francia:
On eve of Christmas the children leave his(her,your) shoes close to the chimneys for then the parents Noel fills them for Dad's gifts, since there is known there the man of white beard. Besides, in the morning of Christmas the children are hung of the tree gifts, sweets and fruits. Also there are done representations of Christ's birth in the exterior of the cathedrals, already be with actors or puppets.
japan
The majority of the Japanese decorate his houses with branches of everlasting leaves in spite of the fact that only 1 % of the population believes in Jesus Christ. Anyhow they interchange gifts.
mexico
The Christmas is a family very special event. There are realized dramatizations of the scene in which Maria and Jose look for a place to happen the night in Bethlehem. Maria is mounted in a donkey and is accompanied by a children's choir that they strike in the doors to ask for accomodations for the pairObviously, it is suited if nobody offers them accomodations, since really it happened centuries behind. Another important event they are the holidays of piñatas organized for the children.