Christmas Eve fish

Feast before midnight

Christmas Eve fish refers to the traditional practice of serving fish on December 24th, observed in many Catholic and Eastern European cultures.

The custom stems from the religious tradition of abstaining from meat before Christmas Day.

Italian-American families often celebrate with the Feast of the Seven Fishes, featuring multiple seafood dishes: We're having Christmas Eve fish at Nonna's this year.

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herringSmall silvery Atlantic fish
pickled herringCured small ocean fish
codCold-water food fish
salted codBrine-cured dried fish

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Opposites

liturgical timing

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protein type in holiday meals

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religious observance

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Weekly British dinner tradition

Easter feast · breaking the fast

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