Christmas in Japan!!! Or “Kurisumasu ni wa kentakkii!”

[alchemy]

Apparently, the Japanese took the idea of Christmas, took out all religious references, added a special cake, some KFC, mixed in some Valentines day (there's apparently some tradition that young lovers are supposed to kiss before midnight of the 24th for good luck), and lots of sex.



http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/foo...sed-with-kentucky-fried-chicken-on-christmas/

"It’s Christmas Eve in Japan. Little boys and girls pull on their coats, the twinkle of anticipation in their eyes. Keeping the tradition alive, they will trek with their families to feast at … the popular American fast food chain KFC.

Christmas isn’t a national holiday in Japan—only one percent of the Japanese population is estimated to be Christian—yet a bucket of “Christmas Chicken” (the next best thing to turkey—a meat you can’t find anywhere in Japan) is the go-to meal on the big day. And it’s all thanks to the insanely successful “Kurisumasu ni wa kentakkii!” (Kentucky for Christmas!) marketing campaign in 1974."

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http://gojapan.about.com/cs/christmasinjapan/a/chrismasinjapan.htm

http://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/japan.shtml

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[SamuelKhan]

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The same peeps who brought us this^

 

[Bothersome]

The Japanese always make me laugh.

They're so crazy and so awesome all at once.

 

[kis123]

Congratulations KFC for yet again commercializing what is supposed to be the celebration of the birth of Christ! But companies have so successfully taken "Christ" out of Christmas, why stop at the US?

Bet those kids probably puked after they filmed that commercial. They didn't look like they were enjoying that chicken at all. And I can't blame them.....I would only eat KFC chicken if I could find nothing else on the planet to consume. Yuck!!

But that cake rocks! Send one to me now!!

 

[Captain Satan]

So you're telling me that the Japanese spend Christmas eating KFC and cake and having filthy, steamy, agonizing sex!? That easily ranks among the top ten BEST things I've ever heard in my entire life. Oh I wiiish it couuuuld be Christmaaaaaaass...like in Japaaaaaannnn! 😀

 

[Eyebrow]

This why my friend and I have a Christmas tradition; he buys me a cheap gift and he gives it to me when I take him and his spouse out to KFC for dinner. We've been doing this for years.

 

[Alliekat]

Not a fried chicken fan. I'll stick to the Christmas ham my mother and I fix my family each year.

 

[paracarl44]

It is nice to read about how other countries celebrate Christmas.