What are Italian Christmas traditions?

One old Italian custom is that children go out Carol singing and playing songs on shepherds pipes, wearing shepherds sandals and hats. On Christmas Eve, its common that no meat (and also sometimes no dairy) is eaten. Often a light seafood meal is eaten and then people go to the Midnight Mass service.

What is the 7 Fishes Italian tradition?

The Feast of the Seven Fishes—also known as Festa dei Sette Pesci or La Vigilia—is a huge dinner that features seven courses of fish and seafood dishes, plus a classic Italian dessert. Add some festive decor and good music and youll have an unforgettable evening!

What snacks do Italians like?

Here are a few of my favorite Italian snacks.Pastiera. The Pastiera is a tart that originated in Naples and is a small cake traditionally enjoyed around Easter. Panini. Tramezzino. Bruschetta. Cannoli. Panzerotti. Pizza.5 Nov 2014

What is the traditional Italian Christmas Eve dinner?

In Italy, Christmas Eve dinner is traditionally lighter with no meat and a lot of seafood, while the Italian-American meal has evolved into much more of a feast. Bring on the sword fish, tuna, salmon, octopus salad, smelts, calamari, spaghetti with clam sauce and the famous Italian classic—salted cod, known as baccalà.

What do Italians eat for afternoon snack?

La merenda is the typical mid-afternoon snack that most Italians tend to associate with coming home from school as a child—that moment of the day, somewhere around 4 or 5 oclock, when little tummies are groaning and need a small something to help make it to dinnertime, still a few hours away.