1. Traditional Christmas food: gingerbread
The most famous traditional Christmas food in Germany is gingerbread. There are two English versions of gingerbread: Gingersnap, which literally means ginger+thin and crisp cake; The other one comes from German and is called Lebkuchen. In short, gingerbread is a shortcake eaten at Christmas, which is usually made of honey, brown sugar, almonds, candied peel and spices.
Although the hometown of gingerbread is in Germany, Europeans are also used to eating gingerbread during Christmas. Finns will enjoy gingerbread and drink glogi wine, which is a kind of wine mixed with almonds and raisins. It tastes spicy and fragrant. Dutch people even hide Christmas presents in pudding or sheep intestines! As for Poles, they are divided into two factions, one likes to have a big meal on Christmas Eve, while the other fastes and prays all day!
2. Traditional Christmas food: Christmas salmon
Just like people in China eat New Year's dinner during the Spring Festival, Europeans and Americans also attach great importance to family reunion during Christmas. * * * Turkey is a must-have food for festive meals, and smoked ham, Christmas salmon, Christmas pudding and other delicious foods will also be put on the table. Salmon is a popular food and a very healthy food.
Fish is high in protein and OMEGA-3 fatty acids, but low in fat. The fish is orange, which is a red-fleshed fish, but there are a few wild varieties with white meat. There are many ways to eat salmon. Europeans and Americans make smoked salmon by hot or cold smoking. Smoked fillets are usually served with butter and fresh lemon juice.
3. Traditional Christmas food: Christmas cake
Cake is an indispensable food in peacetime and festivals, and Christmas is not to be missed. Chocolate taste is one of the main flavors of Christmas cake, and almost every family will make chocolate-based cakes at this moment. People often make Christmas cakes novel and beautiful. Pour the words "Merry Christmas" with cream or jam on it, and insert special Christmas candles around it.
Candles are small in shape, only three or four inches long, but they are made of exquisite and colorful materials, and some of them are spiral. After lighting, the host will put it out twice, and then everyone will share the cake. People sometimes put three beans in the cake to represent the three eastern sages in the Bible story. Whoever eats the beans becomes the "three kings", which makes people feel very interesting.
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Traditional Christmas gifts:
Christmas cards (Christmas cards) are very popular in the United States and Europe, and many families bring annual family photos or family news with them. The news generally includes the strengths and weaknesses of family members in the past year. On Christmas day, it is pointed out that the ideal of one world and one world can only be achieved by words and deeds of peace and kindness. Sending Christmas cards, in addition to celebrating the joy of Christmas, is to bless relatives and friends to show their nostalgia.
Traditional Christmas decorations:
1. Christmas socks
Christmas socks were originally a pair of big red socks of any size. Christmas socks are children's favorite things because they are used to hold gifts. At night, they will hang their socks by the bed and wait for the gifts the next morning. ? [4]?
2. Christmas hat
Christmas hat is a red hat. It is said that wearing it at night will not only make you sleep soundly and a little warm, but the next day you will find more gifts from your loved ones in it.
3. Christmas tree
Christmas tree is one of the most famous traditions in Christmas celebration. Usually people bring an evergreen plant, such as a pine tree, indoors or outdoors around Christmas and decorate it with Christmas lights and colorful decorations. And put an angel or star on the top of the tree.
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