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Darwinish Brentsylvania
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Postby Darwinish Brentsylvania » Mon Dec 23, 2013 8:14 am

King Darwin Wallybee celebrates by at 12:00 PM-10:00 PM on Christmas Eve giving gifts to the children of the cities of Dunlap, Darwin, Seaworld, Bridgeport, and Dipper

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Postby Grandlnd » Mon Dec 23, 2013 9:02 am

We do exactly the same thing as christmas, but on new-years (Were an atheist country)
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Postby Socialist Tera » Mon Dec 23, 2013 9:15 am

Christmas Eve at the local soup kitchen, giving food to people and Christmas with the family.
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Postby Fatatatutti » Mon Dec 23, 2013 9:19 am

President Mickey Chang is expected to spend Christmas at home with his family. His four children and several grandchildren are all expected to attend. Mr. Chang is fond of beef, which is something of a rarity in Fatatatutti, and he will probably barbecue.

Prime Minister Schuyler Marmish usually spends Christmas morning with her parents. Her mother still worries about her eating right so there will be a sumptuous Jewish meal. The Prime Minister will probably go surfing in the afternoon if the waves are good.

General Marie-Louise Castro-Stalina celebrated Christmas this past weekend with her parents and four of her five brothers and their families. She is on duty in the Communications Center of the 99th Air Cavalry Brigade on Christmas Day. The mess hall of the nearby Air Cavalry School is expected to provide a special meal for those who are "holding the fort".

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Postby Lazssia » Mon Dec 23, 2013 9:31 am

The Emperor and his family celebrates Yéolhûn ("Winter Festival") a seven day long festival, with singing, drinking, feasting, story telling, gift giving, and dancing around bonfires. The Emperor hosts celebrations in his home of Valendór, and gives gifts to every one of member of the palace staff and their families (which is 3000 + people). He welcomes foreign dignitaries to attend as well.

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Postby Lukquarel » Mon Dec 23, 2013 10:18 am

More than 3/4 of our population is unreligious and doesn't celebrate any holiday. Our leader, however, is Klamik, the most practiced religion, and celebrates Zchraghmo with his family.
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Postby Yaramaqui » Mon Dec 23, 2013 11:16 am

Christmas (December 25) traditionally in Yaramaqui is not celebrated as the birth of Christ. Traditionally, It is celebrated on Tishri 15 in the Hebrew Calendar which is around September. On this day he celebrates the true birth of Jesus or known as Yah'shua in Yaramaqui. Traditionally, his celebration is included in the first day of Shahat (Sukkot) with the a fast that lasts half a day then the Feast of Tabernacles (Shahat/Sukkot) begins. Many go to Jerusalem but those who stay in Yaramaqui would make Shahati (plural from of Shahat or the Sukkah) as in traditional Jewish traditions. The Leader would make a large Sahat in the presidential courtyard that he will east and sleep in for 7 days, typical tradition of the Yaramaquese. He would use a Makam or a set of candles to light once every day for the seven days in accordance to the Yaramaquese traditions. On the Final day when the last candle is lit in the morning, the president would chant a prayer of thanks in this Sahat, and live in the Sahat normally like the other six days, then on sunset the Feast ends, then he takes the Sahat down and everything resumes back to normal. The Yaramaquese Shahat is very similar to the Jewish Sukkot in many ways. They say they have maintained the tradition of Jesus birthday on Sukkot since the creation of a Yaramaquese Church in 165 A.D. They celebrate the day when God or known as YHWH/Yah-hua in Yaramaquese Traditions came to earth in the form of flesh or as the Son of YHWH. The actual celebration of the birth of Yah'shua (Jesus) is celebrated on the first day of the Yaramaquese Shahat or Sukkot in the Sukkahs or Shahati alongside the traditional Yaramaquese Shahat. The President celebrates the holiday like all other Yaramaquese people would. When he leaves the Sahat between meal times of Breakfast, Lunch, And Dinner, And the Traditional 7 prayers a day he would visit slums, and give food, water, and blankets to the poor, visit Yaramaquese Churches throughout Yaramaqui and Chant Prayers for the Yaramaquese people.

The Sahat of the President is very large. It is made of walls of bamboo chutes, with a framed bamboo chute ceiling, the walls seen on the outside are covered by large white sheets of linen on all four sides of the walls, The top of the framed bamboo chute ceiling is covered with date palm fronds, and myrtle branches on the edges. Inside the ceiling is a large booth of fruit on the ceiling which would resemble the The Samaritan traditions of a Sukkah or a Sahat. The South Side (Or the Left Side upon entering since according to Yaramaquese tradition, all of the Sahats, Churches, and the religious buildings of Yaramaqui face east.)of the Sahat has a Medium-Sized Menorah which is the seven candles that that are lit (One is lit every day) The Dining Table is rectangular and horizontally is positioned East-West. During the Shahat, Meats are not eaten but the fruit that are on the ceiling. Traditionally, The Meals During the Sahat are Bread, Pomegrantes, Citron, Wine, And Water. On the Northern side of the Sahat There is a very small table with 7 loaves of bread. 1 loaf of bread is eaten per day. On the western side of the Sahat, There is simply a bed. South of the bed is a stand were the Bible is held open. Normally, He would say his daily seven prayers between the about 7 feet space of the bed and the table. The cycles of prayers, eating times and visits is a repeated cycle the way the president would do it. He celebrates it exactly how other Yaramaquese people would celebrate it.

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A Samaritan booth of fruit, Similar to Yaramaquese ones except they are outside in Sahats and are larger.
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Postby Peoples Republic of Cesarland » Mon Dec 23, 2013 11:20 am

We fill the streets with christmas lights and the Lord orders a huge feast where he and friends, councillors and some people will eat at night.
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Postby Olwe » Mon Dec 23, 2013 11:29 am

The Emperor and Empress have a traditional Saturnalia celebration in which they give gifts to everyone they know (spending the most on commoners) and in between prepare and serve meals for their servants (role reversal is an extremely important part of Saturnalia, even though it makes Princess Mother Giselle -- who kept her job as a chambermaid after giving birth to Princess Alizee 17 years ago -- rather uncomfortable). After dinner they usually find an orgy (not that hard to do), where they are usually joined by at least two of their daughters, and possibly a Princess Mother or two.
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Postby Parkatonia » Mon Dec 23, 2013 11:31 am

Everyone in the country is free to celebrate Christmas or any holiday as they want to. His Majesty King David III and the royal family celebrate by throwing a ball at the National Palace by inviting the nobility and other powerful citizens to celebrate.

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Postby Vampirum » Mon Dec 23, 2013 11:45 am

Nyx Day (Vampirum's equivalent to Christmas) already passed on December 21st. Count Maximilian and his wife Countess Magdalena both attended the parade held in their honor. They then held a formal ball with over 3,000 people in attendance. After which, the day ended with them lighting the tree of darkness outside the Royal Castle.
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Postby Xekliv » Mon Dec 23, 2013 11:46 am

He puts on his beard and santa Greatfather Winter hat.
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Postby United South African Republics » Mon Dec 23, 2013 12:20 pm

President V.F. Bachmann-García is a practising Reform Jew but he is a big fan of Christmas and is known to spend thousands of rand celebrating it. He normally goes around Northern Europe or North America at the start of December. He splits his time between his home in Pretoria and his family's home in Belfast, Western Transvaal.

His mother's side of the family are Catholics so he occasionally attends midnight mass but he hasn't done that as much as he's gotten older and become more focused on Judaism.
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Postby Greater Mackonia » Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:31 pm

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Postby Sommorragh » Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:37 pm

By hosting a decdeant, month-long blood orgy; this is completed with drinking, exotic drugs, large swathes of beautiful women and androgynous men, and large feasts.

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Postby New Acardia » Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:40 pm

President Danchick is Orthodox so he celebrates Christmas on January 7th. Him and his wife and friends exchange gifts on that day . Also him and. Mrs. Danchick attend church services as well.
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Postby Socialist Republic of Fri » Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:41 pm

Nezual Garxhim attends "the glorious peoples christmas parade", wich is a huge parade celebrating the proletarian dictatorship, Breján Kefát and christmas.
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Postby Tokora » Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:43 pm

It's basically a cross between Christmas and Chinese New Year. The Preimer celebrates Christmas with his family Christian style while later he kicks off national festivities with fireworks and a giant Christmas tree in Guyang (the capital) square (firemen are around just in case of coarse). Most of the citizens wear colorful robes and light paper laterns and giving gifts while singing a combination of Bhuddist folk songs and Christmas carols.

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Postby Hayabusa » Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:45 pm

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Postby United fascist germany » Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:47 pm

watching the news and hanging out with family and friends drinking wine while giving gifts o his children
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Postby Valkalan » Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:49 pm

Christmas is not celebrated in Valkalan. In Valk culture, any day can be a good day worth celebration hence Valks do not share the same passion that foreigners do for holidays in general.
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Postby -Azadistan- » Mon Dec 23, 2013 3:16 pm

Prime Minister Roshina Ghilzai publicly wishes all the Christians of Azadistan a Merry Christmas.
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Postby Maldovania » Mon Dec 23, 2013 3:22 pm

Valiant celebrates Christmas by having 100 men and 100 women having an orgy on the main hall in the palace. Valiant does not take part in the orgy. But Valiant and his wife Empress Ophelia sits and watches them. And after the orgy is done. Valiant and Ophelia have the 100 men and 100 women executed buy being burned alive. And they they go and eat. This happens every 275 year as Christmas is only celebrated in Maldovania ever 275 year. 2013 will be the first Christmas celebration in 275 years. Which will end up with 200 people being executed. All the men and women that are going to take part are criminals that have gotten the death penalty. And this is how they have chosen to die.
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Postby Solaray » Mon Dec 23, 2013 3:28 pm

Usually attending a church service, then attending a state event in the capital before going home to celebrate with family.
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Postby Breheim » Mon Dec 23, 2013 4:43 pm

Our current premier does not celebrate Christmas. The people of Breheim have highly divergent traditions in the celebration of Christmas (known as 'Jul' or 'Solsnu' in the country). Christians (~40%) tend to either not celebrate it, or 'celebrate' by church attendance and holding of a feast. Christian Breheimians typically do not exchange gifts, nor have Christmas trees.

Pagan Breheimians (~20% of the population) have traditions and rituals that are more in line with most nations' Christmas tradition. Christmas celebration start on the 21st or 22nd of December, and end on 27th or 28th of December. Christmas celebrations are initiated and ended with a blot (ritual sacrifice and feast) to the Sun (with Asatru pagans often anthromorphising the sun into a female goddess, while the Alfartru pagans do not). Trees are often decorated and put inside of people's homes, and it is tradition for gifts to be exchanged during the Christmas period (although, often not at a specific time or date).

Many irreligious, Kvitekristians (syncretist faith between Norse Paganism and Catholicism) as well as many Christians who have become influenced by southern decadence foreign culture do celebrate in more internationally recognizable forms, with a santa clause figure having entered the public mind in the last decade, as well as feasting and exchanging of gifts on the 24th of December in particular.

In addition to the above, it is tradition for farmers to give a bowl of porridge to the barn gnome (Fjøsnissen) on the day the sun is at its weakest, to prevent the being from terrorizing the harvest and the livestock in the year to come. A sort of supernatural protection money.

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