Georgians celebrate Christmas (Georgian: შობა) on 7 January (25 December on the Julian calendar). It is traditional in Georgia to go on Alilo, a mass walk in the streets, dressed in special clothing to celebrate and congratulate each other.
In most songs these words are used: "ოცდახუთსა დეკემბერსა, ქრისტე იშვა ბეთლემსაო"– "on 25th December Christ was born in Bethlehem".
A local variant of the Christmas tree, called Chichilaki, is made of soft wooden material with curled branches.
The Georgian equivalent of "Santa Claus" is known as tovlis papa (or tovlis babua in western Georgian dialects), literally meaning a "Grandfather snow", and is traditionally portrayed with long white beard, dressed in national costume "chokha" and wearing a fur cloak "nabadi".
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