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Christmas is a traditional festival in western society. It is now in many parts of the world.

Christmas shopping season -- the last rush of businesses

Nowadays, Christmas is not only a link between family ties and friendship, but also an annual consumption feast in the developed commercial society.

From the late November to Christmas Eve Christmas shopping season, businesses are offering discount promotions, while consumers are taking advantage of the price reduction.

In the United States, Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday of November, is called the "black Friday", marking the beginning of the Christmas shopping season.

Because businesses often use red to indicate losses and black means profits, black Friday means a wide range of financial resources.

It is reported that about 40% of the annual sales volume comes from this shopping season.

This year, stores have launched a banner of big profits. The biggest discount is television, computers and other electrical appliances, but the enthusiasm of most American families has not yet recovered to the level before the financial crisis.

According to a poll released by DDT CPA, the number of respondents wishing to buy Christmas gifts was 23 last year and the previous year, but this year it was reduced to 15; the expenditure budget was 469 US dollars and 515 dollars last year and the previous year, only 391 US dollars this year.

Jay, who lives in Virginia, said that since last year's financial crisis, he and his family had reached a tacit understanding, instead of giving Christmas gifts to each other, instead of using simple blessings.

This year, he and his family continue to keep this agreement.

However, the business of the major retail websites is very hot.

Statistics from Coremetrics, an online retailing analytics company, show that online consumption increased by 35% this year on black Friday this year, with an average purchase value of $170.19 per order.

Although most of Germany has continued to snow for several days, but in the shopping malls and shopping centers, there are Christmas trees with colorful coloured trees, a string of colorful lanterns, a discount advertising with a striking "killing force", and a shopping crowd carrying bags and bags, rendering a festive atmosphere.

Sales of juicer, coffee maker, toy, flat-panel TV, new mobile phone, cosmetics, perfume and jewelry are gratifying.

The German Retail Federation expects that the sales volume of the German Christmas retail market will drop by 1.5% over last year, but it could still be at least 73 billion euros.

The last Saturday before Christmas is the days when British customers and businesses share the craziness.

Experts estimate that about 15 million consumers spent hundreds of millions of pounds on that day in December 19th.

In Austria, about 60 kilometers southeast of Vienna, a brand shopping center that brings together hundreds of famous brands in the world, the eye-catching discount ads not only attract the Austrians, but also consumers of Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Germany, Czech, Romania and Italy.

People skate on the ice skating rink in front of the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center, New York, USA on December 17th.

Rockefeller Center selects Christmas trees from all over the world every year, which is very strict.

This year's Rockefeller Christmas tree is a giant Norway spruce, 23 meters tall, with 30 thousand energy-saving lamps and a sparkling crystal pentagram.

In 1933, the Christmas tree lighting ceremony was held for the first time in Rockefeller Center. This tradition has continued to this day and has become a great tradition of celebrating Christmas in New York.

Evergreen Christmas tree -- lighten up the environmental protection heart

According to custom, on Christmas Eve, every family has to prepare a Christmas tree with colorful lanterns and ornaments on it. Under the Christmas tree, family members are preparing gifts for each other.

The Christmas tree at the White House this year is exceptionally simple. The main Christmas tree placed in the center of the blue hall is a Douglas fir about 5.6 meters high.

Unlike previous years, this tree is hung with energy-saving lanterns, and the 800 decorations are all second-hand goods used by the former government.

These trinkets have been redesigned and refurbished to renew their faces. They are both economical and environmental friendly.

Many cities around the world have also put Christmas trees and lighting ceremonies.

Hongkong, China, held a low carbon green Christmas lighting ceremony in November 24th, calling on people to spend a low-carbon green Christmas.

At the ceremonial site, a Christmas tree was installed with solar energy and bicycle power. 3 other Christmas trees were made of over 6000 discs, which reflected the natural light to achieve the decorative effect.

A huge Christmas tree has been erected in the Happy Park of the San Po ha District in Lima, capital of Peru. It is not only the largest Christmas tree in Peru, but also an environmentally friendly Christmas tree powered by bicycles.

The 11 meter tall Christmas tree is decorated with more than 60 thousand small lanterns, which are covered with dazzling ornaments.

There are 10 fixed bicycles around the tree. Each bicycle has a small generator. The power generated by the generator is converted into 12 batteries, which are used to lighten the Christmas tree at night.

In December 11th, in Lima, Peru, people dressed up as Santa Claus to participate in running competitions.

Santa Claus -- the busiest man.

It is said that Santa Claus will ride the reindeer in the Christmas Eve to pull the car from the north pole and put gifts on the socks of every obedient child in the world.

In November 17th, Santa Claus promised his children in the legendary home of Finland to the children of the world that although the spread of influenza A (H1N1) is spreading all over the world, he will not cancel Christmas travel around the world, and will still send Christmas gifts to children as usual.

Rovaniemi, Finland is the only country in the world recognized by the United Nations Educational, scientific and cultural organization, "the home of Santa Claus".

In many countries, it is a tradition to write letters to Santa Claus before Christmas.

Postal agencies in the United States, Canada, Britain, Germany, Sweden and Finland all provide "Santa Claus reply service". They only need to write Santa Claus to collect, paste stamps and write back address, and those who send letters can receive Christmas cards around Christmas.

At the moment, these Santa Claus are busy answering the Christmas Wishing letter from all over the world.

The Christmas Post Office in Land Brandenburg is the only Christmas Post Office in the eastern part of Germany and the busiest Christmas Post Office in Germany.

Here, dressed as Santa Claus workers, respond to Christmas Wishing letters from more than 80 countries and regions in Algeria, Pakistan, Chile, New Zealand and South Africa in 16 different languages every day.

The staff said that as of 18, the post office had received 260 thousand Christmas Wishing letters from around the world, and this year it is likely to break the record of 280 thousand last year.

In Japan, Australia and Denmark, there appeared Santa Claus dressed in green.

The foundation of Japan's green Santa Claus foundation, song Hu Jing Dong, said that its foundation was devoted to afforestation, and they publicize the concept of environmental protection with the help of green Santa Claus.

Song Lake said: "green Santa Claus does not necessarily send gifts to children, he will tell children how important it is to protect the natural environment."

According to the new Christmas legend that the environmental protection organizations have deduced, Santa Claus has changed his costume color. He also pays attention to energy conservation and emission reduction in daily life, such as using solar energy to warm up and feeding reindeer with organic feed, so that the red nose of reindeer has become green nose.

On December 22nd, Christmas lights on the streets of Asuncion, Paraguay, create a strong Christmas atmosphere.

Christmas is coming, and the streets of Asuncion are decorated to welcome the festival.

Christmas customs -- big differences between countries

Over the centuries, apart from preparing Christmas trees and exchanging gifts on Christmas Eve, countries have gradually formed some unique Christmas customs.

In Spain, Christmas lottery has nearly 200 years of history, is Spain's largest number of people, the largest purchase of lottery tickets, is also the longest selling lottery ticket, every year in July began to sell.

The 3 day before Christmas, the opening ceremony in December 22nd is the most important event of the Spanish people. Many people watch the lottery process on time.

Unlike the general lottery lottery, every winning number and bonus amount of the Christmas lottery is singled out by a specially selected Madrid primary school newspaper.

The number of Christmas lottery tickets this year is 78294, the amount is 3 million euros.

Previously, the "25609", which was based on the date of Jackson's death in June 25, 2009, has been scrambled to buy and become a popular number this year.

In Paris, France, the famous Champs Elysees Street started the festival lighting system in late November.

Whenever night comes, from Triumphal Arch to Place de la Concorde, the Champs Elysees street, which stretches 2.2 kilometers for more than 400 kilometers, shines brightly and brightly.

People carried their cameras and cameras with them to record the beautiful scenery of Champs Elysees street.

Holiday lighting activities on Champs Elysees Street began in 1981 and have become an integral part of Paris's Christmas and New Year celebrations.

The idea of continuous innovation has made every year's Champs Elysees street festival lanterns refreshing. After the use of blue halo last year to set the status of the French presidency of the European Union, the red light halo of the Lantern Festival on Champs Elysees street this year sends an optimistic spirit to people.

In recent years, due to the use of more energy-efficient LED lights, the power consumption of holiday lighting system on Champs Elysees street has been decreasing year by year.

In 2009, Champs Elysees Street Christmas lighting will consume 50 thousand kwh.

In Slovakia, with the approaching of Christmas, there are many carp stalls everywhere.

The fish vendors sell the lively and delicious carp in special wooden cask to the public, making it a beautiful sight before Christmas.

In many countries, Turkey is eaten on Christmas day, but in Slovakia, eating carp on Christmas is a tradition with hundreds of years of history.

On Christmas Eve, people sit around the Christmas tree, sing Christmas greetings, taste fried carp or carp soup, and all kinds of carp snack made of flour, and celebrate the best time of the year.

However, it is not for Slovakia people to buy carp before Christmas.

A carp release campaign was held on Christmas Eve to show compassion and concern for environmental protection. Some people put the newly bought carp in their fishing net, meaning that they put wealth in their pockets.