Our Christmas traditions

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GINGERBREAD In Hungary, we always bake some gingerbread. We eat it but we also decorate the Christmas tree with the gingerbread. &nbsp; The recipe of gingerbread Ingredients: 60dkg flour 30dkg powdered sugar 1bunch of gingerbread spice mix 1pc baking soda 20dkg butter 1.5dl honey 1 egg Here is the recipe: <a href="https://www.5percangol.hu/receptek/hungarian-christmas-gingerbread-recipe/">https://www.5percangol.hu/receptek/hungarian-christmas-gingerbread-recipe/</a>

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DECORATIONS We decorate the streets with Christmas lights, usually of the colours of Christmas: red, green, golden and white. In all the houses there are Christmas trees and also in the squares of the towns. We decorate christmas trees with: christmas balls, stars, lights, cards, bells, jingle bells, snowmen and tinsel. We prepare a Nativity scene with the virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, Jesus the baby, animals, the Three Wise Men, angels, shepherds, demons and the “Caganer” (it’s a person that is hiding for making poo-poo)

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Christmas in Italy is celebrated over several weeks , from December 8th until the day of Epiphany, on the 6th of January.

During the festive season and Christmas in Italy, a nativity scene, a ‘presepe’, is usually put up in churches, town squares and often in houses and is for many the most important parts of Christmas decorations.

Presepe is a nativity scene that families start building on 8 December. It contains small figures, some of them are even animated!

We eat these things at Christmas: -stuffed cabbage -beigli -fish, fish soup -gingerbread -turkey, duck -bonbons, Christmas candies We drink: -mulled wine -tea -hot chocolate

CHRISTMAS EVE TIÓ It is a magic log with a face and two short legs made of wood. It wears a red catalan traditional hat and it is covered with a small blanket. You give food to it the weeks before the 24th of December. This day children hit the Tió with a stick while singing a song. Then children go in front of the Nativity scene to sing a Carol. When they come back they look under the blanket and they find there presents. We say that if the Tió eats then it poops presents (makes poo-poo) when you hit him.

On the feast table, Ukrainians put 12 dishes, which symbolize the 12 apostles.&nbsp; Kutia The Rich Dinner, as well as the Christmas feast of the next day, begin with&nbsp;kutia. It is one of the main dishes, cooked of wheat, barley or rice and seasoned with grated poppy seeds, nuts, honey and nectar. It has a sacred meaning for the locals. After Christmas Eve, the dish was left overnight on the table so that the souls of the dead ancestors could also taste the treat.&nbsp;

Patties Traditional Ukrainian patties are made of a yeast dough with a range of fillings. They are usually baked or roasted salty with potatoes, cabbage, mushroom and even eggs or sweet with apples and cherries.&nbsp; Buckwheat Surprisingly, buckwheat in Ukraine is considered to be one of the main dishes at the Christmas table. It is easy to cook, it has a good taste, especially seasoned with olive oil and greens and can be eaten even in the morning after the feast. Stuffed cabbage rolls Another course, which is a must-have among the 12 traditional dishes, despite its preparation, is a rather time-consuming process: stuffed cabbage rolls, or&nbsp;golubtsy,&nbsp;is a meat or vegetable ground, wrapped in boiled cabbage leaves. Vegetable stew The colourful vegetable stew can be served as a snack or as a side dish. A variety of vegetables are found in the same pot, forming something similar between soup and roast. It is important that all the components retain their shape as much as possible and do not turn into a puree. Baked apples are served at the Christmas table for dessert.

On the day dedicated to Epiphany, takes place in Florence the "Cavalcade of the Magi". A "Florentine Feast" of ancient tradition&nbsp; &nbsp;We celebrate the arrival of the Magi, the wise and foreign kings, in Bethlehem; Melchior, Gaspar and Balthazar, representing the three races; Japetic, Semitic and Camitic, who guided by the comet star, worshipped the Child Jesus offering him gold, incense and myrrh,&nbsp;

Most of our families has a big Xmas dinner, usually they eat fish to accord the Catholic tradition

The festive celebrations start after midnight mass. Nowadays, ‘Babbo Natale’, the Father Christmas, brings presents to children on Christmas&nbsp;

On Christmas day morning we open the presents under the tree, in a big family meeting and after we start Xmas lunch.Italy is relatively small country, but it is HUGE if you measure it by the wast variety of dishes and recipes the country has to offer. Different regions have VERY DIFFERENT FOOD! You will not find the same standard Christmas dish. Every table in every family will be different. However, a general preference can be notices: fish dishes in the south of Italy and meat dishes in the north. In Toscana, where we live usually we eat Tortellini that is a pasta filled with meat and spice in a capon broth, roast meat with vegetable and a lot of Christmas cake: TORRONE,RICCIARELLI, PANETTONE that is the tipical cake made with raisin and candied fruits

In Hungary, Santa Claus comes on the 6th of December. We need to clean our boots and put it in the window. Then Santa Claus puts presents in it.

The Three Wise Men are called Melcior (european), Gaspar (asiatic) and Baltasar (black). They come from eastern Asia in carriages or on camels to give presents to children. They arrive on the 5th January with their helpers, who deliver the presents during the night. The presents are opened on the 6th of January. People wait in the streets to see them arrive with lanterns. It’s a street parade. The mayor of the town receives them and gives them the key to the town houses. Some days before children give their presents list to the assistants that come first. If you are not a good boy or a good girl they give you coal instead of presents.

CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS - we decorate the tree - we make an advent wreath&nbsp; - 6th December: Santa Claus - 24th December: Baby Jesus - we make gingerbread - we open the gifts on 24th of December - we open the advent calendar from the first day of December to 24th of December

Advent wreath&nbsp; We put four candles on it. We light the candles every Sunday.

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advent_wreath">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advent_wreath</a>

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Most Ukrainians are Christians, usually either Ukrainian Orthodox or Ukrainian Catholic. Like all Christians, they celebrate Christmas, the birth of Christ, but most of them celebrate according to the Julian calendar on January 7th.&nbsp; A lit candle symbolizes the light that Christ brought into the world upon his birth. Traditionally a candle is lit at the Sviat-vechir supper and a light was kept in the window to welcome travelers and carolers. Caroling is an important part of Christmas traditions. Families sing koliadky (carols) in their homes and members of different organizations visit homes in the community&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;didukh&nbsp;(meaning grandfather) is a sheaf of wheat stalks or made of mixed grain stalks. It is placed under the icons in the house. In Ukraine, this is a very important Christmas tradition, because the stalks of grain symbolize all the ancestors of the family, and it is believed that their spirits reside in it during the holidays. Christmas is foremost a religious holiday, so on Christmas day almost everyone goes to church.&nbsp; But it is also a family holiday. Some members may travel thousands of miles to be together. With the appearance of the first star which is believed to be the Star of Bethlehem, the family gathers to begin supper. On Christmas eve there is a traditional 12 course Holy Supper.&nbsp;

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May your heart be filled with all the joy the festive season brings, Merry Christmas!

Uzvar Uzvar for Christmas is traditionally served along with kutia. In short, it is a compote of dried fruit and is one of the most common traditional drinks. Vinaigrette Traditionally, the vinaigrette is cooked from boiled potatoes, beets, carrots and beans.&nbsp; Vareniki with potatoes Vareniki for sure can be named the favourite one of the locals. It is a kind of dumpling with filling that you may find at many feasts. For Christmas dinner, it is cooked from unleavened dough and stuffed with chopped vegetables, mushrooms, fruits, cottage cheese or berries.&nbsp; Cabbage soup Cabbage soup has different kinds of interpretations all over the world. It also has its own way оf preparation in Ukraine and takes an important place on the Christmas table.&nbsp; Pickles In Ukrainian culture, pickles are incredibly popular. Most common are pickled cucumbers and tomatoes, but also mushrooms, watermelons, zucchini, sweet pepper, garlic and even corn are known to be pickled.&nbsp; Borshch (lean) Although the key to fragrant borshch is in preparing it in a rich broth, the dish can also be cooked lean. Meat is replaced by a variety of vegetables, such as beans.

We spend 24th, 25th and 26th December with our parents and grandparents. In Hungary, Little Jesus brings the presents at Christmas.

Traditionally, we eat stuffed cabbage and fish soup at Christmas. &nbsp;&nbsp;

La Befana, a kind Italian Christmas witch, brings presents and sweets to kids the night of between the 5th and 6th of January. La Befana often leaves in the stocking a lump of coal (made of sugar) inside children's stockings to remind them that they can behave a bit better than the previous year.

Traditional desserts are “Torró”, “Neules”, “polvorons” and Reis Ring Cake. Typical food for Christmas dinner are: “galets” (it’s soup with special meat filled pasta), cannelloni, chicken or duck. To celebrate New Year we eat one grape every time the clock strikes.

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