~Heart Throbbing Feast Arrangements for the much sought after Christmas feast is done until the meal is ready to be consumed. The table seems extremely tempting and is gorgeously decorated with fruits and candles. The Christmas pudding must contain thirteen ingredients, of which, one is for Jesus and the rest for the twelve disciples. A silver coin is dropped in the pudding mix which is meant to bring prosperity and good luck to the family. Turkey, served with cranberry sauce, and potatoes are the centre of attraction of the entire feast. The Christmas pudding must have a holly placed on top of it.
~Santa's Gifts Children of Great Britain write letters to Father Christmas, believing that the letters would float up the chimney and fly across to the North Pole and deliver the message. No wonder then that they get excited and place their stockings beside the fireplace so that Santa Clause can place their gifts in them. These are unwrapped on Christmas morning. Children also place a glass of sherry with a mincemeat tart as thanks to Santa for bringing presents. People usually give each other poinsettia plants as the red and white petals of this flower are said to represent the purity of Christ's blood.
~Christmas Evenings After a heavy meal, all members of the family watch the customary Christmas special speech by the British Monarch. In the evening, people pay visits to their relatives around Britain. Certain churches have services in which every child is given a candle wrapped in a red ribbon. These candles represent Jesus Christ and the red ribbons symbolize the blood of Jesus and the God's love for the entire world.
~Brightly Lit Christmas Trees The brightly shining Christmas trees on the eve of Christmas make for a great view. The trees are decorated with candies, cookies and bulbs and are taken down only twelve days after Christmas. The tradition of Christmas trees can be traced down to Prince Albert who brought this tradition, all the way from Germany, to the kingdom of Queen Victoria, who was then his spouse.
A Change In Ancient Traditions This festival is all about culture and customs. However, not all traditions observed in the country are old. For example, roasted turkey, with Brussel sprouts and gravy, is the main attraction of the English Christmas feast in the twentieth century while it wasn't so in the nineteenth century. In those days, goose was considered the traditional meat for Christmas. This implies that the traditions aren't really sacrosanct; they do change over time.
Christmas traditions in Great Britian:
Arrangements for the much sought after Christmas feast is done until the meal is ready to be consumed. The table seems extremely tempting and is gorgeously decorated with fruits and candles. The Christmas pudding must contain thirteen ingredients, of which, one is for Jesus and the rest for the twelve disciples. A silver coin is dropped in the pudding mix which is meant to bring prosperity and good luck to the family. Turkey, served with cranberry sauce, and potatoes are the centre of attraction of the entire feast. The Christmas pudding must have a holly placed on top of it.
~Santa's Gifts
Children of Great Britain write letters to Father Christmas, believing that the letters would float up the chimney and fly across to the North Pole and deliver the message. No wonder then that they get excited and place their stockings beside the fireplace so that Santa Clause can place their gifts in them. These are unwrapped on Christmas morning. Children also place a glass of sherry with a mincemeat tart as thanks to Santa for bringing presents. People usually give each other poinsettia plants as the red and white petals of this flower are said to represent the purity of Christ's blood.
~Christmas Evenings
After a heavy meal, all members of the family watch the customary Christmas special speech by the British Monarch. In the evening, people pay visits to their relatives around Britain. Certain churches have services in which every child is given a candle wrapped in a red ribbon. These candles represent Jesus Christ and the red ribbons symbolize the blood of Jesus and the God's love for the entire world.
~Brightly Lit Christmas Trees
The brightly shining Christmas trees on the eve of Christmas make for a great view. The trees are decorated with candies, cookies and bulbs and are taken down only twelve days after Christmas. The tradition of Christmas trees can be traced down to Prince Albert who brought this tradition, all the way from Germany, to the kingdom of Queen Victoria, who was then his spouse.
A Change In Ancient Traditions
This festival is all about culture and customs. However, not all traditions observed in the country are old. For example, roasted turkey, with Brussel sprouts and gravy, is the main attraction of the English Christmas feast in the twentieth century while it wasn't so in the nineteenth century. In those days, goose was considered the traditional meat for Christmas. This implies that the traditions aren't really sacrosanct; they do change over time.