Christmas celebrations: Five cultures with unique holiday traditions

By Misty Severi

Published December 25, 2022 10:30am ET

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Christmas celebrations: Five cultures with unique holiday traditions — Local actors at the Dimmuborgir lava field in northern Iceland on Saturday Dec. 8, 2018, pose as the Icelandic Yule Lads, a band of mischievous troll brothers that have taken the role of Father Christmas. Instead of a friendly Santa Claus, children in Iceland enjoy favors from 13 mischievous troll brothers that arrive from the mountains thirteen days before Christmas. | (AP Photo/Egill Bjarnason)

Christmastime has come around again, and many cultures and countries celebrate one of the most beloved holidays with their own set of traditions.

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