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In Germany they watch that old British sketch about a blind old woman and her butler having dinner with guests who aren't there.
Why is this bizarre? Most countries seems to have traditions relating to seasons. In the UK It's a Wonderful Life and The Snowman are iconic and broadcast every year. Japanese traditionally eats KFC at Christmas. I'm sure most countries have quirks like these. They are harmless, they create a sense of togetherness and humans in general likes traditions and rituals. Considering how big especially Donald Duck is in Sca…
I hope that these shared cultural experiences can occasionally pull us back together after being scattered by algorithmically generated bubbles of social media.
In Poland, we have a "bizarre TV tradition" of watching Home Alone during Christmas on one of the main TV stations (Polsat). Usually Home Alone 2 is played the next day. One year the station wanted to play a different movie during the holiday season and people wrote petition to bring it back.
In Germany they watch that old British sketch about a blind old woman and her butler having dinner with guests who aren't there.
What’s further confusing is that this is broadcast on state owned TV which is required to be ad-free. Yet, this section is riddled with ads for upcoming Disney movies.
In Canada, there is an aviation ghost story radio show called “The Shepard” that is played each year.
Interestingly, there is (semi-)traditional vandalism to burn the sucker down every year: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A4vle_goat#Timeline
Hopefully he survives this year!