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Regional customs and celebrations Main article: Christmas worldwide Aplethora of customs with secular
religious
or national ectssurround Christmas
varying from country to country. Many Christmractices originate in Germanic countries
including the Christmastree
the Christmas ham
the Yule log
holly
mistletoe
and the givingof presents to friends and relatives. The prominence of Christmas inGermanic nations may be a form of carryover from the pagan midwinterholiday of Yule. After the Russian Revolution
Christmas celebrations were banned in the Soviet Union for the next seventy-five years. Manynations distribute stamps each year to memorate Christmas. Austria
1999Several Christian denominations
notably the Jehovah's Witnesses
some Puritan groups
and some fundamentalist Christi
view Christmasas a pagan holiday not sanctioned by the Bible and refuse to celebrateor recognize it in any way. Incidentally
this was the practice of thePurit in 17th and 18th Century England and the American Colonies.Christmas was not widely celebrated in New England until after themiddle of the 19th Century; this may be attributed either to thegeneral relaxation of religious attitudes after the IndustrialRevolution
the influx of Roman Catholic (and henceChristmas-celebrating) Irish immigrants into New England
or both. InCommonwealth countries in the southern hemisphere
Christmas is stillcelebrated on December 25
despite this being the height of theirsummer season. This clashes with the traditional winter iconography
resulting in anachroni *** s such as a red fur-coated Santa Claus surfingin for a turkey barbecue on Australia's Bondi Beach. Japan has largelyadopted the western Santa Claus for its secular Christmas celebration
but their New Year's Day is considered the more important holiday.