abstain[əb'sten]: vi. 自制；放弃；避免

丹麦：圣诞节是12月24日

In Denmark, people celebrate Christmas Day on December 24. The Danish also countdown to Christmas using Advent wreaths. Wreaths feature four candles, one candle lit every one of the four Sundays leading up to Christmas Eve.

丹麦人在12月24日庆祝圣诞节。丹麦人用降临节花环来做圣诞节倒计时。降临节花环上有四支蜡烛，平安夜前的四周，每个星期日点燃一支蜡烛。

Advent['ædvɛnt]: n. 到来；出现；基督降临；基督降临节

澳大利亚：圣诞节吃冷餐

Whereas many picture Christmas as a cozy, snowy holiday, Australians experience Christmas in the middle of summer. Australians often have cold Christmas dinners, and on Christmas Eve, fish markets are packed with people hoping to stock up on seafood before the holiday. Apparently pavlova is also a must as a Christmas dessert.

尽管很多人都将圣诞节描绘成下雪的温馨节日，但澳大利亚人的圣诞节却在盛夏。澳大利亚人通常在平安夜吃冷餐，圣诞节前鱼市挤满了囤海鲜的人。奶油蛋白甜饼是澳大利亚人必吃的圣诞甜点。

pavlova[pæv'lovə]: n. 奶油蛋白甜饼

墨西哥：孩子们扮演玛丽和约瑟夫

Beginning on December 16, children in Mexico go door-to-door asking if there's a symbolic "room at the inn," and on Christmas Eve, they are invited in to celebrate. The tradition is called posadas, and it concludes in Christmas parties full of food, drinks, and piñatas.

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