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I first heard about the Seven Fishes dinner from Italian-American friends in college, and have since seen it described as a universal custom in English-language newspaper articles, ... In other parts of Italy people do eat fish -- because of the Vigil, and Naples is especially well known for its Christmas Eve fish dinners --
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Christmas Eve or vigilia in Italian traditional dinner is the feast of the seven fishes. What makes this tradition so special and what is the history behind it? ... Why Italians have a seven fish Christmas Eve ... My husband is Italian and I’m Polish. Our Christmas Eve dinner/Vigilia/La Vigilia is a mixture of both cultures,
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About The Christmas Eve Fish Dinner; Not every Italian celebrates this tradition. In fact, my mother's side of the family was very poor, so they just had tuna fish mixed in with macaroni, that was their Christmas Eve dinner.
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www.sicilianculture.com/food/xmasfish.htm
www.sicilianculture.com/food/xmasfish.htm
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It's difficult to precisely pin down the origins of the "seven fishes of Christmas Eve" that many Italian-Americans serve, ... "No expense was spared to buy the fish for Christmas Eve," DeFabo says. His own family will be host for 32 family members for the traditional Christmas Eve dinner at their home near the restaurant.
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www.post-gazette.com/food/199912207fishes9.asp
www.post-gazette.com/food/199912207fishes9.asp
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Typical Italian Christmas dishes include baccalà (salted dried cod fish), ... Traditional Christmas Eve Dinner, which includes seven types of fish (or nine, eleven, or thirteen, depending on the town of origin), is known as La Vigilia Napoletana in southern towns and includes drowned broccoli rabe (also known as...
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italian.about.com/library/weekly/aa120600d.htm
italian.about.com/library/weekly/aa120600d.htm
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Christmas Eve, Italian Style ; Friday December 21, 2001 ... This is the night of 7 fishes. Co-owner Marion Scotto says a genuine night before Christmas dinner is all about fish. The Italians would start with fish on Christmas Eve to cleanse their bodies so that on Christmas Day, they could over eat.
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One of the big mysteries surrounding Christmas Eve has to do with dinner and the significance of the number of fish dishes prepared. Many people have asked me why do we have seven different fish dishes? To be honest I never knew why myself. ... Vivian, Cassandra. An Italian American Christmas in Western Pennsylvania.
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www.italiansrus.com/articles/7fishes.htm
www.italiansrus.com/articles/7fishes.htm
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Italians traditionally eat fish on Christmas Eve. Growing up in New York City in an Italian area with Italian parents, we always stuck to the tradition. On Christmas Eve, we would have fish for dinner because we would attend Christmas Eve Mass at midnight.
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www.riverreporter.com/issues/07-11-22/LR-recipe.html
www.riverreporter.com/issues/07-11-22/LR-recipe.html
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Italian Culture, how to articles and videos including How to Make a Seven-Fish Italian Christmas Eve Dinner,How to Set a Table Informal Italian Style,How to Find My Italian Ancestors … and much more! ... How to Make a Seven-Fish Italian Christmas Eve Dinner...
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www.ehow.com/how_2187848_count-in-italian.html
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