盘点10个国家的不同圣诞习俗（中英双语）

　　吃到天明的圣诞晚宴、给圣诞老人准备点心、在圣诞节交换书籍……来看看世界各国的不同圣诞习俗。

　　美国：为圣诞老人准备饼干和牛奶

　　In the US, families love to set out treats for Santa on Christmas Eve.

　　美国家庭喜欢在平安夜为圣诞老人准备点心。

　　Most churches also hold candlelight services or midnight mass, which often include reenactments of the Nativity.

　　大多数教堂还会在午夜举行烛光弥撒，通常包含耶稣降生场面的表演。

　　加拿大：在平安夜打开礼物

　　In Canada, families often open presents on Christmas Eve after mass. Others only open one and save the rest for Christmas Day.

　　加拿大家庭通常在平安夜做完弥撒之后打开礼物。还有些人只打开一个礼物，其余的礼物留到圣诞节当天打开。

　　Many French Canadians have a huge feast after Christmas Eve mass, called a Réveillon, which lasts into the wee hours of Christmas morning.

　　许多法裔加拿大人在平安夜弥撒后会举行一场巨大的盛宴，这顿名为Réveillon的年夜饭会一直持续到圣诞节的凌晨。

　　俄罗斯：在平安夜当天斋戒

　　The fast typically lasts until after evening service or when the stars come out. After the fast, some might eat a traditional Russian dish called kutya. Kutya consists of grains, honey, and poppy seeds, shared from the same bowl to symbolize unity. No meat is allowed.

　　斋戒通常持续到平安夜弥撒之后或星星出来之时。斋戒结束后，俄罗斯人会吃一道名为kutya的传统俄罗斯菜，包括谷物、蜂蜜、罂粟籽，一家人都从一个碗里吃，以此象征团结。但是不能吃肉。

　　注：俄罗斯东正教徒一般按照儒略历法，在1月6日夜间至7日凌晨庆祝圣诞节。按照东正教教规，圣诞节前是圣诞斋戒，在斋戒期40天里，虔诚的教徒只食用浸泡和煮熟的小米、大米、豆类和蔬菜。

　　中国：送“平安果”

　　Christmas apples wrapped in cellophane are a popular holiday gift in China, which is said to be because the word "apple" sounds similar to "Christmas Eve" in Mandarin.

　　圣诞节的“平安果”就是用玻璃纸包好的苹果，在中国是很流行的一种圣诞礼物。据说是因为苹果的“苹”和平安夜的“平”谐音。

　　意大利：平安夜吃“七鱼宴”

　　A huge seafood and pasta dinner is tradition for Italians on Christmas Eve. The tradition of serving seven different seafood dishes stems from the Roman Catholic practice of abstaining from meat on Christmas Eve.

　　意大利人平安夜的传统大餐有海鲜和面食。“七鱼宴”上有七种不同的海鲜菜肴，吃海鲜的传统源于罗马天主教徒在平安夜不吃肉的做法。