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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Discover the fascinating (and sometimes downright odd!) ways that people and nations celebrate the holiday season and share this festive compendium's unique traditions together with family and friends.</b><b><br></b>Do you know that in Guatemala there's a "Burn the Devil" tradition to kick off the Christmas season, where revelers gather to set fire to devil-piñatas? In Sweden, a popular figure in Christmas traditions is the Yule Goat, a rowdy, menacing character who demands gifts. And in Japan, a big bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken has become the classic Christmas Day feast. These and many other global Christmas traditions are featured here in this delightful book. From decorations and activities to feasts and special treats, there's a wide range of both lovely and unusual traditions from around the globe.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Alex Palmer </b>is a freelance journalist and author living in New York City. He covers business, travel, culture and pop culture for publications like <i>The New York Post, Time Out New York, Publishers Weekly, </i><i>Billboard</i>, <i>The Hollywood Reporter</i>, <i>The New York Times' The Local</i>, <i>Huffington Post</i>, and <i>Editor & Publisher</i>. The son of two teachers, he loves learning and writing about odd, funny, or surprising stories behind familiar subjects.<br>His second book, <i>Weird-o-pedia: The Ultimate Collection of Surprising, Strange, and Incredibly Bizarre Facts About (Supposedly) Ordinary Things, </i> was published in July 2012. His first book, <i>Literary Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Literature</i>, takes a look at some of the more colorful aspects of great writers and their works, and was published in October 2010 by Skyhorse Publishing.

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