Why Christmas Doesn't Yield As Many Food Traditions As Thanksgiving | KQED
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"What makes Christmas totally different is everyone came with these very explicit celebrations already in place from wherever they came. Some places actually intentionally don't have Christmas traditions."
"In Puritan England, in New England, they did also. In Scotland they did. So in places where they took that very seriously, they don't have very strong Christmas traditions."
"Many cultures now have their own traditions - like Feast of the Seven Fishes for Italian Americans or tamales for the Latino community, particularly the Latino community in California."
"For many Jewish Americans who don't celebrate Christmas, Chinese food has long been a holiday staple."
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