世界各地的古怪圣诞传统（组图）

UK: Christmas cracker, mince pie

The Christmas cracker is part of the Christmas celebrations in the UK. A cracker, in the shape of a large fruit candy, consists of a cardboard tube wrapped in a twist of paper with a prize inside. It is pulled by two people and will make a mild "bang" sound when split apart. The person holding the center chamber of the cracker will get a prize inside, which may be a little toy, or a joke or riddle written on a piece of paper.

Another tradition is the mince pie, which was originally filled with meat rather than the dried fruit mix we see today. They were first made in an oval shape to represent the manger Jesus slept in as a baby, and the top of the pie represents Jesus' swaddling clothes. Nowadays, the mince pie is always round and can be eaten hot or cold.

英国：圣诞饼干、馅饼

圣诞饼干被做成巨型水果糖的样子，饼干中包着一个小奖品，然后两个人用手拉这块饼干，得到饼干中间部分的人即可获得奖品。

英国的另一个圣诞传统食物是馅饼，最初馅饼里填的是肉馅，现在填的是各种干果肉，被称为百果馅饼。早先馅饼被做成椭圆形，象征着耶稣婴儿期睡的马槽，馅饼的百褶顶代表耶稣的襁褓。不过，现在的馅饼都做成圆形，热吃或冷吃均可。