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Of course, I'm not asking if everyone in your nation goes one way or another, but just generally speaking. A good indicator is if your nation recognizes it as a national holiday. In Xanthal, Christmas lost all meaning when Christianity died off and we moved offworld (making the solstice irrelevant). In an effort to preserve the spirit of the season though, Xanthal now celebrates the "Day of Gift Giving", which, as the name suggests, is a day of festivity and giving gifts to one's friends and family. Different people associate different traditions with the day of gift giving, but it's still relatively common to see a (more or less) traditional Christmas celebration.

Kechans are free to celebrate Christmas, and many do.

Christmas is celebrated by about 2% of the population. It is not listed on many calenders and is not a national holiday. Chanukah however is celebrated by nearly 28% and is a national observance.

TWy-Sunrats is an atheist nation however we celebrate the season and the act of sharing time with one another and the giving of small gifts showing our commitment to one another, (things like store baught cards with plain messages and simply your name and the name of who you were giving it too along with an expensive present would generally be taken as a great insult where as a card madeof paper with a smiley face and a little message on the inside written especially for the receiver by the giver along with a small carefully selected item would be received with great honour)

The Dominion of Talkos celebrates Christmas, it celebrates the Solstice too, and Haunakka, and Kwanza, and errr, anything else it's lazy citizens can claim as a holiday. Don't expect much from the economy this month.

While it is not an official holiday, over half of the people of The United Socialist States of West Pacific do celebrate Christmas and eight out of every ten companies closes for Christmas.

It is not a national holiday in the Dark Arcadian Empire (me, Obsidian Jewel, Raptor Red, Astral America and Naqahdah). Beyond that, few people celebrate it. Or any 'holiday' that is not Walpurgisnacht or Halloween, to that matter... I guess that's what happens when you're a nation of science freaks with black humour. Heh. Okay, so that was random.

Cypranians, Cyprussians, and Anglo/Sax/Ara-Cypranians celebrate Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanza, other minor ones, and a major one called Cyprussian Gra-da-da Day (which is celebrated in 6 out of 100 states in New Cyprus as a State-Wide holiday) which is a branch-off of Christmas in the Cypranian Christ Church of God.
About 47% of the population celebrates Christmas, 28% Chanukah, 14% Kwanza, 8% Cyprussian Gra-da-da Day, and 3% celebrate three or more of them.

The Choson People's Republic of Dra-pol most certainly does not. Isolated for generations, Dra-pol's unique culture was perfectly happy without irrelevent foreign celebrations, until Christians landed, and over two million Drapoel were killed by their crusaders. Raising a Christmas tree in Dra-pol would draw considerable fire from the People's Army.

This Christmas Eve the Christians are again massing as if to attack anew. Perhaps next year we shall celebrate the final destruction of the crusaders.

Christmas, that died when all the Christians left... Now we celebrate Festivus. Why buy a tree when you can have a pole?

In Aquilla, we celebrate a day of saying every 5 minutes from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM the word "Humbug!"

OOC can I move to Aquilla! except I'd have to say Bah HUMBUG!

Many Nianaciana celebrate Christmas.
OOC: And I still haven't gotten around to finishing the "Christmas in Nianacio" stuff.

Much of the Eredron population celebrates Christmas, although our principalities have not, for the most part, adopted this tradition.


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Around 90% of Meramosians are Christian and celebrate Christmas traditionally (more or less).

In most cases, the citizens of Zachnia celebrate the Harvest holdisay of Heb-Seb, originated in ancient Egypt, on the 15th of December.

ooc: Merry Christmas all, or Merry whatever you may celebrate.

Ic: It is interesting to note that the nation of Jiggady does not openly celebrate Christmas, being an avoutly athiest nation from the government right down to the pesants, aside from the city of Caira which is an exeption. Christianity is a concept not known, nor is the idea of a fat man who flies and gives presents.

We in Jiggady have always celebrated our own form of 'christmas' during this time. Every year in December during the normal religious holidays we have continued the now holy tradition of All Pillaging Day, which ironically falls upon December 25.

On this day, every citizen from the youngest to the oldest forget all laws and conceptions of good taste and get completly soused. Citizens gather round the town square of their respective city in which the traditional lamposts are to hang off of when we drink and sing the traditional carols including "Hark The Vomiting Bum Wails", "We Three Lubbers", "Yarr" and of course "I saw three ships..."

Festivities then move into the peak of the tradition in which every citizen boards onto whatever boats they can find and sail to a city. In one joyous union of brotherhood they then set onto the city, stealing, and burning in delight.

:twisted: Christmas? What is this Christmas you speak of?!? We of the glorious Armed Republic of Rifle-Bearing Foxes have a holiday for winter, called the Most Illustrious Rumfest, a celebration in which we commemorate the greatness of cedar trees, trout, and alcoholic beverages by getting drunk and singing loudly about the weather!
But there is none of this silliness about fat men in red, nor has there been any mention of said persons flying about in a sleigh... Bah...
But we thank you for alerting the people of this pervasive idea, so that we may watch for its corruption of our ancient customs which we hold in great esteem as a true expression of our identity as a people. And may your customs of this "Christmas," or any other said winter holiday live strong with your society as a true celebration of their greatness, Farewell!

About 90% of my nation celebrates Christmas.It is a national holiday.

:tantrum: Of the dozen holidays celebrated amongst the fair peoples of Threaraparapalagoosa (tm), it has been duly noted that this "Kreest-Maas" spoken of in your earth-man carols is not recognized as a national holiday. We do not exchange useless trinkets to display our affections, nor do we believe that a large flying man-creature in crimson garb and oppressing a team of innocent forest creatures to do his vile bidding distributes said gifts to every child on the face of the planet.
Nay, in the nation of Threaraparapalagoosa (tm), we hold an entirely different celebration- a set of festivities to celebrate nature and WOMAN. Every winter, all five million citizens strip down to their undergarments, cover themselves in rich river mud, and proceed to dash out into the woods and dance among the trees to appease the mighty WOMAN energies of the forest.
Yet as we are an accepting nation, may you all celebrate your "Kreest-Maas" in peace. Celebrations to all!!!

Supreme Ruler of The Queendom,
Helicron, Ruler of the Huns

HRH loves Christmas!, but unfortunately he is locked in a war between 2 dictatorships, so his celebrations have not gone through

Some do, but the big winter holiday in Patoxia is Festivus (http://www.karber.net/seinfeld/festivus/default.htm) on the 23rd.

It is, technically; however, with around 40%-45% non-Christians, it's not as traditional or grand as one might expect.

Approximately 16% of the Zeronian population (over 270 million!) are Christian, and thus celebrate Christmas. There are also many atheists, agnostics, and others who celebrate Christmas; not as a religious holiday, but a time of gift-giving and spending time with families.

The government of MegaTokyo-3 may at no time declare any religious observance a national holiday and shut down business on those days, regardless of the size of the lobby for this to happen. Those who are Christian and celebrate Christmas, may do so on their day of observance, but those who are and do not may resume business as normal. In this way, the nation's economy continues to operate as normal, minus the business the Christians would contribute for those days of observance; considering the outlay of money in preparation for their revered day, the economy won't miss the Christians much in those 48 hours.

Being that Kianti is approximately 88% Roman Catholic, Christmas is a widely celebrated and acknowledged jubilation. Other festivities that are honored are Hanukkah, Bodhi Day, and Ramadan. The percentage of kin observing these holidays are 5%, 4%, and less than 1%, respectively.

Yes. We call it jul or joulu (pronounced YUle and YO-oo-loo, respectively).
Celebrations are on the Eve, with Christmas Day being a quiet family occasion. Although there is no state church, a sizeable portion of the population are Christians (Lutheran), so many shops will be closed on the 25th even if it is not a public holiday.

There are some Christmas traditions observed even today. The Navy Band holds a public concert at the old market square of Boreal City. The 24th is also the day when the Department of Art and Culture announce the winner of the national snow sculpture competition.
This year's prize went to a foreigner: Abdul Preissmann, a citizen of Glorious Humanity.

Holidays, asside from Government sponsored national holidays, do not exist. The national holidays are set at specifically calculated times in order to minimize any work related stress. Holidays are recalculated on a yearly basis based on studies done during the previous year. Each holiday is assigned a unique alpha-numerical designation. The first holiday occured on the fifth day of the Commonwealth month of Raio. While I will not go into the intracasies of our calendrical system, it should be noted that our estimates improve every year and the populace benefits greatly from this service.

Yours,
Maestro Proteus
Progenitor and Caretaker of the Commonwealth of the Pure Existance

Except for a relatively tiny Christian minority (~1.5% of the population, or 3 million), Centralis, as a whole, does not celebrate Christmas; things such as gift giving instead take place at the New Year, which is worthy of celebration to anyone who uses the same calendar.

less then .01% of carlemnarians are christians and muslims combined! the nearest earth equivelants of three of our dominant beliefs are taoist, agnostic and baha'i.
they are called nalanuthu (litteraly the way in the mountains) nalanutho (the way in hidden secret underground passages) and simply being nice to the little spirit down by the creek right wherever you happen to live and be. this last has no special or particular name but i suppose in many ways resembles the spiritual practices of indiginous cultures more or less everywhere.

these are by no means exact or even particularly close equivelants in any sense

the celibrating of the shortest day of the year is a practice that goes back many millinia. long before any of the beliefs now dominant in the u.s. and western europe were themselves even begun to be immagined.

in carlemnaria we mark midwinter's eve, the winter solstice, by decorating standing trees with colored lights, bringing indoors only their naturaly fallen branches to enjoy the smell of them
(we would never cut down a tree to bring it indoors, in this sense and in other ways, we perhapse resemble wiccans and druids)
some people do exchange gifts, but then we do this all the time. it is even the very foundation of how our nonmonitary economy works.

these gifts are often tools to make other tools with that the giver has made themselves at the local craftufacturing center
which is a place where people who don't yet have their own tools can go and barrow them to make things

so gift giving is NOT a central or unique quality to the particular celibration of the solstice

in addition to colored lights and the smell of ceder and pine

the thing we celibrate, beyond feasiting to lift our spirits and remind us that we've made it this far through the midwinter months

is the wonders of peace love and understanding, the good cheer and good wishes themselves

that is what midwinter's even in carlemnaria is all about.

that this is the day each year that is fallowed by days getting longer and brighter. full of hope and dreams of making our world an ever more harmonious and sustainable place.

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None of my people celebrate christmas at all though theyare christian they belive christmas is wrong. But, they do do 7 holy days of the lord. if you want to know they are Passover, Unlevened bread, Pentecost, The feast of Trumpets, The day of Attonement, the Feast of Tabernacles, ant The Last Great Day. :D if you wish to now my people are The Church of God religon most call it Armstronganism but, IT IS NOT!!!!!.

The government of FPS recognizes all religous holidays as national holidays, no matter what religion they belong to. If you want to celebrate Christmas, great! If you want to celebrate Hanukah, great! If you want to sit on your floor and meditate all year...well as long as you have the money...Great! My nation believes deeply in freedom of religion, so we feel this is the right thing to do.

At any rate, have a Merry Christmas, or just a Happy Holidays if you don't celebrate Christmas.

Although less than 4% of our population are christian, many celebrate christmas in a simple way, with no religious meaning. they just buy a tree, put presents under it and eat a lot.
About snow... Well, snow starts here in September or October, so... :)

There isn't much in the ways of religious holidays in Larinthia; but, we do still celebrate Christmas as a national holiday, not as a religious meaning, but as a holiday to allow families to get together, spend some time, give gifts, ect. ect.

Christians and Jews are a minority in Rejistania, so less then 5% of the rejistanian population actually celebrates christmas. Since Rejistania is a tropical country, there is also no winter solstice celebration. But the traditional new-year celebrations begin nearly at that time. (the rejistanian calender consists of 12 months of 30 days, the five (or six) days, that don't belong to a month are the days in which the new year arrives)

We have a sizeable Christian population (among sizeable others), so that holiday, as well as others, are nationally recognized. Besides, the consumerism it spawns is healthy for the nation.

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Der Führer

There are some Goobergunchians who celebrate Christmas, however most Goobergunchians celebrate the officially recognized holiday of Festivus on 23 December.

The first and last bump.

Christmas is celebrated in Santa Barbara. And, it's even more corporatized and commercialized than it is in the US... if you can believe that.

The peoples of Scardias Athem do not celebrate Christmas, we doo, however, celebrate the sabbat of Yule on December 21st. The people gather in their covens and practice various rituals. Gift giving also takes place.

Goddess Bless.

The Offices of the Scardian Tourist Board

OOC can I move to Aquilla! except I'd have to say Bah HUMBUG!

Better yet, institute it in your country.

As anarchists, organized religion, like the Catholic church, isn't popular here. Genuine atheism isn't really ubiquitous, though. Many people practice some form of "unorganized" religion and they certainly do have holidays. Since Letila is based on voluntary action, people are free to celebrate Christmas. The ones that do tend to demonize Santa, though. They say that the elves had a great revolution against him. :wink:

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Kûk‡xenisi n!ok‡x'osi xno-k‡xek‡emi.
The state only exists to serve itself.
Racism-the other stupid ideology
Peace, love, and girls with small waists and really big butts!
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As highly traditional Orthodix Christians we celebrate Christmas on January 8th, like any true believer would. (OOC: The "traditional" RL Orthodox Church does this). Gifts are given, trees are set up and so on and so forth. The entire timespan from December 30 to January 10 is a national holiday, as with an estimated 98% of the population are practicing Orthodox Christians. The few nutjobs who claim that Christmas is the 25th are welcome to celebrate it then, but do not get any special treatment (unless they work at a Company that lets them get away with it).

The Gaels celebrate Christmas...although most choose to seperate it from any religious connotation.

No, due to the extremely low number of christians in hell bovines, christmas isn't celebrated here.
But we do celebrate a similar festival, which is called the 'Mooko-lo', which can be roughly translated to 'Sebek's Fertility Festival'.
This festival is dedicated to Sebek, the god of nature, and one of the main gods of the hell bovinian pantheon. In this festival, people give presents to each other and bury presents in the ground, to simbolize the thankfullness to Sebek.

Originally, this festival was celebrated every 30 of november, but due to christian influence brought by the european colonialists, the festival is now celebrated the 25 of december, like christmas, though is pretty much different.

the people of Junavee celebrate Christmas according to their own personal preferences.

They celebrate their own idea of what 'Christmas' is to them.

Christmas is not a nationally recognized holiday in galdania, nor are any religious festivities. All citizens work as usual. As we do not have 'companies', they cannot close. :lol:

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Well, it is not a national and official holliday. There are no vacations or everything, but they are entitled to celebrate it privately.

The only official hollidays are the independence day, the Sun day (cultural tradition), and the internationall hollidays (aka children day, father's day, mother's day, women's day, etc...)