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1、RegionalcustomsAmericaInadditiontotheCanadianprovinceofQuebec,FrenchoutsideofSantaPereNoelintheUnitedStatesandCanada,thecustomofSantaClausisbasicallythesame.NewYork'sRockefellerCenterChristmastreeandskatingrink'sgrandskatingactivities,totheWhiteHouseinWashingtonontheactivitieso
2、fChristmasdecorations,ChristmasintheUnitedStatesthemostbeautifullandscape.NoradtotrackSantaClausintheannualtriparoundtheworld,whichcausedalotofmediaattentionandcoverage.除了在加拿大魁北克省出现法国式的圣诞老人perenoel之外，在美国和加拿大，圣诞老人的习俗基本上是相同的。纽约洛克菲勒中心的摆放圣诞树和滑冰场的盛大溜冰活动、华盛顿的给白宫上圣诞装饰的的活动，是美国圣诞节中最亮丽的风
3、景线。北美防空联合司令部在每年都会跟踪圣诞老人在全球的行程，这引起了众多媒体的关注和报道。InMexico,posadaisalotofnon-religiousChristmascelebrationsinthehighlight.Inninedays,groupsofpeoplegoingdoortodoorvisitstotown,symbolizingthebirthofJesusvisitors.PeoplestillplayaspecifictimeathomeplayingChristmasgiftfromthepiñataintheg
4、ame.在墨西哥，posada是诸多非宗教式的圣诞节庆祝活动中的最亮点。在9天中，一群群城镇市民挨家挨户地走访，象征着刚出生的耶稣的拜访者。人们还在特定时间在家中玩从piñata中打出圣诞礼物的小游戏。PrevalentinSouthAmerica,theCatholicChurch,Christmascelebrationfilledwithreligiousthemes.Inthesecountries,thesecularcustomsandgift-givingisatraditioninEuropeandtheAmericas,amixtu
5、reofindigenouspeople,andismoreandmorebytheimpactofAmericanculture.在天主教盛行的南美洲，圣诞节的庆祝活动充满着宗教主题。在这些国家，世俗的风俗和互赠礼物是欧洲和美洲土著人传统的混合体，并且正越来越多的受到了美国文化的影响。EuropeTocelebrateChristmasbythedecorationsofthehouse(southwestEngland)intheUnitedKingdom,theChristmaspullingguns(christmascracker)isan
6、essentialformofcelebratingChristmas,theChristmasfairytalefarce(pantomime)ispopularforyoungfamilies.FestivalninelessonsandcarolsinCambridgeisaverypopularreligiousactivities.Sincetheyear1947AD,Oslo,NorwaysprucetreewillbepresentedonetotheBritishpeopleasexpressedsupportfortheUnited
7、KingdominWorldWarII,Norwayappreciation.TreesetinLondon'sTrafalgarSquare(PigeonSquare,trafalgarsquare)butforallofBritain'smostfamousChristmastree,asymboloftheUnitedKingdomandNorway,thefriendshipbetweenthepeople.为了庆祝圣诞节所装饰的房子（英国西南部）在英国，圣诞拉炮（christmascracker）是一种庆祝圣诞节不可或缺的形式，而圣诞童话闹
8、剧（pantomime）更是风行于年轻的家庭中。节日ninelessonsandcarols在剑桥是一个很流
