In England and other English speaking countries, the Christmas is celebrated the 25th December instead of the 24th. Christmas night the kids hang up their socks and leaves some cookies and milk for santa, and some carrots for the reindeers. About midnight when santa comes, he lays presents in each of the childrens socks. The presents are opened in the morning the 25th December, and it’s a happy family moment were u are gathered around the Christmas tree.
Another Christmas tradition is to hear or see the queens Christmas speech while you eat the lovely Christmas dinner. The tradition comes from the year 1932 when the king, king George 5th read a text written by Rudyard Kipling. It began with “ I speak now from my home and from my heart, to you all..." the broadcast was very popular and was seen or watched by millions of people.
The Christmas dinner was in the earlier years a great goose, with a lot of accessories. It is mostly spoken in Charles Dickens “A Christmas carol”. But now a day’s a traditional Christmas dinner is shrimps and a big turkey, or a goose. Vegetarians gets a nut roast and some potatoes(mashed, boiled, mashed, or maybe all three), and some vegetables, roasted parsnips, and stuffing with gravy and bread sauce. This is usually followed by Christmas pudding; a rich fruit pudding served with brandy sauce or brandy butter.
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