In Pakistan, say “Bara Din Mubarrak Ho!” Say “Merry Christmas” in Israeli.

Felis Pusgua means Merry Christmas in Chamorro.

As many Chamorros know, using “Felis Pasgua” for Merry Christmas has been commonplace in the Marianas. This comes from the Spanish “Feliz Pascua” for Happy Easter and “Feliz Navidad” for Merry Christmas. With that said, I say to all of you: Felis Nabidat!

Santa Claus is also known as Kris Kringle and Father Christmas. Furthermore, what are Christmas traditions in Jamaica? Christmas Day starts with a traditional Jamaican breakfast of ackee & saltfish, breadfruit and boiled bananas. Families will normally then attend church.

Saint Nicholas

Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Santa, Santy and Kris Kringle, whatever you call him, Santa Claus is the face of Christmas. This gift-bearing Western world import has found favour with Jamaican children and has become a part of the Jamaican Christmas landscape for decades.

Christmas in Jamaica features Gran’ Market, elaborate church services, parties with sumptuous food, community gatherings and warm interaction with friends and family. Many Jamaicans cannot celebrate the season without adding Christmas lights to brighten freshly painted houses, whitewashed fences and trimmed hedges.

It may be winter where you’re from but in Jamaica, December is warm and sunny. Jamaica weather in December makes it a popular time to visit. You’ll exchange snow for high temperatures and get to enjoy the heat without much chance of rain.

The Christmas Day breakfast includes ackee and saltfish, breadfruit, fried plantains, boiled bananas, freshly squeezed fruit juice and tea. Dinner is usually served in the late afternoon and this may include turkey, chicken, curry goat, stewed oxtail and very importantly rice and peas.

Some of the traditional dance styles created in Jamaica include: bruckins, jonkonnu, and daggering. Each of these dances are influenced by a combination of European and African traditions. Bruckinds was created to celebrate the abolition of slavery.

Jamaican Culture

• Music. Music is the heartbeat of Jamaica.
• Art. Like everything else about us, we have our own unique art styles.
• History. We’ve taken a special journey to become the island that we are today.
• Dance. We move to the rhythm of the island at an ever-changing tempo.
• Patois.
• Faith.

The vast majority of Jamaicans are of African descent, with minorities of Europeans, East Indians, Chinese, Middle Eastern and others or mixed ancestry.

Custom is defined as a tradition or a usual way to behave. An example of custom is Catholics giving up meat on Fridays during Lent.

What is the difference between Customs and Traditions? A tradition is a practice that has been passed down over generations and observed by most people of a society or culture while custom could be short lived and even observed at a family or individual level.

Traditional Cultures are tribes or other small groups of people that have not been affected by technology or the modern world. These groups are most commonly found in remote areas that have little contact with the outside world.