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1.What is Christmas dinner?

* The Christmas Dinner is the main Christmas meal and is traditionally eaten at mid-day or early afternoon on Christmas Day in England, and also in the rest of Britain。

2.Food at christmas dinner

* a traditional English and Britain Christmas dinner includes roast

turkey or goose,bruels sprouts,roast potatoes,cranberry sauce,rich nutty stuffing,tiny sausages wrapped in bacon(pigs in a blanket)and lashings of hot gravy

3.A Turkey wishing Tradition

* A Christmas tradition involving the turkey is to pull its wishbone.This is one of the bones of the turkey which is shaped like the letter 'Y'.Two people will each hold an end and pull.The personleft with the larger piece of the bone makes a wish.5.Christmas cracker

* Traditionally a Christmas cracker is placed next to each plate on the Christmas dinner table.When the crackers are pulled,out falls a colourful party crown,a toy or gift and a festive

6.History of the Christmas Pudding

christmasPorridge-Frumenty

* The Christmas pudding known today began life as Christmas porridge called Frumenty, a dish made of wheat or corn boiled up in milk.Plum Pudding

* As time went on, other ingredients, such as dried plums or prunes,eggs, and lumps of meat were added to make it more interesting.When

cooked, it was poured into a dish.This pudding was called Plum Pudding.* The name 'Plum Pudding' continued to be used even when people

used raisins, currants, and sultanas instead of prunes.How to eat the Christmas pudding?

① Brandy is often poured over the pudding, which is then set a lightas it is carried to the table

② Brandy poured over

③ Flaming Christmas Pudding

④ Christmas Pudding is served with custard or brandy sauce.(5 tbsp double cream, whipped with 2 tbsp brandy)

7.When is the traditional time for making the Christmas Pudding?

* The traditional time for making a Christmas pudding is on 'Stir Up

Sunday ' at the beginning of advent.A proper Christmas pudding is

always stirred from East to West in honour of the three Wise Men and

traditionally made with 13 ingredients to represent Christ and His

Disciples.Every member of the family must give the pudding a stir and

make a secret wish.8.Interesting Fact about a Christmas Dinner

* In accordance with native custom, when eating Christmas dinner, they often set up a multi-seat and multi-release of a tableware, which is said thatthese are prepared for “God's meenger” , and also someone says that they are prepared for paers-by who are in need of help.* Traditionally a silver coin(six pence)was hidden inside the Christmas Pudding.The silver coin brought good fortune to whomever was lucky enough to find it when the pudding was cut.9.Christmas tea

* In a English family, Christmas tea is enjoyed by family and

friends.They invite aunts,uncles and friends to an evening party where they play games and and have fun.* They eat Chrismas tea about 6 pm.