meaning what do you do on the eve or the day of Christmas and what kind of a meal do you usually have?
2006-10-20 00:51:13 · 7 answers · asked by sammy 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Love the question, Christmas is the best!!! My family (we live in the United States) all gather at my Grandma's on Christmas Eve, we just have snacks (sausage balls, shrimp dip, this delicious spicy, cheesey sausage chip dip that my mom makes, cheese balls & crackers, fudge, pralines, etc.) and save the big meal for Christmas day. After we eat, the oldest of the kids will hand out presents (we draw names at Thanksgiving to see who buys for who, it's always fun). After we get the wrapping paper all cleaned up, we'll just hang around and chat, the little kids play with their toys, it's an all around jovial time :) Then we head home, watch some Christmas movies and then head to bed. In the morning we have a big breakfast, watch the parade on TV, go through our stockings, then open up gifts from each other. After that, we sit around getting unfull until time to go to dinner, which is always good fun :) Smoked turkey, honey ham, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, rolls, cranberry sauce, green beans, maccaroni & cheese. For dessert there's peppermint bark, fudge, banana pudding, chocolate pie, or cherry cheesecake. There's usually Christmas music playing, or a little bluegrass (live in the south, lol). It's always so nice :) Of course, traditions vary from family to family, but most, I'm sure, involve the Christmas parade (there's usually one in every town), Christmas music, Christmas movies (especially A Christmas Story, it's like an American tradition, lol) and of course a lovely (or not so lovely, if you go for the Charlie Brown tree, like my best friend's family, lol) Christmas tree that you decorate as a family, the star usually comes last and is the most important part. Sorry to be so longwinded, but I really love Christmas! I can't wait until it gets here!!!
2006-10-20 12:35:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My entire kinfolk is Dutch, my mom grew to become into even born there, so we've some great classic Christmas nutrition. maximum of that's baked products in spite of the undeniable fact that :) we Dutch love our goodies. classic Dutch Christmas meals contain boiled chestnuts eaten with butter and salt, marzipan, and Kerstkrans, that are Dutch Christmas cookies. Tea and speculaas (complicated cookies). Letterbanket, (banket isn't common to make) letter shaped brownies, are additionally disbursed on Christmas Eve. For a significant direction at Christmas dinner, roast goose may be served, or turkey, or possibly venison or rabbit. On New Years Eve, a donut-like pastry called an Oliebollen (like a doughnut basically greater effective) is served. I honestly have not yet inherited the kinfolk recipes for many of those yet there are a number of Dutch recipe sites obtainable. stable success.
2016-11-24 19:32:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We go to my daughters on Christmas eve and have a light supper and open presents, then we come home and rest for a little bit then get up and go to Midnight Mass. Christmas day we go to my aunts for Christmas dinner where all of my Mom's family get together for lunch. Then we come home and my Boyfriends two son's come over for supper that evening. I usually either bake a spiral ham or a large beef roast with all of the trimmings plus have pie and cheesecake for dessert.
2006-10-20 00:57:14 · answer #3 · answered by couchP56 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
here in my country "Phillipines"....we have what we call "Noche Buena"...that is the traditional Christmas Eve meal/dinner....and every year starting on Dec. 16 to Christmas Eve.., the chlidren in our town starts to make carolings or in other words "trick or treat" in the U.S....we normally shared gifts of course....and also nine days before the Christmas Eve we have what we call "Misa de Galio"....it's happening every night.... in short it's a mass offering and if you complete the nine days your wish will come true.....in our country we have many and different customs and traditions every Chrisrmas...(too many too mention)..but after all the very important thing is..,we share our blessing to those that is less fortunate....and most of all we have LOVE IN OUR HEARTS.....in other words "Christmas in our Hearts":).....
2006-10-20 01:02:25 · answer #4 · answered by Change this name! 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A huge traditional Italian meal with all the finery/wine trimmings. Italian xmas songs, and my cousin playing Father Carducci thru out the noc. It's great fun.
2006-10-20 14:08:45 · answer #5 · answered by Shaman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Santa is called Père Noël in France!
More traditions worldwide at:
http://www.christmasgifts.net/Christmasblog/category/christmas/around-the-world/
2006-10-20 06:50:29 · answer #6 · answered by im_david 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well here, in New Zealand, it's laid back. On XMAS day we just open presents and eat junk and sit near the pool.
2006-10-20 01:01:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋