In Jamaica lots of people paint their houses and hang new curtains and decorations for Christmas.The traditional Jamaican Christmas meal include fresh fruits, sorrel and rum punch and meat.The Christmas Day breakfast includes ackee and saltfish, breadfruit, fried plantains, boiled bananas, freshly squeezed fruit juice and tea.Dinner is usually served in the late afternoon and this may include chicken, curry goat, stewed oxtail, rice and peas. Jamaican red wine and rum fruitcake is traditional and is eaten in most homes. The fruits in the cake are soaked in red wine and white rum for months before Christmas.
In Brazil, Santa claus is called Papai Noel. Many Christmas customs are similar to ones in the U.SA or U.K
Favourite Christmas foods in Brazil include will be chicken, turkey, ham, rice, salad, pork and fresh and dried fruits.
Many people start the Christmas celebrations on Christmas Eve with fireworks and a big churrasc.churrasc means BBQ.Sometimes children leave a sock near a window, if Santa Claus finds your sock, he'll exchange it for a present! I think that they are interesting bacause of because of their food and traditions.
Good overview of Christmas traditions in Jamaica and Brazil. You can now add also at least 2 reasons why you picked these countries / why you think their traditions are interesting. Please see the instructions for more information.
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