I've been asking my friends here at Web Certain about it, and it turns out that each country has its own Christmas traditions.

我向 Web Certain 的朋友們打聽了一下，原來每個國家都有自己的聖誕傳統。

My friend Cesar comes from Portugal, and he says that in the region of Trás-das-Manches, they celebrate the winter solstice by dressing as caratuches.

我的朋友塞薩爾來自葡萄牙，他說在 Trás-das-Manches 地區，他們會裝扮成 caratuches 來慶祝冬至。

These caratuches are usually teenage boys who dress from head to toe in colorful wools and fabrics with painted masks to cover their faces.

這些 caratuches 通常是十幾歲的男孩，他們從頭到腳都穿著五顏六色的羊毛和布料，臉上戴著彩繪面具。

On Christmas Day, they jump around, scream, and tease people in their village by singing funny songs about them to create chaos and entertain the villagers.

聖誕節這天，他們在村子裡跳來跳去、大喊大叫，還唱著關於他們的搞笑歌曲來捉弄人，製造混亂，取悅村民。

They may also go from house to house where they're given food.

它們也會挨家挨戶地給食物。

Ooh, I like the sound of this already.

哦，我已經開始喜歡上它了。

The idea is to celebrate the fact that it will soon start to get warmer so everyone can have fun again.

這樣做的目的是為了慶祝天氣很快就會變暖，這樣大家又可以盡情玩耍了。

I hope you enjoyed learning how they do things in Portugal.

希望你們喜歡瞭解葡萄牙人的生活方式。

Happy Christmas from everyone here at Web Certain.

祝 Web Certain 的各位聖誕快樂。