THEY DON´T EAT MEAT ON CHRISTMAS

Traditionally, Italians do not eat meat on Christmas, also known as “la vigilia di natale”. Instead, they serve a wide variety of fish dishes, sometimes as many as seven seafood dishes, on their holiday tables. This is typical of the day and night before any religious celebration: it is eaten lightly to cleanse the body before the festivity. The most popular fish dishes vary throughout the country. In Rome, they enjoy a treat called pezzetti: artichoke, zucchini, and broccoli fried together. In Naples, instead, shellfish and broccoli are sautéed.

In addition to fish, Italians naturally serve pasta dishes on Christmas Eve. Again, the specific pasta dishes vary depending on where in the country you are. Places like Piedmont and Lombardy to the north eat lasagna stuffed with anchovies, while Naples tends to serve pasta with mussels or clams.

Italy is traditionally a Catholic country and therefore it is customary not to eat meat on Christmas Eve. Catholic tradition prohibits eating meat the night before a religious holiday, so fish is the star of the traditional Italian Christmas dinner.



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