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Europe is a varied continent with plenty of different Christmas traditions. For example, some in the west of the continent may not have heard of the Krampus - St Nicholas’ demonic assistant who beats bad children with a stick. 在欧洲，不同的地区有许多不同的圣诞传统。譬如，欧洲西部的人们可能从来没有听说过坎卜斯（Krampus）——圣人尼古拉斯（圣诞老人的原型）的助手。传说顽皮的孩子会被他用棍子敲打。 However, one thing that everyone gets - and the Krampus can’t take away - is holiday. Every single country in Europe has at least one statutory day off in the period between 15 December and 15 January. This includes the majority Islamic countries such as Turkey. 但是，有一个传统坎卜斯夺不走并且每个人都能得到，那就是节假日。欧洲的每个国家在12月25日和1月15日之间至少有一个法定节假日。这个传统也涵盖了土耳其在内的大多数伊斯兰国家。 Who gets the most though? 那么哪个国家放假最长？ The majority of countries in Europe are Christian, whether that is Catholic, Protestant or Orthodox and bearing that in mind there are four key dates to look for: 绝大多数欧洲人都是基督徒，不管他们是天主教，新教还是东正教。他们把以下重要的四天牢记心中。 25 December - Catholic/Protestant Christmas Day, which is the purported anniversary of the birth of Christ | 
