Brazil

In Brazil, the children put out their shoes for Father Noel ( Father Christmas) to put their presents in.
In Brazil, they call Father Christmas 'Papai Noel'.
Papai Noel wears red silk because it is too hot for him to wear the same clothes as he does in England.
In Brazil they have a hot Christmas because Christmas comes at the beginning of their Summer.
Most people in Brazil are Catholic, or Christian, therefore, you can see nativity scenes (Presepios) like you do in England.
Children perform the Nativity at local schools and church halls like we do.

On Christmas morning children open their presents which Father Christmas has left in their shoes.

For Christmas dinner they eat turkey (chester), ham (presunto), colored rice, and vegetable and fruit dishes.

They have fireworks, during the evening of Christmas Day.

The people of Northern Brazil enjoy a version of the folk play 'Los Pastores' (The Shepherds) . It is very different from our shepherd scene as they have female shepherds (shepherdesses) and a gypsy who attempts to kidnap the baby Jesus.