France:Paris celebrates by eating oysters

时间：2008-12-26 02:33:07

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In France

Every home displays a nativity scene featuring little clay figurines made in the south of this country.

The Christmas tree has never been popular here.

In many areas children receive gifts from Pere Noel.

They receive gifts on both December 6th and Christmas Day.

In other regions the gifts are delivered by "Le petit Jesus".

There is a traditional grand feast¹ every year held after midnight mass on Christmas Eve.

A world famous cake is baked for the Christmas season in the shape of a log, usually coated in chocolate and extremely delicious.

One part of the country celebrates Christmas by eating turkey and chestnuts².

The capital city celebrates by eating oysters³.

Adults wait until New Years Day to exchange gifts.

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1 feast
n.盛宴，筵席，节日
参考例句：
After the feast she spent a week dieting to salve her conscience.大吃了一顿之后，她花了一周时间节食以安慰自己。 You shouldn't have troubled yourself to prepare such a feast!你不该准备这样丰盛的饭菜，这样太麻烦你了！

2 chestnuts
n.栗子( chestnut的名词复数 )；栗色；栗树；栗色马
参考例句：
A man in the street was selling bags of hot chestnuts. 街上有个男人在卖一包包热栗子。来自《简明英汉词典》 Talk of chestnuts loosened the tongue of this inarticulate young man. 因为栗子，正苦无话可说的年青人，得到同情他的人了。来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

3 oysters
牡蛎( oyster的名词复数 )
参考例句：
We don't have oysters tonight, but the crayfish are very good. 我们今晚没有牡蛎供应。但小龙虾是非常好。 She carried a piping hot grill of oysters and bacon. 她端出一盘滚烫的烤牡蛎和咸肉。