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The country has many different traditions and ways that people in celebrate Christmas, because of its multi-cultural nature. Many customs are similar to ones in the UK, France, Italy, Holland, Poland and Mexico. The traditional meal for families is turkey or ham with cranberry sauce. Families from Eastern European origins favour turkey with trimmings, keilbasi (a Polish sausage), cabbage dishes, and soups; and some Italian families prefer lasagne! Some use pop-corn threaded on string to help decorate their Christmas Tree! People like to decorate the outsides of their houses with lights and sometimes even statues of Santa Claus, Snowmen and Reindeer. Towns and cities often decorate the streets with lights to celebrate Christmas. Customs such as Mumming take place in some communities. there are some special customs which have some similarities to those in parts of Mexico. These include luminarias or farolitos which are paper sacks partly filled with sand and then have a candle put in them. They are lit on Christmas Eve and are put the edges of paths. They represent lighting the way for somewhere for Mary and Joseph to stay. A popular food at Christmas are tamales.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 02:50:05 +0000

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