The world’s most weird and wonderful Christmas traditions

Japanese families enjoy a bucket of KFC on Christmas Day, while Indonesians decorate their trees with chicken feathers

Santa on a camel
In some countries, legends suggest Christmas presents are delivered by camel
(Image credit: Saeed Qaq/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Christmas is not only a time for giving and receiving but also for tossing shoes, roller-skating to church and feasting on whale blubber – at least in some corners of the world.

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