Christmas is celebrated with many different traditions around the world (Credit: cl.usembassy.gov) For most Americans, Christmas celebrations entail decorating homes with lights and wreaths, putting up Christmas trees, finding meaningful gifts for loved ones, and, of course, binge-watching holiday classics like Elf and Home Alone. However, not everyone observes the holiday in the same way. Here are some unique and wonderful Christmas traditions from around the world. Japan The Japanese enjoy feasting on Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas Day (Credit: KFC) A meal from Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) may not be your idea of a gourmet Christmas dinner. But in Japan, a bucket of the fast-food giant's world-famous fried chicken is a beloved holiday tradition. The ritual, which began in 1974 with a brilliant marketing campaign, Kurisumasu ni wa kentakkii! — Kentucky for Christmas! — now attracts an estimated 3.6 million Japanese residents to KFC restaurants each year. Many people pre-order the 3,336 yen ($40) bucket — which includes cake and champagne — weeks in advance to avoid the two-hour-long waits. Joonas Rokka, an associate professor of marketing at the Emlyon Business School in France, believes the unusual food choice helped fill a void in the country, which only began celebrating the holiday a few decades ago. He says, "There was no tradition of Christmas in Japan, and so KFC came in and said, this is what you should do on Christmas.”