For Orthodox Christmas, this country allows even 5-year-olds to smoke cigarettes (Photo)

Many people celebrated outside their homes today for the Orthodox Christmas holiday.

This event was marked across the globe, with traditional celebrations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

The strangest tradition is in the village of Vale de Salgueiro, Portugal, which allows children as young as five to smoke cigarettes during this holiday, reports Indeksonline.

This is a tradition in this village, which has certainly caused protests and received strong criticism from foreigners.Indeksonline/