in my country of origin, 6-8 burly black men will take you away in a burlap sack if you're naughty
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Well, It's more a matter of family tradition more than the country.
Having said that, in my case the family gathers, the weather is very hot so we eat cold stuff, wait for the clock to reach the 00:00 and cheer. Then see the fireworks, eat ice cream, or whatever the others bought, santa came for the little ones and the grown ups give present to each other.
I think it must be more or less the same for everyone, but who knows...
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We got it all here in Germany, from cookies to the Advent sundays. Lots of cookies and other sweets, actually.
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We got it all here in Germany
Forget the rest of the season (and there's no doubt Germany does it amazingly), all I really want is to just wake up one cold morning and find my shoes filled with chocolate and cookies. Is that so much to ask, America, IS IT?
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Well, at least you brought us the modern version of Santa Claus and made a lot of kids happy with that... and the whole retail industry, of course ;P.
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I had nothing to do with that. :|
Everybody always gotta be blaming me for random stuff, geeze. :'(
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We also usually get our Christmas presents at the evening of the 24th, while YOU guys over there have to wait until the morning :). Just sayin' :P.
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Well in theory, this tradition seems pretty cool but cookies in dirty sneakers? Hmm, part of me is slightly cringing!
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Theoretically, it's in part a reward for cleaning your sneakers- if you fail to do that, then theoretically you'll get sticks inside your shoes instead. Because.. that'll learn yah..?
St Nicholas Day: Houses are thoroughly cleaned and children clean and polish their shoes or boots in preparation for the saint's visit. If the children have been good, St Nicholas fills their plate, shoe or boot with delicious fruits, nuts and candies. If not, they may find potatoes, coal, or twigs.
Also, I can't believe you're being snobbish about free cookies. They're free. Cookies. Free cookies. Come on. :)
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drools... cookies good! cookies in stinky shoes? Um, that's a rough choice :-p
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Maybe buy new shoes each year on the 5th? :P
I think I buy new shoes every 6 years. Nothing but stinkywell-washed-shoe cookies for me. :P
I suppose you could always just, y'know, line the inside of the shoes with something. :P
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Thanks for the ride and bump!
I would have said the yule log is more traditional in France than what they chose. This appetizer (no spoiler, read the list!) is eaten from January 1st to December 31st at any feast, whatever the occasion, so not especially a christmas food.
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Yule Log is a popular food for Christmas here too since we used to be French colony, but I would love to try the one in the article too. French food is really good!
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I'm sorry you are going through something like that, I hope you will feel better soon. Best wishes for ypu!
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Eating cake and playing games is what I would love to do every day xD
I personally don't celebrate christmas, I wish everyone a merry christmas and just tag along since a lot of people seem really excited and happy about it and I don't want to ruin their mood.
Thanks for the gibs and have a nice weekend (:
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Thanks for the nice puzzles.
In my country (Portugal) we traditionally eat codfish on xmas eve. The table is also full of an assortment of desserts, most of which contain cinnamon (which I dislike).
It is fun to get together with the whole family, especially since I live abroad :)
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On 24th we normaly skip lunch and in the evening there will be some potatosalad and wish or wiener. Nothing fancy...
The next days most germans have a roasted duck. And bigger meals with the family.
Me and my gf have on first Christmas day a roasted rabbit.
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In my country of origin (Bulgaria) we celebrate christmas by inviting an odd number of guests and having some of the traditional eastern orthodox meals, such as pumpkin pie, gingerbread, sarmi, pork (typically smoked) and honeyed bread. Before christmas there is also a 40 day fast in which some meals are restricted, but nowadays less and less people follow these traditions. My family is pretty conservative though, so we still try our best :) Happy holiday season to you do.
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Here's a Christmas train: https://www.jigidi.com/solve.php?id=CFXIVC0H. (3 gates, Sgtools with basic rules and LV 0-3+)
What is your country's Christmas tradition? How do you personally celebrate it? In my country Christmas is mostly about having fun and so traffic is usually extra terrible in Christmas night especially in the big cities. I don't celebrate much, just maybe eat out and have some cake and play games (which is basically what I do for every celebration ever :P).
Happy Holiday everyone! And happy early New Year! I hope you all have a great time <3.
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