Maisie: Christmas is not a big holiday in Cyprus, they consider Easter a much more important time. They do have a lot of Nativity scenes in illuminated grottos in the villages which never get vandalised (wouldn't last 2 minutes in the UK) and our local police station has snowmen and Santa's lit up outside - very non-threatening!
Yes I have read about this, last year I spent Christmas in Sevastopol in Crimea, Ukraine, it was so different, as they celebrate Christmas on the 7th Jan, but their new year celebrations are just brilliant. I just need to get some sun

not cut out for British winters