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[[File:8452 - Milano - S. Marco - Londonio - Presepe (ca 1750) - Foto G. Dall'Orto - 14-Apr-2007.jpg|thumb|300px|''The Adoration of the Shepherds'' from a crib made of painted board by Francesco Landonio, 1750, Italy]]

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In the Southern Hemisphere, the traditional roast dinner is often replaced with cold cuts of meat, and served with salads. The first course might be prawn cocktail or a cold soup like borsch. The plum pudding might be served with ice cream. White wine and beer are both served cold (beer is kept in a refrigerator). Christmas dinner may be served on the veranda, or sometimes as a picnic.

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s and decorations ====
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[[File:Juletræet.jpg|thumb|A traditional Christmas tree]]
In most homes when Christmas is celebrated, people set up a [[Christmas tree]] in the house. This old Yuletide custom began in Germany as the "Tannenbaum" (German for ''Fir Tree''). These are traditionally [[evergreen]]s, the best type being the Fir Tree which does not shed its needles or lose its [[Odor|fragrance]]. The tree may be a cut tree that is bought from a pla(contracted; show full){{Commons|Christmas}}
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[[Category:Christmas]]
[[Category:December events]]