将自己快递到世界各地 约会圣诞老人吧

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圣诞节即将到来了~准确地说，再过三天就又到周末啦！圣诞老人已经狂奔在路上，春节大长假离我们还远吗？

圣诞节适逢周末，是应该好好计划一下嗨皮一下滴。今天这篇文章，带你飞越整个地球，想象一下，如果你在圣诞前夜被快递到下面这些地方，你将和多么奇葩的传统习俗相遇，并且，你也要入乡随俗用种种奇怪的姿势和圣诞老人约起哦~~

另外预告一下，圣诞节有暖心惊喜活动奉上，大家记得来玩哈!

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去墨西哥 点一盏传统圣诞灯

Luminarias in New Mexico

A luminaria is a small paper bag weighted down with sand and illuminated with a candle inside. On Christmas Eve in New Mexico they’re arranged into stunning displays and dotted along pathways and outside houses to help guide the Christ child into the world. The result is kind of like the lantern scene in Tangled, but on the ground.

墨西哥传统圣诞灯用小纸袋做成，里面点上蜡烛，底部放了沙子增重。在圣诞前夜，人们在城中将这种小灯沿路摆放，希望能帮助圣婴顺利降临尘世。这景象就像一串串星光在大地的幕布前盘旋缠绕，与灿烂明朗的星空遥相呼应。

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去冰岛 读一本好书

The Christmas Book Flood in Iceland

Iceland publishes more books per capita than any country in the world, and books are a hugely popular Christmas gift. Usually they give the books to each other on Christmas Eve, so they can spend the rest of the night reading (preferably with hot chocolate).

以人均来算，冰岛出版的图书比世界上任何国家都多，图书也自然而然成为冰岛人互赠圣诞礼物的首选。在圣诞前夜，交换过礼物之后，你就可以捧着一杯飘着香气的热巧克力窝在沙发上安静地度过后半夜啦。

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去芬兰 洗圣诞桑拿

Christmas sauna-ing in Finland

A lot of Finnish families have their own saunas, and it’s believed that a sauna “elf” lives inside each one to protect the sauna (and make sure people behave themselves – the elf is always watching). And every Christmas Eve, people have a long, very naked steam. Be careful to not go in after sunset though, as the sauna will be filled with the spirits of dead ancestors.

芬兰人家庭很多都盖了自己的桑拿浴室，他们相信每一间桑拿房里都有个专职守门小精灵(所以在里面的你最好举止得当)。在圣诞前夜，芬兰人会脱光光舒舒服服进去蒸一回。不过千万别在日落之后进浴室，据说那时里面会挤着一堆家族祖先跟你一起蒸桑拿。

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去挪威 记得藏好你的扫帚

Broom-hiding in Norway

Better hide your brooms on Christmas Eve, or witches might steal them. At least, that’s how it’s done in Norway, when all the brooms in the house are locked away from any thieving Christmas Eve sorcerers that might be lurking. Christmas Eve in Norway sounds amazing.

在挪威，圣诞前夜巫师会开启偷窃模式，所以挪威人每年平安夜都不厌其烦地把所有扫帚藏起来，许多大老爷们儿还要拿出猎枪朝空中放几枪以示警戒，算是异教徒的习俗。这其中也是有典故的：当地传说中，巫婆和其他各种魔鬼会在平安夜出没;而巫婆行走江湖必备的就是扫把。

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去委内瑞拉 记得带双溜冰鞋

Christmas skating in Venezuela

On Christmas Eve in Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela, children tie a string to their big toe and leave it hanging out a window. Why? So when people roller skate (yes, really) to early morning mass on Christmas Day they can tug the strings, waking up the children so they’re able to watch this amazing Christmas spectacle.

每年这个时候圣诞老人在南半球都会很尴尬，不是带着滑板冲浪就是穿着沙滩裤在海边晒太阳。如果此时你穿越到南美洲的委内瑞拉，你可能在凌晨先被鞭炮吵醒，然后加入全民滑旱冰大队。许多街道会特意切断所有交通工具，这样，人们就可以合家大小一路滑着旱冰去教堂了。

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去日本 可以大嚼圣诞蛋糕哦

Christmas cakes in Japan

Ordered months in advance, Japanese Christmas cakes are sponge cakes made with whipped cream, chocolate, and strawberries on top. They’re eaten on Christmas Eve, and in December you’ll find them on just about every street corner and in every bakery.

日本人的圣诞蛋糕可不是我们前一天给味多美打个电话第二天直接拿走的概念。他们往往会提前好久开始计划烘烤样式以及预订烘焙店。日本的圣诞蛋糕之所以出名或许跟他们极尽精致的食材有关系。基本进入12月，日本人家家户户都开启了烘蛋糕模式。

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去意大利 品尝海鲜盛筵

The Feast of the Seven Fishes in Italy

On Christmas Eve, Italian families gather for a feast of different fish and seafood dishes (seven of them, in fact. Who’d have guessed). The tradition comes from the Roman Catholic practice of abstaining from meat and dairy on holy days – so fish is eaten instead.

意大利作为一个老牌宗教国家，圣诞节就像我们的春季一样重要。除了家家户户都会做著名的PRESEPPE，一种再现耶稣圣婴诞生时候的情景。另外，据说身处蓝色天堂的意大利人还会聚在一起吃一顿各种鱼螃蟹龙虾组成的海鲜宴，有7种菜品但谁数得清呢。

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在瑞典 你敢烧了那只大羊吗?

Christmas goat-burning in Gävle, Sweden

In 1966, a 13ft goat made of straw was erected in the Swedish town of Gavle (don’t ask us why, we don’t know). On Christmas Eve, 1966, the goat was burned down. Not to be defeated, the town continued building the goat every year, and every year on Christmas Eve, there’s an attempted burning. So far, the arsonists have succeeded 25 times.

To be clear, if you’re caught burning the goat down, you will be put in jail. So you know, if you’re ever in Gävle on Christmas Eve, leave the goat alone.

1966年，在瑞典一个名字很奇怪的小镇，圣诞前人们立起了一个13米的稻草羊(有兴趣的自己百度为啥要立羊，小编不知道耶)，然后在圣诞前夜，这个巨型羊就被某个讨厌鬼给一烧了之了。在这之后，小镇每年都会立起一只稻草羊，然后每到圣诞前夜这只羊都逃不掉付之一炬的命运。到目前为止据说已经成功烧了25次。如果将自己快递到了瑞典，也请注意一哈，被抓住还是要坐牢的哈!

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去法国 确保你有双圣诞鞋哇

Christmas shoes in France

In France, as well as in Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and many other countries, children leave their shoes out either by the fireplace or the window to be filled with sweets and presents from St Nick.

不仅法国，德国、荷兰、西班牙都有这个传统，就是孩子们把他们的鞋子留在壁炉或者窗外，并期待一觉醒来里面塞满糖果盒礼物。所以提醒你，去这些国家之前，请确保带一双你能买到的最大号鞋。不用谢。

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去英国 你能喝上一杯牛乳酒

Posset in England

This isn’t a widely held tradition any more, but should totally be brought back. Posset is a drink made from hot milk, spices, lemon, and sugar (basically, it’s British eggnog) and was traditionally drunk on Christmas Eve. A coin was usually added to the posset pot, and if you were the one that found it in your drink, it was a sign of good luck.

这是个偏冷门的传统了，但真的应该重新提倡回来啊。牛乳酒是一种用牛奶、香料和柠檬加糖做成的东东，按传统习俗应该在圣诞前夜喝。跟我们往饺子里塞钢镚一样，英国人会把一枚硬币放进酒壶里，谁最后喝出来谁来年能有好运气。

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在西班牙 有种蠢萌的玩具等你带回家

Tió de Nadal in Catalonia, Spain

In Catalonia, a hollow Tio de Nadal log is brought into the house and fed every night. Then, on Christmas Eve, the children hit the log with sticks while singing a song that includes the lyrics, “If you don’t poo well, I’ll hit you with a stick! Poo log!” The log then poos out presents for them. Ah, Catalonia. Don’t ever change.

在西班牙东北部的加泰罗尼亚，人们会在圣诞来临前把一小截树桩怪带回家，然后每天喂它。然后到了圣诞前夜，孩子们会用树枝抽打树桩怪，一边打一边说台词“如果你不把圣诞礼物乖乖拉出来，信不信我分分钟砍哭你!”于是树桩怪就会给孩子们拉出各种礼物形状的便便。额~西班牙人脑洞都是被牛顶出来的吧……

有了快递，世界变得又小了一圈喂~~把自己快递到世界各地去，吃吃喝喝、玩玩闹闹、看看人文、涨涨姿势，瞬间一年的压力、烦恼都抛到脑后了，以全新的姿势约会圣诞老人后，也可以用全新的自己迎接2016了，hug!