Why is Christmas on 25 December?
In the weeks before Christmas, all through the 'net, lots of things are Googled about things we forget. And so here we've gathered, from so many suggestions, the answers to all of your holiday questions.Turkeys grow to full size by Autumn and are at their best for eating in winter - and are much bigger than most birds, so look impressive on the table.
. Charles Dickens loved turkey, and immortalised it as part of British Christmas in his book A Christmas Carol in 1843 - while American TV later made it look delicious in every Thanksgiving episode.It's a celebration of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, but we don't know when that was.
after being cut down. So if you brought yours home in early December, it'll be ready to become kindling by the second week of January.Lots of people search for this one online, and we're happy to tell vegetarians -"no, but". The filling is called"mincemeat" even though it's made out of fruits and nuts like raisins and almonds. Long ago meat would have been added,
. And some recipes today use suet - an animal fat - so be careful to read the labels if you're vegetarian or vegan.Christians are a tiny minority in Japan, so Christmas isn't widely celebrated. The story goes that back in 1970, the first KFC manager in the country realised foreigners missed Christmas turkey - and thought fried chicken might be a good substitute.
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