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1.
Where did the custom of sending Christmas cards and hanging mistletoe originate?
2.
During what festival do Spanish children receive gifts in the shoes that they place on a balcony or near a window?
3.
In what country do children believe that Saint Nicholas arrives on a boat from Spain and rides down the streets on a white horse accompanied by his servant, Swarte Piet (Black Pete)?
4.
In what country do children receive gifts from La Befana, a kindly old witch?
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In what country do people spend the nine days before Christmas reenacting Mary and Joseph's search for lodgings on the first Christmas Eve?
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Historians believe that St. Nicholas, who inspired the legend of Santa Claus, was born in what country?
