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Christmas traditions

A worker removes snow in Red Square with St. Basil's Cathedral and the mausoleum of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin in the background.
Culture
Recalling a final New Year’s Eve with Brezhnev
A photo of Tam Duong's family during Lunar New Year in the early 1990s. Tam, on the right in the red dress, is from Los Angeles and now lives in Boston. Her parents are from Vietnam and Duong says she was confused as to why Santa never came to their home.
Belief
There’s nothing traditional about an immigrant Christmas
A group of carolers holding candles
Lifestyle & Belief
This Christmas celebration involves music, tamales and piñatas
Track Santa as he moves across the world
Santa’s Green Car
Christmas Wreaths
Environment
Green up your holiday cleanup