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The place that has not celebrated Christmas a

Shetland(Britain): Foula, in Shetland is one of the remotest places in Britain where the community has not celebrated the New Year on January 1st. Their new year commences nearly two weeks after the new year of the rest of the world. The community still follows an ancient calendar for their recreations and has not even celebrated Christmas. With respect to the old Julian calendar that they follows, the people of Foula celebrate Christmas on January 6th while the New Year's Day on January 13th...

Chinese University bans the celebration of Ch

Beijing: A university in northwestern China is said to have banned Christmas, referring it as a "kitsch". According to them the foreign celebration is unsuitable to the country's centuries old traditions and asked students to watch propaganda films instead. The Modern College of Northwest University, located in Xian, had put up banners around the campus to encourage students to be outstanding by avoiding western holidays and resist the expansion of Western culture. An official micro-blog belo...

Christmas Day swim marks 50th event

Wales: Brave folks in Wales were dashed into the cold sea on Christmas morning to celebrate the auspicious day at the beach in Porthcawl, south Wales. For the 50th swim, organizers were hoped a record crowd after more than 1,000 people took part last year. Swimmers gathered at the town's Sandy Bay from 10:30 GMT for the run down to the waves, to be started at 11:45 GMT. The event was to raise fund for a hospice and a cancer support center as well as other local projects. More than 2,000 spec...

Fancy dress to resemble Cadbury's Christmas C

In Dublin, 12 lads are reported to have dressed up to resemble Christmas chocolate treats for a festive night out. The result of this attempt is appeared to be very brilliant and secured great appreciation. These 12 lads are Andrew Gough and his eleven mates from around Kilnamanagh, near Tallaght in south Dublin. This has been considered as one of the best events ever seen. These 12 lads were dressed up as a selection of chocolate-y treats ahead of a Christmas festive night out. When they d...

Lava from Volcano forecasts dangers by Christ

Honolulu: Lava from a volcano on Hawaii's Big Island may develop unpredictable dangers by the forthcoming Christmas day. At present the course of the Lava is towards a shopping center, a gas station and a supermarket in the residential area. According to officials, the flow of Lava may hit the aforesaid targets within seven to 10 days. Currently the Lava is about 1 mile from the shopping center located in the small town of Pahoa. The shopping center also encloses a hardware store, pharmacy a...

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