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Christmas decorations (Rockefeller Center, NYC). Gingerbread houses and gingerbread men (spice cookies) are traditional in Australia, USA, and Canada. Shortbread (Scotland), a traditional cookie made with sugar, butter, and oatmeal flour.
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Gingerbread houses and gingerbread men (spice cookies) are traditional in Australia, USA, and Canada
Shortbread (Scotland), a traditional cookie made with sugar, butter, and oatmeal flour
New Zealand and Australia celebrate Christmas in summer. Pavlova is meringue with pomegranates and whipped cream. http://www.thekoala.com/ausxmas.htm
Christmas caroling (singing Christmas songs) is a tradition in most Anglophone countries
Mincemeat Pie (England, Australia, New Zealand) is with from dried fruit and spices
Dundee Cake : Scotland Dundee Cake (Scotland) is with from currants, sultanas, and almonds
Traditional English Christmas dinner includes turkey, Brussel sprouts, roasted potatoes, pigs in a blanket (sausage wrapped in bacon), carrots, and bread pudding http://www.essentially-england.com/christmas-in-england.html
Christmas Cookies (USA) include iced sugar cookies and jelly-filled cookies Don’t forget to leave some out for Santa!
Christmas pudding (England, Australia, New Zealand) is also known as plum pudding
Winter ice rink and ice skating at Rockefeller Center in NYC
In Australia, New Zealans, USA, Canada, people eat rum balls, cookies made from chocolate and rum
Christmas lights and decorations on a house in Surrey, England http://www.squidoo.com/kids-christmas-decorations
Santa’s reindeer: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolf
Hanging the stockings by the chimney on Christmas Eve (Dec 24th)
Fruit cake (Canada, USA, UK) is made with candied fruit, nuts, and spices
Christmas crackers are traditional in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, and Ireland. They can be filled with toys, a paper crown, or jokes.