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It’s December. For most of us, this month is automatically associated with the Advent season and Christmas. In Europe, where Christmas tends to be a Christian tradition, that’s no surprise. We begin to see the first gingerbread in supermarket shelves in autumn, and even the…
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We often think that all our traditions are very old, especially when it comes to Christmas. We have been investigating and you will be surprised what we have found out about Christmas traditions.
Long before the birth of Christ, midwinter was celebrated on December 21, the longest night of the year. The festival was celebrated in many European cultures. They celebrated the birth of light in winter and this symbolism was used by Roman popes and emperors in the 4th century when they made Christianity the state religion. From then on, the birth of the sun god on December 25 was no longer remembered, but the birth of Jesus Christ. But anyone who now believes that pagan customs were simply reinterpreted is mistaken. The reason was a simple arithmetical example, the Annunciation of the angel Gabriel to Mary added up with nine months, ergo the birth date was December 25.
Th drink originated in the United States. In the 1920s, soda bars were all the rage, and soda jerks would mix drinks fresh with soda water, milk, ice cream, or egg, depending on the customer’s preference.
Today, cream soda is usually a sweet, carbonated lemonade with vanilla flavoring (though it doesn’t contain milk or cream). In the U.S., it’s often golden brown, but in Japan, there are also pink and green varieties flavored with cotton candy or melon.
In German-speaking countries, cream soda is not a standard supermarket beverage. Instead, it is often only available as an imported product in U.S./U.K. or Asian sections. (Note: Mass-produced brands like A&W (U.S.) and Barr (U.K.) typically contain artificial flavors, colors, and corn syrup.
You’ll have the smallest ecological footprint if you use cream soda syrups that you carbonate or mix with sparkling water yourself.)
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