Christmas and New Year travel
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Christmas is one of the most important holidays of Christianity, and is celebrated as the birthday of Jesus. Many of the traditions surrounding the holiday have also been adopted by non-believers in Christian countries and non-Christians around the world. The Western New Year comes one week after.
UnderstandO holy night!A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices,For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Get inAs Christmas is a major holiday in many countries, accommodation and transportation tend to be overbooked.
DestinationsA. is weird. There's no snow. It's not even cold. Many people travel to, or within, the tropics or the southern hemisphere, as it is summer there.
Do
BuyGiving presents is one of the most important aspects of Christmas for many people. Thus the time before Christmas is a major shopping season.
EatWhile Christmas is commonly associated with certain types of food, traditions tend to vary not only between countries but often within countries and sometimes even between individual families.
DrinkEggnog is popular around Christmas and New Year's in the United States and Canada. The eggnog available in grocery stores is almost always non-alcoholic.
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- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Christmas and New Year travel" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Mbdortmund, GFDL 1.2 via Wikimedia Commons