In Portugal people do the Ceia de Natal which is comparable to the North American Thanksgiving meal although Ceia de Natal does not end in the dinner. Ceia de Natal takes place in Christmas Eve and consists in a dinner, supper and tables full of food, cakes and all type of sweets that accompanist the party till as late as 3 am. At dinner it is traditional to eat cod fish throughout the country, but some families eat octopus or in a less common side turkey. Traditional Christmas cakes and sweets are vast (as an example: Filhós, Rabanadas, Aletria, Tronco de Natal, Bolo Rei, Lampreia). In a personal note cinnamon always reminds me of Christmas since some of the most well known Christmas sweets have cinnamon in them. Missa do Galo is the Christmas Mass (catholic faith) and it happens after dinner and is attended by the most religious families (not very common in big cities). Portuguese change gifts at midnight at Christmas Eve not on Christmas Morning.
In this sense one may say that Christmas most important moment is on Christmas Eve as its an occasion when entire families are together in the Ceia de Natal. On Christmas Day it is tradition to dress new clothes and its common to make small trips around the city/country doing sightseeing. In interior places and small places it is common to see Religious Processions taking place.
Merry Christmas = Feliz Natal
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Feliz Natal Feliz = happy/merry Natal = Christmas
The turkey might represent something to do with ChristmasANSWER 2:Christmas is traditionally a time when families gather together and the turkey is a big bird that can feed a large number of people at one sitting. Not everyone eats turkey at Christmas but, whatever is cooked, it will be large enough to feed many people.
it is crab or lobster
Germans traditionally eat stollen, a fruited yeast bread, at Christmas.
Traditionally they eat turkey with sage and onion stuffing, cranberry jelly, roast potatoes, Brussel sprouts followed by Christmas Pudding.
That would be "Italian Christmas Cake". Yum
Traditionally people in Japan will eat something called a Christmas Cake on Christmas. A white cake with white frosting and red accents. But it is not eaten just for dinner, but as a treat. Christmas is not celebrated in Japan as it is in the U.S.
Merry Christmas = Feliz Natal
Christmas = Feliz Natal
Because it is traditionally eaten on Christmas eve.
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Traditionally we eat ham. Some people eat turkey too. We also eat Turnip Casserole, Carrot Casserole and Potato Casserole. As you can see, we eat lots of casseroles. A traditional Christmas dish in Finland is also a beetroot salad. We drink mulled wine (known as "glögi" in Finland).
Traditionally NO
Traditionally silver thruppeny bits were placed into Christmas puddings in the UK