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Christmas Customs

Brighten All Lands

Washington -- The magic glow of Christmas reflects in many corners of the world. In Jamaica’s country towns, local groups celebrate the holiday season by dressing in rags, feathered headdresses, and black masks with features outlined in white. They dance and shout to an African rhythm of drums and flutes, brandishing wooden spears and axes.

The festive and religious aura of Yuletide begins December 16 in the Philippines. At 4 a.m., church bells announce early morning services. Afterward, families decorate the windows of their homes with rainbow-hued paper and bamboo lanterns, the; National Geographic Society says. Rap Closed Doors

On the same day in Mexico, houses are readied to receive visitors who with the family enact the drama of Mary and Joseph

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