Christmas in South Korea is celebrated on December 25th. Unlike other countries around South Korea, Christmas is an official public holiday. Santa is called Santa grandfather or Santa Kullosu. You say "Merry Christmas" like this, "Meri Krismas". Some special foods eaten at that time are Christmas cake and sponge cake covered in cream. A symbol of the holiday is the cross. Churches are decorated with many decorations. In South Korea a popular gift is money. In South Korea,they like to organize a caroling party on Christmas Eve. Another tradition is that you will only get a few presents.