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Christmas in Italy
In Italy, the Christmas season is from December 17 -January 6th, but decorations start going up as
early as December 8th.
Eight days before Christmas the Eight days before Christmas the children dress up as shepherds and go children dress up as shepherds and go from house to house singing Christmas from house to house singing Christmas songs and reciting poetry. Here they songs and reciting poetry. Here they receive money to buy Christmas receive money to buy Christmas presents.presents.
On Christmas Eve they follow a strict 24 hour fast
where they do not eat meat. Children also write
letters to their parents explaining how much they
love them (instead of writing letters to Santa)
and are read on Christmas Eve.
Lunch on Christmas is Tortellini in Brodo which is filled pasta parcels
in broth. They also eat cappone (boiled chicken) or roasts.
For dinner, the first course is normally lasagna, which is followed by a mixed roast or a roasted beef for the second
course.
The cake that is eaten is called panettone (on the left) which contains raisins and candied
fruit. The other cake they eat is called pandoro (on the right).
On Christmas Babbo Natale (Father
Christmas) gives everyone a present,
but this is not the main day for gift giving.
Children normally do not receive presents until January
6th. On this day an ugly and kind witch named Befana puts
presents in children’s stockings.