2. Food
Celebration of Christmas marks the birth of Jesus. It is
celebrated with great enthusiasm in Jamaica.
Although,Christmas celebrations in Jamaica is not
quite different as other parts of world, still there are
some personal touches, as this island is made of varied
cultures.Christmas celebrations are incomplete
without Christmas carols. Christmas carols of Jamaica
are quite similar to other Christian nations.
Plan your Christmas vacations in Jamaica and enjoy a
Jamaican experience.One of the most distinguished
features of Jamaica Christmas celebrations is the food.
TraditionalJamaican Christmas food is theChristmas
fruitcake. Mixed fruits are marinated for months in
wine to prepare it. DuringChristmas celebrations,
there is one popular drink of Jamaica known as Sorrel.
Sorrel sepal, cinnamons, cloves, sugar, orange peel
and white rum are used for preparing it.
The lip smacking Christmas meal of Jamaica comprises
of rice and gungo peas, roast chicken or duck, oxtails
and curried goat, ham, roast beef or pork. In Jamaica,
people express their love to loved ones by giving
beautiful Christmas gifts.These Christmas gifts are the
significant part of Christmas in Jamaica.
The Christmas day meal is usually
prepared on Christmas Eve.The
traditional Jamaican Christmas meal
include fresh fruits, sorrel and rum
punch and meat.The Christmas Day
breakfast includes ackee and
saltfish, breadfruit, fried plantains,
boiled bananas, freshly squeezed
fruit juice and tea. Dinner is usually
served in the late afternoon and this
may include chicken, curry goat,
stewed oxtail, rice and peas.
Jamaican red wine and rum
fruitcake is traditional and is eaten
in most homes.The fruits in the cake
are soaked in red wine and white
rum for months before Christmas
3. When is christmas in Jamaica
Christmas day in Jamaica is on the 25th of
December
4. Decorations
Traditionally on Christmas Eve some markets
were decorated with streamers, large
accordion-style bells, and balloons. People
were decked out in fancy clothes, including
bright hats purchased upon entering the
Grand Market. Everyone came to town for
Grand Market and the celebrations lasted
throughout the day and night.
