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Christmas Traditions & Customs

Find out about the history of Christmas Customs and Christmas Traditions. How many Traditions and Customs started and how they are celebrated. The history behind Christmas!

Because of the COVID-19/Coronavirus Pandemic, many of the ways that Christmas is celebrated might be different this year. Traditions and customs described in this section are how Christmas is celebrated in a normal year.

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