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CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS IN MEXICO

IN LARGE CITIES IN MEXICO, CHRISTMAS IS CELEBRATED, BUT GIFTS ARE
EXCHANGED ONLY AMONG ADULTS IN FAMILIES, AND AMONG FRIENDS. ON JANUARY
6TH EVE, GIFTS ARE GIVEN ONLY TO CHILDREN. THERE IS NO SANTA IN
NON-URBAN AREAS WHERE ONLY JANUARY 6TH EVE IS CELEBRATED. THE MAGI
BRING GIFTS TO CHILDREN.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ANN ARBOR

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CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 6 Twelfth Day Epiphany
CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Santa Claus

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