Micah and Kaitlin along with Superbook fans from around the world share how other countries celebrate Christmas.
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- [Micah] Welcome to the Super Book Show.
- [Kaitlin] And Suk San Wan Christmas.
- Right,
wait,
what?
- For those of you who don't know Thai,
Merry Christmas!
(Christmas music)
- So you're speaking Thai now.
- I'm just trying to acknowledge,
how hyper international Christmas is.
Did you know, they celebrateChristmas everywhere?
- I did.
- Yeah, and the stuff we do here,
not just here,
it's there.
- You've been dippinginto your Christmas candy
early haven't you?
- Whoa Oh Come All Ye Faithful?
Originally written in Latin,
from Portugal,
Who knew?
- Actually I knew,
a lot of..
- Oh Carol of the Bells,
Ukrainian
(Kaitlin singing)
- That's actually aFolk song or something,
right?
- Yeah!
Oh Christmas Tree?
- Oh Tannenbaum from Germany.
- Yeah, did you knowthat the advent wreath
is also from Germany?
- I did,
oh not.
But I know the some of the symbols.
The wreath is evergreen,
for the everlastinglife that Jesus brings.
Each candles represents ahh..
- Hope
Peace
Faith
Joy and the Christ candle,
which is Purity and Light.
(humming)
- Yeah you definitely needto cut back on the sugar.
- In Columbia,
from December 16th to Christmas Eve,
they say a special prayer every night.
Those prayers are called The Novena.
- That's really cool!
What a great way to prepare for Christmas.
- [Kaitlin] Yeah and in Ramadeus, Cuba
they have a huge fireworksshow on Christmas eve.
They've been doing that for 200 years.
- Wow!
It must get loud.
- Yes, that's the point.
It's to tell people that the Christmas Eve
church service is about to begin.
- Makes you wanna travel the world,
to see how other peoplecelebrate Christmas.
- Oh that's a great idea,
let's go!
- Whoa, whoa
you really need to cut back on the sugar.
- Well I didn't mean literally,
let's take a look how ourSuper Book brothers and sisters
celebrate Christmas around the world.
(speaking Russian)
- Hello everyone,
my name is Mariel Bammhi
and I'm from Onitsha Nigeria.
We celebrate Christmas by
singing songs,
visiting family and exchanging gifts.
I really look forward to Christmas because
it's my favorite time of the year.
(Marcos speaking Spanish)
(Liza speaking East Slavic)
(Pham speaking Vietnamese language)
- [Judah] Hi my name is Judah
I'm from South Africa
And my favorite thingto do at Christmas is
to go to the beach coz wecelebrate Christmas in summer
and to go sand boarding on our dunes.
(Yosef speaking Spanish)
(Reul speaking Indian language)
(speaking foreign language)
- [Nora] I celebrate Christmas by
going all the shopping malls and see
the beautiful decorations.
And I also celebrate Christmas by
going caroling with my church.
On Christmas day,
my parents make this big dinner
and invite all my friends and neighbors
to come and eat with us.
Merry Christmas!
(speaking foreign language)
(speaking Filipino language)
- My name is Tululo.
I like Christmas because it's very hot.
My favorite in Christmasis swimming in the pool,
when I have a pool in my house.
(speaking Spanish)
- [Micah] That was awesome!
- [Kaitlin] How do youcelebrate Jesus' birth?
- And as you celebrate this year,
remember this.
His word is forever alive.
- [Josh] My name is Josh
because I like Christmas,
because Jesus
that day Jesus was born.
(Micah chuckles)
(Kaitlin singing)
- Okay
- So you're speaking Thai now
- I just I
(both laughs)
- Was that dance move it was too slick
okay
(Kaitlin creating weird sound)
- [Micah] That was really awesome.
- [Kaitlin] Oh that's the
(both laughs)
(people behind the scene talking)
(both giggles)
- A lot of
- Carol of the bells,
Ukrainian
(Kaitlin singing)
- That was a folk song or
(both laughing)