Christmas in Sicily VS Christmas in Finland Christmas period is important and loved by many cultures but, the way we celebrate and spend the period before and during Christmas time can be very different. One of the most characteristic aspect of Finnish Christmas culture are the Christmas markets where you can meet Santa or go shopping. People sell handcrafts, local products, food and gifts. Small and big cities have their own markets going on during the weekend and they are very popular. People drink Hot wine and eat paistres on the Streets. In Sicily (where I am from) there are not such markets in the big cities. In the last years, maybe to imitate northen countries, it is possible to visit some temporary markets during Christmas time, but that is not actually in our tradition. People usually buy presents in the common shops and we have no hot wine at all. Although,in the small villages in the countryside is possible to visit some 'food festivals' where local prod...
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