Christmas Traditions in Italy In Italy, the Christmas Eve dinner is called the “feast of the seven fishes” and, as the name suggests, it’s a seven-course meal featuring only seafood. Why no roast, you ask? The meat-free tradition comes from the Roman Catholic custom of abstaining from...
Christmas in Italy is celebrated over several weeks as Italians celebrate from early December, depending on the region, until the day of Epiphany, on the 6th of January. Especially the children look forward to the start of the Christmas season in December when Christmas trees are put up and h...
Weihnachtsmarkt in front of the town hall in Hanau Although Christmas (Weihnachten) has become very commercialised since I was a child 60 years ago, the magic of Christmas is hard to deny if you grew up with all the wonderful traditions. Weihnachten has still a deep meaning for us Germans ...
Passage 24读一读Christmas Facts and SayingsDo you know some traditions about Christmas? Eating an apple onChristmas Eve can bring you good health the next year. Do you know whosends gifts to you on Christmas Day? Inthe United States and Canada, they callhim Santa Claus. In England, his na...
Christmas vocabulary in Italian Now that we’ve taken a look at the most common Christmas traditions in Italy, let’s take a look at some Christmas words you can use and some example sentences to enrich your Italian vocabulary: il Natale ...
Christmas traditions in India Christmas is one of my favourite most joyful festivals in India. I love it because we can do many things like snowmen, elves, decorate christmas trees, christmas wreaths, candles, jingle bells, shining stars, share gifts and decorate the house with lights. ...
Christmas Traditions in Italy: The Christmas season in Italy begins on the first Sunday of Advent, which is four Sundays before Christmas. Christmas fairs feature fireworks and bonfires along with holiday music. Families go to the Christmas markets to shop for gifts and new figures f...
Christmas in Pop Culture READ MORE: 40 Fun Facts About Thanksgiving Traditions Around The World ORIGINS OF CHRISTMAS 1. The origins of Christmas can be traced back to ancient pagan celebrations such as Deus Sol Invictus (observed Dec 25), the Kalends (Jan 1-5), and Saturnalia (Dec 17-...
Christmas Facts Christmas is celebrated on December 25 and is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon. For two millennia, people around the world have been observing it with traditions and practices that are both religious and secular in nature. Christians...
Christmas Traditions in Italy: The Christmas season in Italy begins on the first Sunday of Advent, which is four Sundays before Christmas. Christmas fairs feature fireworks and bonfires along with holiday music. Families go to the Christmas markets to shop for gifts and new figures for the manger...