Christmas dinner is eaten on Christmas Eve.
Just like the Chinese people eat New Year’s dinner during the Spring Festival, Europeans also pay attention to the whole family sitting under the Christmas tree and having a festive meal during Christmas.
The custom of eating turkey for Christmas dinner began in 1620. This custom is prevalent in the United States. The British Christmas dinner is roast goose, not turkey. Austrians love to have a Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve, when the whole family gathers with relatives and friends in small groups to have a Christmas dinner in a restaurant. Among them, turkey, bacon, roasted beef and pork legs are indispensable, accompanied by Famous wine and delicious food make everyone happy.
In Segers, in central France, heavy snow falls in the days before and after Christmas every year. The snow is white and refreshing. In the eyes of Westerners, a white Christmas is auspicious. In France, the manger is the most distinctive Christmas symbol, and visitors can buy a piece of it to express their feelings. , because it is said that Jesus was born next to a manger. After people sing Christmas carols praising Jesus, they must drink freely. Champagne and brandy are the traditional French Christmas liqueurs. In Finland, around Christmas in December, the mountains and plains are covered with blooming violets, which are set against the white earth. Looking at the purple-red, purple Christmas makes people feel relaxed and happy.
The British, like the Germans, drink beer and eat roast goose on Christmas. They prefer to use the Christmas holiday to travel. During Christmas, Americans focus on family arrangements, installing Christmas trees, stuffing gifts in socks, eating Christmas dishes based on turkey, and holding family dances. Four weeks before Christmas, the Swiss light four giant candles to give you the opportunity to achieve higher levels of personal development. , placed in a ring decorated with branches, light one stick every week, and when the fourth stick is lit, Christmas is here. Danish people can go to a store to exchange unsatisfactory Christmas gifts for other products of similar price.
Australia is one of the countries in the southern hemisphere. At the end of December, while countries in Europe and America were celebrating Christmas amid the howling cold wind, it was mid-summer in Australia where the heat was unbearable. Therefore, during Christmas in Australia, you can see shirtless young men dripping with sweat and girls wearing super short pants everywhere, as well as carefully arranged winter snow scenes in store windows, Christmas trees covered with snowflakes, and Santa Claus in red cotton-padded jackets. It forms a unique holiday scene in Australia. This sharp contrast between hot summer and harsh winter scenes is probably unique in Western countries. The best Christmas gift parents can give their children is a small pair of water paddles. Getting wet at Christmas is a major feature of Australia. On the night of the festival, take drinks to the jungle and hold a "Babel" picnic. People use dead branches to make a fire on the open-air stove top built with stones, put an iron plate on it, and put sausages, beef, fresh fish, etc. on it to fry. After eating and drinking, they dance "disco" or "kangaroo dance" until late at night. The drunk ones lay down on the grass and welcomed Santa Claus with thunderous snoring.
In Poland, it is held every year on December 25th and 26th. Every household decorates the Christmas tree, and decorations on the Christmas tree are sold in the streets and alleys. During the festival, relatives and friends congratulate each other and give each other gifts to express friendship. When eating in the evening, some grass should be placed under the tablecloth to show the birth of Jesus. The dinner is rich, but no meat is allowed. After twelve o'clock at night, the whole family went to church for worship. During the Christmas period, people generally do not visit other people's homes, but exceptions are made for those invited by the host kindly.
According to the Bulgarian calendar, Christmas is a day when spirits are haunted and evil spirits run wild. Therefore, people use fire to drive away demons and suppress evil spirits. On Christmas Eve, every family lights a fire and burns it until dawn. It must not be extinguished, otherwise it will cause misfortune. The man takes the Christmas wood, burns it, enters the house and reads aloud, "Christmas is coming, cows, sheep, pigs, and horses are growing in circles, wheat seedlings are sprouting in the rows, and everyone has good luck."
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