At Christmas many Italians eat a cake called "pannetone".
they eat food
Italians celebrate Christmas in December.
Yes because it is in the octave of Christmas.
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Yes, but they are cautioned to eat meat sparingly.
Christmas in Italian is nattale.
Italians eat a lot of pizza and croissants like french people. But most Italians savor the food before the eat it to show how much they love it. So really most Italians eat grains like spaghetti and bread sticks, bread rolls, and a lot of raw cookie dough.
Italians put up Nativity Scenes at Christmas time.
Christmas Eve, Known as Svyat Vechir, is the end of the pre-Christmas Lenten period. During this period, no animal products can be consumed (including meat, diary and eggs). The Svyat Vechir meal must include 12 dishes, all Lenten. Meat and animal product are once again allowed on Christmas day.
In the pre-Vatican II tradition, Christmas Eve was a fast day up until First Vespers of Christmas in the evening, unless it fell on a Sunday. In the current tradition, meat is permissible on Christmas Eve; but if it falls on a Friday, abstinence from meat is required until First Vespers of Christmas in the evening (unless dispensed of by the Bishops of your country, as is the case in Australia, the United States and a number of others).
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