Christmas
Celebrations in USA
One of the most famous Christmas vacation destination is United States of
America. Cities like New York, Los Angeles,
and San Francisco, as Vegas offer excellent discount shopping opportunities
for the customers. Las Vegas, the gambler's
paradise offers wonderful discounts and promises a rocking Christmas night.
There are many hotels in Las Vegas that offer discount packages for the
travelers during this season .On the other side,
cities like Miami or Bahamas has their own magical charm to celebrate
Christmas and New Year. Other famous places for
celebration are Disney Land and California .
Christmas Traditions in USA
Not many people know that the Christmas tree tradition have come from
Germany, parades from Latin America, Carols are
from Britain and Australia, Santa Claus from the Europeans and the list is
still long.
The large variation in the Christmas traditions of USA is due to diverse
active cultures that have settled in this land.
In U.S. Christmas is celebrated in every possible way. The contrast between
the Christmas traditions of USA and the world
becomes even more visible with each region of US with its variety of
Celebrations.
American media is in the forefront for presenting the contemporary form of
Santa Claus to the world. The Dutch artist
Sinterklaas was the first person to present the red suited, white bearded
laughing Santa on a reindeer driven by flying
sleigh. Red Indians hold a ritual dances during the winter solstice which
adds to the festive celebrations. People from
various nationalities who can and settled here in USA have their own flavors
and traditions that they brought from their
origins.
Apart from the general celebration which include caroling, feasting,
decorating and gifting, each family in the USA has
their own flavor of Christmas celebrations.
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