7 traditional Christmas feasts from around the world
CNNEditor’s note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. As for the famous Italian Christmas meal of the feast of the seven fishes, Finardi says it’s limited mainly to the Campania region, which includes the Amalfi Coast and Naples. Phips69/iStockphoto/Getty Images Maria Loi, the celebrity Greek chef, says that holiday celebrations begin on Christmas Eve around 7 p.m. “Families sit around the fireplace and eat a special wheat bread that we make only at Christmas,” she says. “Some households also eat pork sausages.” The holiday season is a rare occasion when Greeks eat pork, she says, “because the meat is not common in our cuisine.” After attending an early morning holy communion on Christmas Day, many Greeks go home for an all-day eating fest, says Loi. Shutterstock Many Costa Ricans celebrate Christmas with a middle-of-the-night extravaganza, says Leo Ghitis, owner of several Nayara Resorts in the country’s northern highlands.
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