(Merry) Christmas!

Dream of the rituals for the holidays. They probably entail stringing lights around an evergreen, racing during the season to the mall to find the right gift, and baking more cookies for Christmas than you might ever think. Although Americans somehow celebrate Christmas, this holiday looks very really different all over the globe. 

In other nations, Christmas rituals will range from the enchanting to the strange to the terrifying. Here are 15 of the weirdest holiday customs from around the world.