Christmas Traditions
Around the World

• Most Alaskan Christians celebrate Christmas on December 25th, just as people do in the continent of the US. Santa Claus may arrive for a pre-Christmas visit, but, food, gift giving, and decorations are like what you might see in Texas or Wisconsin.
• The songs sang at each home include Aleut words Gristuusaaq suu'uq, or Christ is born. Everyone joins in the closing words, Mnogaya leta, or god grant yoou many years. At the end og the carols the host provides carolers with maple-frosted doughnuts, cookies, candy, piruk/, or fisdh pie, adn sometimes smaked salmon.