What actually happens on Christmas?

managed to pick up a duck

Score!

Duck or pheasant is definitely my no. 1 non-goose alternative.

Happy Christmas everyone!

This thread and the contributions are extremely helpful; honestly.

This was me in 2008 in Peckham on Diwali day. I bought that bike from Amazon and the only bike that got stolen.

It was a good Diwali, we were all fresh off the boat desi students, there was a lot of food involved.

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Merry Christmas everyone. Enjoying eating way too much!

Only the car is in focus, typical.

If you’ve come across the Danish concept of hygge, Christmas time has a stronger emphasis on that sort of mindset than the rest of the year: bonding and catching up with loved ones, physical and spiritual warmth, a slower pace, coziness, focus on ‘cheerful’ aspects of life. It’s a time to reflect on the things one is grateful for in their life, and to be more generous and inclusive of those around us, especially those perceived as less fortunate (eg, the homeless, or certain difficult relatives).

In the Spanish-speaking world there’s posada(s): a large party in mid December that features ritualised door-to-door carolling recreating the pregnant Virgin Mary looking for accommodation; also breaking the piñata(s) symbolising triumph over the 7 deadly sins 🪅 Religious households also have a ceremony where the children put a baby Jesus to bed in a manger, with the older generation telling them the story of Christmas and usually emphasising the importance of kindness and generosity.

Edit- Happy Christmas folks

I was meant to spend Christmas alone this year, instead we have sweet baby cheeses

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sorry for the late reply, but i meant "Eid, Diwali and Hannuka are much better celebrations"

how do you rank them?

I can't believe you're letting Amey troll you like this.

But yes, Christmas itself seems so unlike anything else in this country in terms of celebration. It's just not in our make-up and so as a result, it's completely shit.

I love the food and seeing family, but look to just about every other culture and you'll see they'll take the opportunity to do this at the birth/death of any deity they like.

They don't just close everything down and hide away in their houses to sniff each others farts. Even the Americans do it better than us, and they're still full from Thanksgiving.

Imagine watching basketball whilst you're eating stuffing and gravy. Glorious.

I’m not a religious person but I do love Christmas carols in churches/Cathedrals and Christingle services.
They do a service especially for kids here in Peckham/East Dulwich on Xmas Eve and it’s so nice.
Didn’t happen this year sadly.

I wont start a new thread. But what happens on easter ?

Kids eat chocolate, adults go to garden centres. That's pretty much it.

On Easter Sunday Mary of Cleopas and Mary Magdalene went to the tomb to anoint Jesus' body and found it empty, being thus the first people to know of the Resurrection. Much later in AD 591 Pope Gregory called Mary Magdalen a prostitute and claimed the ointment she used to anoint Jesus’ feet had previously been used by her to perfume her body for sensual purposes. The catholic church still views Mary Magdalene as a lustful woman saved from sin by Jesus, the orthodox church have her as a saint and don't identify her with promiscuity.

Much later Dan Brown claimed that Mary Magdalen married and had a child with Jesus and their descendant was her out of Amelie.

The neighbourhood is buzzing with DIY and lawnmowers

Easter bonnets were a thing, not so much anymore but some people like to have a floral basket or just a bunch of flowers. A recent thing I noticed is decorating a small tree with hanging decorative eggs.

@amey I think Easter has become a delayed Christmas this year plus the DIY stores are heaving. I gave up eating turkey years ago, spent several years at that time in Colombia, Christmas there was much less materialistic, more family gatherings leading up to 24 Dec.

This Easter we have huge rack of lamb ribs (chops) french trimmed from our favourite butcher in Plaistow, he loves the fact that my GF will be marinating and seasoning the lot to the family method from Guyana or maybe Barbados I’m never sure which side of her family. I will add the British trimmings of roasties, Yorkshire pudding, seasonal veg. Finishing with homemade Black Forest Ghetto cake and booze galore.

Happy Easter everyone

I want to actually do some gardening today but I am stuck inside with a stinking cold

delicious !

Easter eggs and Ronde.

and ISA Deadline !

I actually never had a (chocolate) easter egg or hot cross buns

thanks @amey, it won’t be long before dinner table chat will be poking fun of my heritage and culture, aka born with a lamb chop in my mouth and trying to sneak Middle Eastern fruit into saviour dishes and main course, where is the yoghurt and chili sauce, lol. That said GF cooking is awesome.

In The Gateaux- Elvis.

The hot cross buns from good food are pretty good, or cheaper supermarket options are available. If you like fruit buns.
Chocolate in funny shapes is still just chocolate. I mean, I like chocolate but I prefer it in bars/slabs.

I've just had two cadburys creme eggs back to back. I think four would be the saturation point.

People pretend it's a great event, decide to spend longer than usual driving somewhere, and say "happy Easter" for reasons we don't understand.

The hot cross buns from good food are pretty good

edited, I’m just gonna eat hot cross buns remove any notion that there is anything wrong with eating traditional Christian food.

Also who still decorates chicken / goose eggs using sockings, food colouring, rubber bands.. it’s a Greek tradition right?
Egg tapping

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