Christmas celebration in China is a family affair. People decorate their homes with lanterns and paper chains and indulge in grand feasts

1. Christmas family traditions in China

2. How popular is
Christmas in China

3. China has a small Christian population. This is the reason the Christmas is
not celebrated as grandly as in many western countries. It doesn’t mean
Chinese Christians do not enjoy the festival. Chinese families have their
own way of celebrating the festival

4. Christmas decoration

5. If you observe the decoration
pattern of a family enjoying
Christmas in China, you will
understand that they use similar
type of decoration as they use for
other Chinese festivals. Usually a
paper tree is installed in homes. The
tree and homes are decorated with
paper lanterns and red paper
chains, two of the most popular
Chinese decoration item. The entire
family participate in the decoration
activity.

6. Feasting

7. Like in other parts of the world,
Christian families in Chinas as well
indulge in some grand feasting during
the festival. People invite friends and
relatives home. Some families also
visit restaurants for feast instead of
cooking it at home. This is also the
time when people visit their parents
and grandparents.

8. Fireworks

9. Besides the above traditions, people also celebrate Christmas in China
with fireworks. This type of celebration could be seen more commonly in
urban regions than the rural. So the festival is celebrated with more
grandness in the cities.