7 Christmas Traditions That Have Crazy Origins You Didn't Know About
You won't believe these weird Christmas traditions some people are practicing around the world!
Krampus!
Krampus is an Austro-Bavarian Christmas character who punishes those children who have not behaved so well.
KFC
Thanks to some slick marketing in the 70s, many Japanese families eat at KFC on Christmas.
Pickle me Christmas!
In Germany, parents hide a pickle in the Christmas tree and the first child to find it receives a small gift.
Spooky Christmas
In the Ukraine, many people forgo tinsel and ornaments for Halloween inspired spiderwebs and plastic insects to decorate their tree.
Is it hot in here?
In Estonia, many families head over to the sauna together as their Christmas tradiiton.
Mrs Claus?
In Italy, instead of Santa, children wait for a witch named Befana to fly on her broomstick and leave them gifts and treats on Jan. 5th.
Oh, Canada.
The Canada Postal Service recognizes Santa's North Pole address and receives and replies to every letter they get from a child addressed to Mr Claus.