# Family Christmas Traditions

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 24, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-christmas-traditions/741232 "2015-12-24T01:51:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![lalaith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@lalaith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lalaith)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2015, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-christmas-traditions/741232/21 "2015-12-27T02:22:45Z")

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> [@AngelSoft](#):
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> Her dad’s Japanese and I heard that’s something they do.

You could always do KFC for Christmas dinner. That’s big tradition in Japan.  
[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/christmas-in-japan-hundreds-queue-outside-of-kfc-branches-in-tokyo-for-japanese-christmas-tradition-a6785571.html](http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/christmas-in-japan-hundreds-queue-outside-of-kfc-branches-in-tokyo-for-japanese-christmas-tradition-a6785571.html)  
[http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ist/?next=/arts-culture/why-japan-is-obsessed-with-kentucky-fried-chicken-on-christmas-1-161666960/](http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ist/?next=/arts-culture/why-japan-is-obsessed-with-kentucky-fried-chicken-on-christmas-1-161666960/)

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**Author:** ![AngelSoft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelsoft/32/440_2.png) [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2015, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-christmas-traditions/741232/22 "2015-12-27T06:57:59Z")

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> [@lalaith](#):
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> You could always do KFC for Christmas dinner. That’s big tradition in Japan.  
> [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/christmas-in-japan-hundreds-queue-outside-of-kfc-branches-in-tokyo-for-japanese-christmas-tradition-a6785571.html](http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/christmas-in-japan-hundreds-queue-outside-of-kfc-branches-in-tokyo-for-japanese-christmas-tradition-a6785571.html)  
> [http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ist/?next=/arts-culture/why-japan-is-obsessed-with-kentucky-fried-chicken-on-christmas-1-161666960/](http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ist/?next=/arts-culture/why-japan-is-obsessed-with-kentucky-fried-chicken-on-christmas-1-161666960/)

Lol yeah I’ve heard that one too but I hate KFC! Much prefer Popeye’s! But since neither one is any closer than a 30 minute drive one way, sadly I’ll have to stick with a cake.

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