The practice of visiting several homes while in disguise. Groups of friends and family will dress up, wear masks and go to a neighbour’s house where they will be poked and prodded and asked questions. Mummers usually mask the sound of their voices to make it harder for hosts to guess who they are. When a mummer’s identity is found out, the host offers them food and drink.

On Christmas Eve in Germany, parents hid glass pickle ornaments deep within the fragrant branches of their trees, once all of the other ornaments were in place. The next morning, the first child to find the pickle ornament got an extra gift from St. Nicholas, while the first adult to find it (not counting the ones who hid it) would have good luck for the next year

The home-made taffy party as an opportunity for single women to meet and mingle with single men during the holidays

Wearing Black on Christmas Day is supposed to bring luck for the rest of the year for you.

Santa Claus is traditionally supposed to a white plump man with a luscious white beard and a deep voice.

Ukrainians use decorations that mimic the natural formation of spiders' webs shimmering with dew.

On Christmas Eve, it's customary to strip naked and take a long and respectful stint in the sauna, which is also believed to be home to the legendary sauna 'elf'. After the sauna session, Finns head out to the evening celebrations - while spirits of those ancestors take their place.

In the olden days, naughty children in Netherlands would receive a Coal in lieu of gifts

According to folklore, an old woman named Belfana visits all the children of Italy to fill their stockings with candy and leave them presents if they've been good

In South Africa, The Pine Tree Emperor Moth, or Christmas caterpillar, is covered in very festive hues - giving all who swallow a little extra luck in the coming year.

Every Christmas, families around Sweden gather around the television at 3pm sharp, to watch Donald Duck.

In Spain, children are tasked with beating the log with sticks while singing traditional songs which include amazing lyrics such as "Poop log, Poop nougats, Hazelnuts and mato cheese, If you don't poop well, I'll hit you with a stick, Poop log!". After Tió de Nadal is properly beaten and serenaded, the log magically poops out presents and candy - where he is then considered useless and thrown in the fire for warmth.