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Maggie Q · 09-11-2010, 00:16

Hi Everyone,
I'm curious what your Christmas traditions are currently - old and new. My only references are books of English traditions, Charles Dickens, those totally yummy mince pies, and the annual tragedy on Eastenders.

I'm from New England originally and we have a fish dinner Christmas eve (my Italian husband's tradition). Then off to midnight mass. Next day, open presents with hot cider, hot chocolate, or coffee with sweets and donuts. For Christmas dinner we have the turkey with all the trimmings, potatoes and gravy, peas, squash, rutabaga, and cranberry sauce. Lots of treats for dessert including pumpkin pie, apple cranberry raisin pie, cookies, etc.

Here in Texas, people are big on Christmas tamales, breakfast tacos, lots of Tex-Mex and Hispanic influences. People with European backgrounds have pretty much the same as above. Immigrants here were mostly from Germany, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic.

It's lots of fun to try other people's cultural traditions!

09-11-2010, 00:16	#1
Maggie Q Junior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 14 Liked: 1 times Rep Power: 0	What are Lancashire Christmas Traditions and Foods these days? Hi Everyone, I'm curious what your Christmas traditions are currently - old and new. My only references are books of English traditions, Charles Dickens, those totally yummy mince pies, and the annual tragedy on Eastenders. I'm from New England originally and we have a fish dinner Christmas eve (my Italian husband's tradition). Then off to midnight mass. Next day, open presents with hot cider, hot chocolate, or coffee with sweets and donuts. For Christmas dinner we have the turkey with all the trimmings, potatoes and gravy, peas, squash, rutabaga, and cranberry sauce. Lots of treats for dessert including pumpkin pie, apple cranberry raisin pie, cookies, etc. Here in Texas, people are big on Christmas tamales, breakfast tacos, lots of Tex-Mex and Hispanic influences. People with European backgrounds have pretty much the same as above. Immigrants here were mostly from Germany, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. It's lots of fun to try other people's cultural traditions!