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Despite all the growing similarities in the ways different countries celebrate Christmas, there are still all manner of quirky ways individual nations and regions mark the big day around the globe.
Perhaps the children in your family quake in fear at the thought of Santa's monstrous Austrian sidekick, or maybe you own one of Catalonia's many pooping Christmas ornaments.
Whatever your household does, MSN's international festive investigators have been able to scour the planet to find the most interesting seasonal practices around.
Click through to see our favourites. Who knows - maybe your country's custom has made the list!
