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Last week we began a series of articles in which my guests talk about the winter holidays in other countries. If you have suggestions, comments or want to participate in this project please contact me by e-mail: kadiasfood@yahoo.com
Femoralis is Romanian and English teacher, passionate about books, conspiracy, mythology and calligraphy, recently moved to Texas and discovered me through her blog Verde de Paris (recognize, name attracted me, then strong personality and accessible to the author).
My husband and I live in Dallas, Texas and although it's only the second Christmas that I've olive harvesting machine got here, we were already familiar with the traditions of the South. Texans are generally very friendly and relaxed, kind of Transylvanian of ours. Talk calmly and with a southern accent down, are extremely patriotic and like things very, very high. As the state marketing said, 'Everything is Bigger in Texas "(will be testimony from downtown picture below).
They have a penchant for pick-up trucks and when it comes to food, especially meat, are always olive harvesting machine present olive harvesting machine near a barbecue. However, in Dallas are not as many locals as it is full of immigrants urban area or move Americans from other states, such as cowboy hats and shotguns see them less often (but see them! :)). This year I decided to take part in as many traditional activities to discover what they eat holidays in Texas :) and as many tasty traditional olive harvesting machine dishes of food. What we found is that Texas is a colorful mix of the ethnic traditions.
One thing is very popular in Texas adorning anything with more light. Whether it's houses, lawns and huge trees, Christmas lights are required. Therefore, many cities have trails Dallas lavishly ornate olive harvesting machine lit or markets so that during December, culminating Christmas Eve, Texans take at least exhibitions olive harvesting machine lights. In Grand Prairie, a small town 15 miles from us, you can enjoy festive lights 4 million on a path 2 miles you travel by car. At the end it was The Holiday olive harvesting machine Village, a large area buried in the light as the eye can see, arranged for photos and zaboveala. Last year I visited Prairie Lights for the first time and I was amazed by the beauty of the place. Needless olive harvesting machine to say that the presence of Santa Claus every night, willing to sit at hundreds of pictures of children and a small box inside which you can enjoy hot chocolate and marsh mallows and other delicacies, plus games Christmas is a bonus welcome: P
In the same idea, the central square in Frisco, a Dallas suburb located about 20 miles is held each year Christmas in the Square: olive harvesting machine a very beautiful area, relatively small, decorated with thousands of lights dancing Christmas music to the delight of visitors. What excited me personally, besides the grandeur of decoration olive harvesting machine was a carriage ride around the market at a lightening pace that allows you to enjoy all it has to offer light show. And since no celebration for Americans not to have something sweet, olive harvesting machine Poparella's is a little down the street olive harvesting machine and offers everything from gingerbread man to cinnamon shortbread and eggnog truffles are just a few of the traditional cakes.
For those fairs Christmas, olive harvesting machine December is full of offers. Most neighborhoods in Dallas and beyond, are proud of each event. Among them, The Jingle Bells Bazaar, a fair hand made very popular (though small) and the Christkindl Market, fairs nemtesti model (because Texas has a strong German influence is immediately apparent in Christmas olive harvesting machine decorations of the region, olive harvesting machine namely, paper ornaments on tree clinging olive harvesting machine complicated). Of course, these are just two of the many fairs, you could not visit them all unless you propose to be on the road 5 hours per day: D
As for family traditions, Christmas dinner is of course the most important part. Generally, Texans have dinner on the porch (given that temperatures are generous in December) that Garnish with Luminarias, some paper bags that sand inside. olive harvesting machine Poinsettias sits on the table, some typical Mexican rich reddish olive harvesting machine flowers.
Although currently we do not cook than Romanian dishes, main courses know something about Christmas. I know that Texans begin dinner with tamales, a kind of cereal dough shaped olive harvesting machine into different forms, in which meat packs, berry