红酒
这一传统形成的理由是:肉象征着耶稣基督的肉身,红酒代表他的血。耶稣替人受难,被钉在十字架上所受的血肉之苦,是应该被纪念的。
圣诞红酒有特殊的喝法:在酒中加入红糖、橘子皮、肉桔、桔仁、葡萄干等作料,然后在火上一边加温一边搅拌(注意不可开锅),最后淋上一点伏特加,起锅之后,一杯下肚,真是又香又暖。
圣诞三文鱼
正像中国人过春节吃年饭一样,欧美人过圣诞节也很注重全家团聚,共进节日大餐,火鸡是必备的美食,烟熏火腿、圣诞三文鱼、圣诞布丁等美味也都会搬上餐桌。三文鱼是一种流行的食品,亦是一种甚为健康的食品。鱼肉含有高蛋白质及OMEGA-3脂肪酸,但脂肪含量却较低。鱼肉呈橙色,是红肉的鱼类,但有少量白肉的野生品种。
See
That red truck,
coming down the mountain,
with our tree?Davey's eyes light up;
joy flutters accross his face like a dove in flight;
excitement dances around his legs as they convey him.
to window, back to Mother's lap, to door-searching, yearning.
belief tugging his toes. It won't be long now. I know. He looks into her.
quiet face, beaming. Listen…listen, someone's coming up the drive. Maybe it'sFather.
Could it be father?“Yes! Yes!” he cries. He races to the door and yanks it wide.
It is!
It is
It is!