The taste of holiday cheer, as a sweet aroma fills your nostrils, and a feast is being prepared before you. The first sign of holiday break and many foods that will be served to you. How do you feast for the holidays?
Everyone celebrates the holidays differently, whether they celebrate no holidays, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, or any other major winter holiday. However, one of the most common traditions out of all these holidays is having a holiday meal. Around the world people gather around with their families for the holidays to eat together and celebrate winter.
One thing that can influence what people eat for the holidays is their cultural background.
“We usually eat tamales, pozole, mole, beans, and more.” 9th grader Denik Lopez said.
Though, everyone eats different things, and no culture is the same, “We like to eat West African food (Ivorian) and different types of meats and chicken” Lena Ohouochi said.
Though sometimes culture doesn’t play a role in people’s meals of choice.
Brisa Garcia says that her family eats barbecue for Christmas.
There are all kinds of different traditions when it comes to food, and people don’t have to be stuck on just one specific kind of food, either.
Here are some holiday favorites from Cy Springs students: Angelina Fuller, Sophia Deleon, and Garcia all say their favorite dish is macaroni and cheese. Lopez says that his favorite dish are tamales (every kind). Ohouochi says that her favorite dish is Buche “It’s a sort of ‘wood’ cake eaten around Christmas time” she explains.
Though, favorites don’t just stop there! Almost everyone has a favorite holiday dessert, “Ice cream cake, and tres leches” are a few of Ryan Monreal’s favorites. Ohouochi also agrees that she likes “anything with leche (milk) in it.”
As you can see, there are all kinds of different opinions about traditions in general during the holiday season, but to think that even our food is up for debate! Everyone has their own equally valid traditions when it comes to their holiday meals, and it doesn’t always just stop at their culture itself but simply the kind of things that they have tried in their life and grew to enjoy.