Globalization vs. Local Culture
Christmas Traditions around the World
One of the negative side effects of modernization and globalization is that, more and more, countries lose their cultural identity by adopting the modern Western culture.
In which country do we find people still wearing their traditional costumes? It’s t-shirts and jeans everywhere. What culture still uses exclusively their uniquely traditional, ecological utensils? Even in the poorest homes in the least developed countries, we find characterless plastic objects. The number of places on earth where people still build houses according to their ancient local practices is dwindling — and this list goes on and on.
So, it’s a joy to see that some despite globalization, there is still diversity in Christmas traditional celebrations across the word.