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Saturday 6 April 2013

10 of The World’s Weirdest Christmas Traditions



The pooping log 10 Weirdest Christmas Traditions Pictures Seen on www.VyperLook.com
Check out 10 of the weirdest Christmas traditions from around the world. Christmas is a time of joy and celebration, and many countries have weird traditions. Care to know what those bizarre traditions are? Well, some in some countries, families leave out beer for Santa, instead of the regular milk & cookies, while other states are visited by Santa’s demonic evil twin, who’s named Krampus. Find out what he does, and many more interesting yet odd Christmas Traditions right here.
1. Krampus, Santa’s Evil Austrian Twin
Krampus 10 Weirdest Christmas Traditions Pictures Seen on www.VyperLook.com
As scary and bizarre as it may seem, this tradition is actually real and you can experiment it first hand if you plan on spending December 5th in Austria. Krampus is a demon creature who is Santa’s evil twin.
What does this demon do you ask? His role is to beat and punish children who have misbehaved throughout the year. In honor of this demonic beast, on December 5th, men disguise themselves in horrific demon-like costumes and masks, and roam around the city streets hitting people with sticks…
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See a glimpse of the festivities for Krampus in the video below:
2. Rollerblading to Church On Christmas Day – Caracas, Venezuela
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Do you get enough exercise throughout the year? Well if you don’t Christmas morning is the perfect time to go out for a stroll on your rollerblades. And while you’re at it, take the whole family with you. That’s how they do things in Venezuela. People get to the morning church services on rollerblades, as a tradition, and the roads are even specially cleaned up for the occasion.
3. Hide Brooms Away From Witches – Norway
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In Norway, Christmas Eve is associated with the arrival of witches and evil spirits. So… What do we do when it comes to witches? Hide all the brooms! Every Christmas eve, before going to sleep, the members of a household hide all of the brooms and go to sleep hoping that the witches don’t find them.
4. Caga Tià – The Pooping Log
The pooping log 10 Weirdest Christmas Traditions Pictures Seen on www.VyperLook.com
The people of Catalonia also have a very weird tradition that starts two weeks before Christmas. On December 8th, every family takes out a hollow log, they put it on eight wooden legs, they cover him with a blanket to make sure he doesn’t catch a cold, and they feed him daily till December 25th. On Christmas Day, the log is put in the fireplace and beaten with sticks until he poops out small candies, fruits, and nuts… Dig in boys and girls!
5. The Good Luck Spider Hidden in The Christmas Tree – Ukraine
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An old Ukrainian tale says that a long time ago, a widow was so poor, that she could not afford to buy any Christmas ornaments for her tree. She was extremely sad that she could not give her kids the joy of a beautiful Christmas tree and she went to sleep crying. When she woke up, she found her tree magically ornamented by a spider web. The little spider had made Christmas happier for the whole family.
spider in tree 10 Weirdest Christmas Traditions Pictures Seen on www.VyperLook.com
Based on that tale, in Ukraine it is considered a tradition to hide a spider ornament in the tree, and who ever finds it, will have good luck all year long.
Find out more about weird Christmas traditions on page 2.
6. Caganer The pooping Figurine – Spain, Portugal and Italy
 10 Weirdest Christmas Traditions Pictures Seen on www.VyperLook.com
Some parts of Spain, Portugal and Italy also have the weirdest Christmas traditions… In every nativity scene, they place a figurine that has his pants to the ground and who is pooping. This lil character is placed in a remote place of the scene, in order to give the lil person some privacy.
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7. The Pickle Ornament Germany
The Pickle Ornament 10 Weirdest Christmas Traditions Pictures Seen on www.VyperLook.com
German families also hang a rather weird ornament in their Christmas tree… A pickle! The ornament is passed down from generation to generation, and when the family makes the tree, they hide it away from the kids. On Christmas morning, the kiddos search for it, and who ever finds it first, will have a whole year of good luck.
8. Zwarte Piet – The Netherlands
Zwarte Piet 10 Weirdest Christmas Traditions Pictures Seen on www.VyperLook.com
Zwarte Piet, is not a Christmas tradition, but rather a tradition of December. He’s the helper of Saint Nicolas, and his birthday is celebrated on December the 5th. They two arrive by steamboat in The Netherlands, coming from Spain. It is believed that Saint Nicolas rides on the rooftops on his white horse carrying presents for children, but it’s up to Zwarte Piet to handle the hard part and go down the chimney and deliver the presents.
Zwarte Piet, or Dark Peter also helps Saint Nicolas with handling the naughty children list. It was thought that children who were not good throughout the year would be taken by Zwarte Piet back to Spain. Dark Peter was originally thought to be a slave, but in order to make things right, it is now considered that he was a chimney sweeper, which would explain his dark skin.
9. Mari Lwyd – Wales
Mari Lwyd 10 Weirdest Christmas Traditions Pictures Seen on www.VyperLook.com
The Mari Lwyd is an ancient Welsh custom. Mari Lwyd means grey mare, and she takes the form of a decorated horse-skull on a pole operated by a man in a white sheet ; the Mari would be paraded around the district in return for refreshment as a house-visiting custom.

10. Go for a Swim on Christmas
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Taking a dip in a freezing body of water may seem weird… and to be quite honest it is… but that doesn’t stop people from some parts of England, Ireland and France from doing it on Christmas day. Some courageous Londoners plunge into the Serpentine on Hyde Park, while other British representatives go to Brighton beach. Pretty weird!
What’s your weird family tradition for Christmas?
Special thanks to user Hillie Kapitein who helped us complete the list of weird Christmas traditions!

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