay tuned for some curious facts about #Christmas in #Italy
December 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
🍽️ #ChristmasAroundTheWorld: #Mexico 🇲🇽
Q: What's the "Misa de Gallo"? Yep, you translated right -- Rooster's Mass 🐓

A: On Christmas Eve (Nochebuena), families feast together, often and then head to church for a midnight mass known as Misa de Gallo (Rooster's Mass)🐓
December 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
🎶 #ChristmasAroundTheWorld: Mexico 🇲🇽
Q: Sing that tune: “Feliz Navidad"

A: "I want to wish you a Merry Christmas (x3), from the bottom of my heart" - written by José Feliciano in 1970. Simple, bilingual, and impossible not to dance to. Instant holiday cheer! 💃🎵
December 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🌽 #ChristmasAroundTheWorld: Mexico 🇲🇽
Q: What’s their ultimate holiday food?

A: Tamales! Delicious treats have been around since pre-Hispanic times. Families gather rolling up their sleeves to make loads of tamales filled with everything from savory pork to sweet pineapple.
December 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM