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Christmas brings decorated trees and a smiling Santa Claus to mind. 聖誕節讓人聯想到掛滿裝飾的樹和微笑的聖誕老人，

But there are many Christmas traditions in other countries you've probably never heard of! 但有許多國家的聖誕傳統你大概連聽都沒聽說過！

Let's learn about some Christmas customs around the world. 我們來了解一些世界各地的聖誕習俗吧。

Christmas is a time of joy.

But in Austria, there's a bit of fear in Christmas, too. 但在奧地利，聖誕節卻帶有著一點的恐怖感。

That's because the kind, giving Santa has an opposite: Krampus. 因為和藹樂施的聖誕老人有個相反人物 ── 坎卜斯。

Tales of this scary devil tell children to be good. 有關這個恐怖魔鬼的故事告訴小朋友要聽話，

If they're bad, Krampus will steal them away! 如果他們不乖的話，坎卜斯會把他們偷走！

People in Ukraine don't have Christmas devils, 烏克蘭人沒有聖誕節魔鬼，

but they have a strange Christmas decoration: spider webs. 但他們有一種奇怪的聖誕裝飾品：蜘蛛網。

These come from a story of a spider making beautiful silver and gold webs over a poor family's Christmas tree. 這種裝飾品是來自這樣的故事，有一隻蜘蛛在一戶貧困家庭的聖誕樹上做出美麗的金色和銀色蜘蛛網。

Ukrainian families now cover trees with spider web ornaments to bring in riches. 烏克蘭的家庭現在都會在他們的樹上佈置蜘蛛網的裝飾品用來招財。

The Catalan people in Spain have an even stranger tradition. 西班牙的加泰隆尼亞人有個更奇怪的傳統，

They include a caganer — a pooping man — in their Christmas decorations! 他們把加卡內 ── 一個在排便的人，作為裝飾品！

The caganer is said to bring good harvests by fertilizing the earth. 傳說加卡內會為大地灌溉，並帶來豐收。

Usually, he wears traditional Catalan clothes, 通常他會穿著傳統加泰隆尼亞服裝，

but it's common to see caganers that look like famous people these days. 但在現今常常能看到長得像名人的加卡內。

We often think of Christmas as a winter holiday, 我們常常會把聖誕節聯想成一個冬季的節慶，

but it's a summer event in other parts of the world! 但對世界的其他地方來說，這是個夏日節慶。

The different season brings about unique traditions.

In Caracas, Venezuela, for example, people roller-skate to church on Christmas Day! 例如在委內瑞拉的加拉加斯，人們在聖誕節時會溜直排輪上教堂！

The government even closes roads to cars so people can skate safely and have a great time. 政府甚至會封路擋住車子好讓人們能夠安全地溜直排輪並享受開心的時光。

Christians in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, celebrate Christmas with a beautiful art form. 在印尼日惹市的基督徒用一種美麗的藝術形式來慶祝聖誕節，

They use shadow puppets to put on plays about Jesus's birth. 他們用皮影戲來演出耶穌的出世。

Javanese shadow puppet shows usually tell stories from Hindu writings, 爪哇的皮影戲通常都演出印度教的一些著作，

so using it for Christmas stories gives it another meaning. 因此用這種方式呈現基督教的故事又帶來了另一層的含意。

Priests often wear traditional Javanese clothes to give a midnight Christmas mass彌薩. 神父常常會穿著傳統的爪哇服飾在午夜舉行彌撒。

Australians love Christmas as much as anyone else, 澳洲人和其他人一樣熱愛聖誕節，

but for them it means barbecues, beaches, and surfing Santas! 但對他們來說這個節日代表著戶外烤肉、海灘、和衝浪的聖誕老人！

The school year in Australia finishes right before Christmas. 澳洲的學年就在聖誕節前結束，

Families often go camping and enjoy summer hobbies. 於是澳洲人經常會一家人外出露營並享受夏天活動。

Australians call this time the "silly season" because everyone loves to fool around and have some childish fun. 澳洲人稱這段時間為「胡鬧季節」，因為大家都喜歡在這時候搗蛋和享受一些童心未泯的樂趣。

That's probably why people there are so glad to wish you a "Happy Chrissy!" 這大概是為什麼那裡的人會很開心地祝福你「Happy Chrissy」吧！

bring something to mind

bring about

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mix flour and water把水跟麵粉混合

caganer加卡內，意譯為排便者、大便人、拉屎人、便便人偶，一種傳統人偶，流行於加泰隆尼亞及其鄰近地區。其造形多變，主要是描繪一個男人脫下褲子，蹲著排便的樣子。這種人偶在聖誕節期間很盛行，據說能為人帶來好運。在西班牙穆爾西亞地區、葡萄牙、義大利及法國南部也看得到這種人偶。

poop（n.）

solid waste from the body

屎，大便

birth mark胎記

go jogging

go hiking

to go to / attend Mass 望彌撒

barbecue（n.）烤肉架

They like to barbecue on the beach during summer.

silly愚蠢的，傻的

showing little thought or judgment

Don't do that, you silly boy!

不要那麽做，你這個傻小子！

a silly mistake

愚蠢的錯誤

It was silly of you to go out in the sun without a hat.

你不戴帽子就頂著太陽出門真是太傻了。

If an adult is childish, they behave badly in a way that would be expected of a child.

（成人）孩子氣的，幼稚的

He wasn't enjoying the occasion so he thought he'd spoil it for everyone else - it was very childish of him.

他並不喜歡這樣的場合，所以就想給大家搞破壞了——真是太幼稚了。

childishly天真地；幼稚地

childishness （n.）孩子氣；幼稚

Her face was very beautiful in its sweet and innocent childishness. 她的臉很美，充滿了可愛的天真與孩子氣。