Comments on: Try These Holiday Traditions: Mummering, Chinese Food and Mari Lwyd http://matadorlife.com/try-these-holiday-traditions-mummering-chinese-food-and-mari-lwyd/ Thrive Between Trips Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:28:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris http://matadorlife.com/try-these-holiday-traditions-mummering-chinese-food-and-mari-lwyd/comment-page-1/#comment-3623 Chris Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:39:20 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=3023#comment-3623 I'll be living the typical aussie tradition back home especially if the weather stays warm. Kicking back in my shorts and singlet while woofing down a feed of seafood and the like. Now I just need to find a few friends for a bit of backyard cricket.... I’ll be living the typical aussie tradition back home especially if the weather stays warm. Kicking back in my shorts and singlet while woofing down a feed of seafood and the like. Now I just need to find a few friends for a bit of backyard cricket….

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]]> By: Candice Walsh http://matadorlife.com/try-these-holiday-traditions-mummering-chinese-food-and-mari-lwyd/comment-page-1/#comment-3613 Candice Walsh Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:43:28 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=3023#comment-3613 Maybe you can combine the two and create an original Seattle tradition! Maybe you can combine the two and create an original Seattle tradition!

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]]> By: Leigh Shulman http://matadorlife.com/try-these-holiday-traditions-mummering-chinese-food-and-mari-lwyd/comment-page-1/#comment-3607 Leigh Shulman Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:17:51 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=3023#comment-3607 There's a tradition to eat fried foods on Chanuka meant to commemorate the miracle in the Chanuka story when one days' worth of oil burned for eight days. In Israel, we made sufganiot, jelly donuts (although I like the ones filled with caramel better). Everywhere, we make latkes. What I like best about the tradition is making them with family. My mom makes them with Lila. Lila gets together with her cousins and makes them with her great aunt. Then we all get together as a family to eat. There’s a tradition to eat fried foods on Chanuka meant to commemorate the miracle in the Chanuka story when one days’ worth of oil burned for eight days.

In Israel, we made sufganiot, jelly donuts (although I like the ones filled with caramel better). Everywhere, we make latkes. What I like best about the tradition is making them with family. My mom makes them with Lila. Lila gets together with her cousins and makes them with her great aunt. Then we all get together as a family to eat.

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]]> By: Leigh Shulman http://matadorlife.com/try-these-holiday-traditions-mummering-chinese-food-and-mari-lwyd/comment-page-1/#comment-3606 Leigh Shulman Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:12:13 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=3023#comment-3606 It was always the joke in my community growing up (not just Russian jews, but from everywhere) that we always go out for Chinese on Christmas. I always thought it was because Chinese restaurants tend to be the only ones open, and then it becomes tradition. It was always the joke in my community growing up (not just Russian jews, but from everywhere) that we always go out for Chinese on Christmas. I always thought it was because Chinese restaurants tend to be the only ones open, and then it becomes tradition.

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]]> By: joshua johnson http://matadorlife.com/try-these-holiday-traditions-mummering-chinese-food-and-mari-lwyd/comment-page-1/#comment-3603 joshua johnson Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:58:31 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=3023#comment-3603 I am tempted to go Mummering around downtown Seattle, but I am afraid I wouldn't remain outside police custody for long...and horse skulls? I am tempted to go Mummering around downtown Seattle, but I am afraid I wouldn’t remain outside police custody for long…and horse skulls?

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]]> By: Yana http://matadorlife.com/try-these-holiday-traditions-mummering-chinese-food-and-mari-lwyd/comment-page-1/#comment-3601 Yana Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:14:39 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=3023#comment-3601 In regards to the chinese food: All Russian Jews in the USA, at least that I know of, celebrate Christmas by ordering chinese food. I'm not sure why, but it certainly has nothing to do with combining cultures. More like they're too lazy, most likely. I'll have to look into that... In regards to the chinese food: All Russian Jews in the USA, at least that I know of, celebrate Christmas by ordering chinese food. I’m not sure why, but it certainly has nothing to do with combining cultures. More like they’re too lazy, most likely. I’ll have to look into that…

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