Saturday, December 17, 2011

Xtmas delights

Do you want to know more about American Christmas traditions?
Well, they have the trees and Poinsettias flowers (red flowers) everywhere, the lights, the santa claus and the reindeer (and Rudolph with his red nose, of course!), oh! And the ice skating rings! ;)
They have the mistletoe (a plant), right? If you pay attention, all the Christmas songs have this word.  Lol So, according to ancient Christmas custom, a man and a woman who meet under a hanging of mistletoe were obliged to kiss. Uuuu!
About the gifts, this is something quite different from Portugal. So, here Santa Claus visit the homes at night while children are sleeping, which means that the presents are just opened in the morning of Christmas day. Booo! Children usually leave a glass of milk and plate of Christmas sugar cookies for Santa Claus nearby the fireplace and a carrot or oats for the reindeer.
In terms of food, it seems that Americans usually have the turkey (or goose, perhaps) for the Christmas Evening… Nothing to add.
For this post I’m more interested in have your attention in Xtmas delights! And I have to warn you right now: the kings for the holiday season are definitely the peppermint and ginger! hehe

Enjoy the photos, and don't forget to check the giveaway here!! You still have time (22 Dec) ;)



Kiss,kiss
JB*

PS: Perhaps, some of the delights are not xtmas,xtmas delights... but they are definitely all-year-snacks! :D








11 comments:

  1. Que máximo, é tudo super diferente do que estamos habituados em Portugal

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  2. A friend of mine said:
    "The Poinsettia is native to, and grows wild in Mexico. During the 19th century, the ambassador to Mexico was a fellow named Joel Poinsett, from Greenville, South Carolina. He introduced the plant to the United States, and it was named for him (at least here in the U.S. – I forget what it’s called in Mexico). Since Mr. Poinsett was a “native son” of Greenville, U.S. Highway 25 leading north out of Greenville to Asheville, NC is named the Poinsett Highway."

    hehe, thank you Allen!

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  3. QUE ÁGUA NA BOCA! Acho um máximo, muitas das coisas introduzia nos menus natalícios portugueses!!

    Aproveito para te convidar tb a participar nos passatempos a decorrer no meu blog, com umas botas referência de estilo da DKODE e o novo modelo de jeans Shape up da Salsa :)

    um beijinho!
    marta

    fashionmarketslove.blogspot.com

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  4. Txiiii não posso ver isto!
    Quero tudooooo :p hihhih


    xoxo*
    Iv
    http://www.ivaniadiamond.com/

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  5. O que é o monkey cake? Estou curiosa!

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  6. o monkey cake é basicamente um bolo de baunilha (fluffy cake) que, depois de cozido, é partido aos bocados e envolvido em melaço, sultanas e frutos secos...é monkey pq realmente a ideia é tirar com as mãos :)
    achei um pouco doce, mas pronto em geral aqui as coisas são um bocado pro doces.

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  7. Parece-me demasiado doce...prefiro os docinhos portugueses! Bem e os cupcakes? Foram feitos à mão ou comprados? São tão bonitinhos... :)

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  8. pronto, eu até estava satisfeita com o pequeno almoço que tinha tomado... até ver estas fotos!! quero tudo lol lol

    bjo**

    Sorteio (internacional) de sombra CHANEL e um kit de maquilhagem da PIXI - entre outros miminhos! Participem :)

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  9. everything looks so yummy! Adorei o blog :D xx

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