Christmas traditions change depending in the place you spend It. In Lima - Peru ( my residence place to live ) Christmas traditions differs from countries of the north hemisphere.

First of all, as I live in the South...we have a warm and sunny Christmas. Our family starts Christmas traditions around December 18th with the decoration of Christmas onarments outdoor and indoor: Lights, christmas tree, steps, and nativity representation in images ( Belen )that have the main place in the principal hall of our home.

Besides, family members makes their Christmas presents in differents stores or malls. December 24th at night, all the gifts are bellow the tree and in the dinner room table my mother starts the family reunion with a passage of the holy bible, printed in a card, then she served the traditional family dinner, that consist in: a Turkey of 12kg cooked in the oven and served with an apple purée, and arab rice, also we eat that night a christmas salad, Peaches in almibar, a cup of Ice cream, and a sliced of "Panetonne" ( a famous italian Christmas suit bread that is very popular in Peru - around 22 millions of "Panettone's peruvians eats on Holidays ) with a cup of Chocolate of "Cusco" ( the City of the Incas and famous with their great chocolate.)

At midnight, when the clock announcing December 25th we embrace each other and share our best desires...while on the ceiling of Lima and in our neighbourhood the lights of the fireworks illuminated the sky... at this moment we have a brindis with a glass of champagne and starts opening the gifts.