Infospark: The world’s most unusual Christmas traditions – from Austria to Japan

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Quirky cultural customs include demon helpers, pooping logs, a Santa chase and more.

Kaliz Lee |
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The world is full of interesting, foreign-to-us cultural customs and traditions. Here is how a few countries and communities celebrate Christmas across the globe. For example, many people in Japan like to feast on fried chicken from American chain KFC because turkey is difficult to find!

A very merry ... and strange Christmas. Graphic: Kaliz Lee
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