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1930s Italian Christmas postcard
popsixsquishcicerolipschitz reblogged
I have tried for years to discover something, anything, about this card with no success.
What is the tradition of the 7 fishes on Christmas Eve?
The Feast of the Seven Fishes typically consists of seven different seafood dishes. The tradition comes from Southern Italy, where it is known as The Vigil (La Vigilia). This celebration commemorates the wait, the Vigilia di Natale, for the midnight birth of the baby Jesus.
The Feast of the Seven Fishes is a culinary tradition for Christmas Eve in Italy, transformed on American menus into a celebration of fish ...