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Some Christmas traditions look a little different in the UK. Alexey Fedorenko/Shutterstock
There are some Christmas traditions in the UK that might confuse people from the US.
Every Christmas, families gather to watch pantomimes or meet their school friends at the pub.
They also eat Yorkshire puddings, mince pies, Christmas pudding, and Christmas cake.
Christmas in the United Kingdom differs slightly from celebrations in America and elsewhere around the world.