Christmas Elsewhere — new countries A country-by-country atlas of how Christmas is actually kept. One entry per researched country. https://christmaselsewhere.com/ 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z Christmas Elsewhere Christmas in Iceland https://christmaselsewhere.com/iceland/ 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z How Christmas is actually kept in Iceland: a public holiday. 9 sourced customs, every claim cited. Christmas in Japan https://christmaselsewhere.com/japan/ 2026-09-29T00:00:00Z 2026-08-21T00:00:00Z How Christmas is actually kept in Japan: widely celebrated, not a public holiday. 8 sourced customs, every claim cited. Christmas in the Philippines https://christmaselsewhere.com/philippines/ 2026-09-29T00:00:00Z 2026-09-29T00:00:00Z How Christmas is actually kept in the Philippines: a public holiday. 15 sourced customs, every claim cited.