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Si on conna\u00eet bien les rites et traditions de Christmas<\/a>, peut-\u00eatre sommes-nous moins au courant des superstitions et coutumes insolites rattach\u00e9es \u00e0 ce jour sp\u00e9cial de l\u2019ann\u00e9e?<\/p>\n

In Ancient Rome:<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the festivities, the Romans enjoyed a role-playing game that consisted of taking the place of their slaves. Among the latter, a "king" was appointed and had to preside over a large buffet where the master took care of serving the "guests" (the slaves). As all good things have an end, sometimes a tragic one, after the feast, the acting king was led to the arena to be put to death...<\/p>\n

In the British Army:<\/strong><\/p>\n

One might wonder if this bizarre custom has not left its mark on the following centuries. For example, the British army tradition of serving soldiers Christmas dinner by their superiors.<\/p>\n

Among the Greeks<\/strong><\/p>\n

La p\u00e9riode de No\u00ebl ne constituait pas, chez les Grecs, un moment de r\u00e9jouissances. En effet, si l\u2019un de leurs enfants naissait dans cette p\u00e9riode, ils croyaient que celui-ci risquait de se transformer en Kallikantzaros, sorte de elf<\/a> noir \u00e9norme pourvu d\u2019yeux noirs, de longues oreilles et d\u2019ongles recourb\u00e9s. Pour quelques jours, le pauvre nourrisson se retrouvait attach\u00e9 avec des tiges d\u2019ail et il fallait lui couper les ongles des pieds pour les passer \u00e0 la flamme. Autre temps, autres m\u0153urs\u2026<\/p>\n

In Cuba<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is a strange and noisy tradition in the town of Rem\u00e9dios near Cuba. Every Saturday night before Christmas, neighborhoods compete in imagination to create the greatest musical cacophony possible. This custom dates back to the 19th century.e<\/sup> century, on Christmas Eve, when some residents had started making a hellish racket to wake up their friends and neighbors so that they would go with them to midnight mass. The following year, in a just revenge, the neighbors had declared a great challenge of deba<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While we are well aware of the rites and traditions of Christmas, perhaps we are less aware of the superstitions and unusual customs associated with this special day of the year? In Ancient Rome: During the festivities, the Romans enjoyed a role-playing game that consisted of taking the place of their slaves. 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