15 Differences Between Christmas In the UK And The America

6The big Christmas dinner

A holiday of this great significance definitely includes elaborate dinner plans but here too, you can find subtle differences in how the Americans and British do it. In England, a roasted turkey is almost a must for the big dinner, but the American families may have a choice between goose and ham. Other delicacies in a British dinner include bread sauce, which is basically a sauce made thick by adding bread to it, and some bacon wrapped sausages.

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7The differences in desserts

Any big dinner is incomplete without a delicious dessert and for this, most Americans go with a pecan or a pumpkin pie. British on the other hand take their sugary treats in the form of mince pie or a Christmas pudding. The Christmas pudding is basically a delicacy having dried fruits which are held together by suet and egg and is flavored with a variety of spices.

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8The Decorating

If you have seen any Christmas themed-Hollywood movie, you know that the Americans really go big on Christmas decorations. And by no means, this is a just a Hollywood phenomenon only, because in reality too, Americans decorate their houses with the best of festive ornaments. In fact, in the suburbs, you can even feel a competitive spirit among neighbors who fight to have the best Christmas decorations and some also do it big for charity purposes.

In England though, this is not the case. We are not saying that they just don’t decorate their houses, but the scale in the suburbs of London is much lower as compared to American households in general.

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9Lighting up the Christmas spirit

Much like the decorations done inside the house, Americans bring the big festive spirit even on the outside. The lighting that gets put up on the houses is quite different in both the countries, which is quite visible to you from the picture below.

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10The Christmas Cracker

The custom of the Christmas Cracker is something that is prevalent in the UK. Here, it is actually mandatory that you open your cracker and also don the paper hat before you even sit for dinner. If you are wondering what exactly is a Christmas Cracker, then let us tell you that is actually a present which is kept inside a cardboard tube that is wrapped in a festive paper. Two people break the cracker and when they do it, we get to hear a loud snapping noise. At the end, the person who is holding the larger end of the tube gets the present inside it.

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