15 Christmas Traditions from Around the World
| December 18, 2017
10. Christmas Festival of Lights – Portland, USA
The annual Christmas Festival of Lights in Portland, Oregon is a beloved local Christmas tradition. Every year, over 150 different choirs from around the Pacific Northwest gather and perform for enthusiastic onlookers at The Grotto, a Catholic shrine and botanical garden just a few minutes outside of downtown Portland. The trees of the Grotto grounds are decorated with thousands of twinkling lights, which take weeks to assemble, and every night from Black Friday to December 30th families walk through the grounds, admiring the lights and listening to the choir performances.
Victoria Ditkovsky / Shutterstock
SHARE ON
Advertisement
Cultured Palate: Dishes from Iran
Iranian cuisine uses a myriad of spices, dried and fresh fruits, herbs, and nuts to flavor dishes. These ingredients turn even the simplest meal of rice and stewed meat into a sensory explosion.
Around the World in Holiday Baking
Every December, millions of pounds of butter, sugar, and flour contribute to the creation of spectacular treats for holiday celebrations. Even if you’re not ordinarily a baker, many people venture into the kitchen before the holidays to make sure that they’ve got plenty of treats to offer to family and friends.
The Most Unusual McDonald’s Menu Items from Around the World
If you’re a fast-food connoisseur, chances are you’re already familiar with the McDonald’s menu that’s typical in North America. They bring in new choices fairly frequently. However, most people stick with their usual order of Big Macs, Quarter Pounders, fries, McFlurries, and Apple Pies. It’s familiar food, and the bulk of the menu is essentially…
