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Better give these demanding kids what they want for Christmas — or else http://bit.ly/1CzGjns pic.twitter.com/JgermdUKp6
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From bungee-jumps to bikini-clad Santarinas, here’s a look at how people celebrate Xmas http://ow.ly/GpFiU
This picture taken on December 18, 2014 shows a man dressed up as Santa Claus bungee jumping at a theme park in Changsha, central China’s Hunan province. PHOTO: AFP
A street sweeper dressed as a robot Santa Claus cleans a street in Manila on Decemeber 18, 2014. The Philippines is the largest Christian country in Asia and has one of the longest Christmas seasons in the world, lasting from Dec 16 to Jan 6. PHOTO: AFP
Swimmers dressed as Santa Claus pose for photographers with a Monaco flag during the traditional Christmas season swim in Monaco December 21, 2014. A hundred swimmers took part in the yearly event in the Mediterranean Sea waters which measured 16 degrees Celsius. PHOTO: Reuters
Motorcyclists dressed in Santa Claus and reindeer outfits ride down the streets in downtown Tokyo during a Christmas “toy run” by the Harley Santa Club on December 23, 2014.
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Chinese university bans Xmas, students have to watch propaganda films as teachers stand guard http://ow.ly/GpIDb
RT @STForeignDesk: Christmas banned by #China university, says it is “kitsch” http://bit.ly/1zUKXJn
An official microblog belonging to one of the university’s Communist Party’s committees posted comments calling for students not to “fawn on foreigners” and pay more attention to China’s holidays, like Spring Festival.
BEIJING (REUTERS) – A university in north-western China has banned Christmas, calling it a “kitsch” foreign celebration unbefitting of the country’s own traditions and making its students watch propaganda films instead, media said on Thursday.
The state-run Beijing News said that the Modern College of Northwest University, located in Xian, had strung up banners around the campus reading “Strive to be outstanding sons and daughters of China, oppose kitsch Western holidays” and “Resist the expansion of Western culture”.
A student told the newspaper that they would be punished if they did not attend a mandatory three-hour screening of propaganda films, which other students said included one about Confucius, with teachers standing guard to stop people leaving. “There’s nothing we can do about it, we can’t escape,” the student was quoted as saying.
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TIME.com Quirky ways 7 other countries celebrate Christmas http://ti.me/1ALdfal
The vast majority of Japan is not Christian, but one Christmas tradition persists: a trip to KFC. Since a “Kurisumasu ni wa kentakkii!” (Kentucky for Christmas!) marketing campaign was launched in Japan in 1974, the American chain has become a popular Christmas Eve hotspot. The campaign worked so well that sales that night typically outpace those of the rest of the year. Some people even order their bucket of fried chicken ahead, to beat the Christmas crowds.
http://time.com/3642523/christmas-japan-kfc-iceland-italy/
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