Zamkatimu
Kondwerani Khrisimasi ku Southern Europe
Ku Spain, Italy kapena Portugal, miyambo ya Khrisimasi ikuchitika kwambiri. Zikondwererozo n’zosiyana kwambiri ndi zikondwerero za Khirisimasi za ku France. Ndipo monga kulikonse, amaika ana pamalo owonekera, ndi mphatso ndi maswiti ochuluka!
Italy: Masiku atatu akukondwerera Khrisimasi!
Anthu aku Italiya amadziwika chifukwa cha chikondwerero, komanso umboni wake: Khrisimasi imatha masiku atatu, kuyambira pa December 24 mpaka 26! Koma ayenera kuyembekezera mpaka January 6 kuti alandire mphatso zawo! M'dziko la "mammas", ndi dona wokalamba watsitsi loyera, mfiti Befana, amene amagawa zidole kwa ana.
Zapadera zophikira za Khrisimasi ndi mchere wotchedwa Panneton. Mtundu wa brioche wokoma kwambiri wokhala ndi zoumba, zipatso zamaswiti kapena chokoleti.
Spain: pangani njira kwa Mafumu Atatu!
Ku Spain, Khrisimasi ndiyoposa zonse chikondwerero chachipembedzo kumene timakondwerera kubadwa kwa Yesu. Palibe malonda pano, kotero palibe Santa Claus. Koma anawo adzadikira pang'ono kuti alandire mphatso zawo: ndi Mafumu Atatu, Gaspard, Melchior ndi Balthazar, omwe adzawabweretse pa January 6. Kenako padzakhala phokoso lalikulu la zoyandama, zomwe makolo ndi ana ambiri. bwerani kudzapezekapo: ndi Cavalcade ya Mafumu Atatu.
Pa chakudya cha Khrisimasi, timakonza supu ya amondi. Ndipo za dessert, wotchuka Turon, chisakanizo cha caramel ndi amondi ndi marzipan (marzipan).
M’midzi ina timakonzekera zochitika zamoyo zakubadwa. Paulendowu, aliyense azisiyira osauka chakudya, bulangeti.
Portugal: timawotcha chipika cha Khrisimasi
Apwitikizi ambiri amapita ku misa yapakati pausiku. Kenaka, banja lililonse limawotcha chipika cha Khirisimasi (osati mchere, chipika chenicheni!) Pamoto.
N’chimodzimodzinso m’manda, chifukwa zikhulupiriro zakale zimanena kuti mizimu ya akufa imayendayenda usiku wa Khirisimasi.
Ndipo chakudya chaphwando chikatha. gome likhalabe la wakufayo !