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One extra plate does not mean that you are necessarily waiting for someone. It is laid out for a random guest, but it is mainly a symbol of togetherness and mercy. Some families make placemats like this for deceased family members.

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What is put under the tablecloth during the Christmas dinner? Carp scale. And why is it actually done? She should provide money for the family for the next year and for it to increase more and more. Many people also put the scale in their wallet so that their money will multiply and there will be enough of it for the next period.

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This tradition is an old one and it comes from the times when families didn't have enough food for their households, so they wanted to save anything they could for the Christmas eve dinner, so they told their children - if you won't eat anything till dinner, you will see the golden pig! This had nothing to do with the golden pig of Chinese culture connected with luck and fortune, but that you will be so hungry, that you will start seeing things:) We still say the saying, but usually eat lighter meals throughout the day. My family starts the day with Slovak traditional fish salad with mayonnaise called 'treska'.

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One of the traditions in Serbia is to put this branch of an oak tree ,decorated with red yarn, inside the house at Christmas Eve. We also put dried fruit and walnuts in the shell on the table and we throw walnuts in the shell across the room and say- May this next year be fruitful and healthy.

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We would all like to unwrap presents before dinner.  But you always have to wait, because it is customary to unwrap presents only after dinner.  Once the bell rings after dinner, the family gets up from the table and moves to the Christmas tree.  Gifts are often distributed by the oldest member of the family, i.e. father or grandfather.  Today it is more relaxed and the children distribute the gifts because it has a special atmosphere for them.🎁🎁

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In Serbia we also decorate a Christmas tree. We put different ornaments and decorations and make it look beautiful.

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A SPANISH TRADITION IS TO EAT POLVORONES

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A SPANISH TRADITION IS TO EAT POLVORONES

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Česnica is one of the most important symbols of Christmas with the Serbs. It's a kind of sweet bread or cake which the hostess of the house makes in the early morning of 7 January, before dawn, and bakes it at dawn. It is made from flour, fat and no baker's yeast, with a little holy water. Every part of Serbia has a different way of making česnica, so somewhere it is being made as a plain bread, somewhere as corn bread, and somewhere as dry, sweet pie with nuts and raisins. According to the custom, česnica must be prepared while wearing clean clothes, and at some regions of the country it means wearing the most festive shirt decorated with gold threads. Corn, wheat, basil and a dinar coin should be put inside the cake, and in some cases there is a gold coin instead of a simple coin inside the cake. Before baking, the cake is decorated with various symbols of happiness and health, or monograms of Christ. Česnica got its name after the old word "čest" meaning "share". According to the Serbian customs, the cake is not cut, but it must be broken by hands before the noon on Christmas Day, on as many parts as there are residents. It is believed that the one who finds the coin inside his piece of cake will be followed by good luck throughout the year. The one who finds corn or wheat will have enough money, and the one who finds basil will be healthy throughout the year. Once the breaking of the cake is done, the folks congratulate each other and sit down to enjoy the Christmas feast.

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In addition to launching boats or casting lead, the Christmas tradition is definitely also slicing apples. Using these Christmas Eve customs, our ancestors looked into the future.
Before a generous dinner, an apple is traditionally cut in half. If a star forms in the center of the apple, it means that family members will be healthy. However, if a cross is formed on the apple, illness or death will befall the family.

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The christmas day we eat pig and other types of traditional meats like lamb

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A Spanish tradition is to eat a roscón de reyes

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A Spanish tradition is to eat a roscón de reyes

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Eating 12 grapes on new year is eve is said to give luck.

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Eating 12 grapes on new year is eve is said to give luck.

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It is a powerpoint presentation about some Spanish Christmas traditions. Enjoy

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This is a Spanish tradition that involves eating twelve grapes at midnight on December 31 to welcome the New Year. The twelve grapes date back to at least 1895 but were settle in 1909.

According to tradition, eating the twelve grapes leads to a year of good luck and prosperity.

In some areas, it is believed to ward off witches and general evil, although this "magic" is treated as an ancient legacy, and is now seen as a cultural tradition to welcome the new year.

There are two main places where people gather to eat the grapes: at home with family after New Year's Eve dinner or in the main squares of the country, with Madrid's Puerta del Sol being the most famous place to do so and where this tradition began.

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Cabbage stew with smoked meat and mushrooms, mushroom or fish soup is served as soup. Some places also serve sour lentil soup.

Fish - most often carp or fillet, is fried or prepared in butter. Mayonnaise potato salad is an essential and arguably the most important side dish, without which we cannot imagine Christmas. It is also served in a version without mayonnaise in a sweet and sour pickle.

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On New Year's morning, the family goes to church, all dressed in their best clothes to attend the Great Basil Mass and welcome the new year.

On the way back, the owner of the house has in his pocket a pomegranate which he kept during the Mass, which in the past was kept in the house’s icons from September 14, i.e. the day of the Cross.

He is the one who enters first and breaks the pomegranate. He must ring the bell on the closed front door and it will be opened for him. He does not open himself with his key.

Entering, with his right foot, he breaks the pomegranate behind the front door so that its seeds are thrown everywhere and at the same time he says: "With health, happiness and joy in the new year and as many seeds as the pomegranate has, so much money in our pocket all year round."

The children gathered around watch the crimson seeds. As strong and beautiful as the seeds are, so happy and blessed will be the days that the new year brings with it.

Another wish that is usually said when breaking the pomegranate is: "As heavy as the pomegranate, shall be our wallet, as full of fruits as the pomegranate, may our house be full of good and as red as the pomegranate, so red may our hearts be too!'

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Christmas holidays in Italy start with the Day of Immaculate Conception on December 8th. This Catholic holiday celebrates the conception of the Virgin Mary as free from sin because she was conceived immaculately. Despite the religious nature of this day, many families use this free day to get together and start decorating their Christmas trees.

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Lola, Slovakia - Štedrý deň - 24.december🎁🎄

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Lola, Slovakia - Štedrý deň - 24.december🎁🎄

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On this day in Slovakia we start celebrating Christmas. However, the biggest Christmas holiday is the 1st Christmas holiday - December 24 - the day of Christ's birth. On Christmas Day, it is customary to observe fasting, which ends exactly at midnight. We also say to our children, that if they stay without eating anything until dinner, they will see a golden pig. We have already baked gingerbread cookies or other Christmas pastries several days in advance. The dishes that are served differ according to customs and traditions in different regions of Slovakia. However, as a rule, garlic, honey, wafers, cabbage, fish, potato salad, toast, cakes, and fruit cannot be missing from a richly laid Christmas table. After dinner, carols are sung, Christmas presents are unwrapped. Many people attend midnight mass to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and sing the most beautiful Christmas carol "Silent Night, Holy Night". On December 25 and 26, families gather or go to church.

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In Slovakia, we are already preparing for Christmas - the birth of Jesus four weeks in advance. This season is called Advent - it is during this period that we buy or prepare gifts for our loved ones and decorate our homes with Christmas decorations or ornaments. Surely we all have an Advent wreath on the table at this time - with 4 candles that symbolize the number of Advent Sundays. It is usually placed on the dining table. The advent calendar is very popular among children. Every

day from 1.12. until 24.12. they open one window and find a small gift in it.

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At Christmas in Greece we decorate a ship because in Greece we have many islands, sailors and big seas. However nowadays we also decorate a Christmas tree and a Christmas ships are mostly found in greek islands. The people decorate the ship with lots of lights and put it in the house as an ornament.

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A short video depicting the custom of Vasilopita in short!

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Uncover The Magic Of Vasilopita: Greek's Unique Tradition #infographiccaptain #greece #viralshorts

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Every New Year's Eve after 12 at midnight,when the New Year has come the Greeks have the custom of cutting a special cake called Vasilopita.Inside the Vasilopita we put the coin.The host of the house makes the symbol of the Cross on the surface of the cake with a knife. Then they cut a piece of Vasilopita for all the family members. Whoever finds the coin in his piece will be the lucky one of the year!!!

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In Greece we celebrate the birth of Jesus on the 25th of December.Every Christmas Eve,really early in the morning children take their triangle and go from house to house'they knock the door and sing the Carols about the Birth of Jesus.The hosts give children sweets and coins to thank them.We also sing Carols on New Year's Eve afternoon.These carols talk about the New Year and we do it the same way,going from door to door

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Greek Orthodox Christmas Carols - Κάλαντα Χριστουγέννων | Greek Orthodox Christmas Carols - Κάλαντα Χριστουγέννων

Good day lords 
If it's your bidding 
Of the Christ's divine birth 
I will tell in your manse... | By Greece Art & Architecture | Facebook

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Greek Orthodox Christmas Carols - Κάλαντα Χριστουγέννων

Good day lords 
If it's your bidding 
Of the Christ's divine birth 
I will tell in your manse...