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Holidays

Struffoli

These Neapolitan Christmas sweets double as decorations.

Poutine Râpée

Not all poutine comes with cheese curds and gravy.

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Marzipan Easter Lamb

This sweet symbolic figurine is a Sicilian holiday tradition.

Feuerzangenbowle

Nothing says “happy holidays” quite like mulled wine and a flaming, rum-soaked sugar loaf.

Pebersvend

The way to celebrate unmarried Danes’ 25th and 30th birthdays is to attack them with spices.

Tangub City, Philippines

Tangub City Christmas Symbols Festival

An annual festival full of illuminated replicas of iconic landmarks from around the world.

Kagemand

At Danish birthday parties, you can have your cake and decapitate it, too.

A canelazo made with citrus and cloves.

Canelazo

A sweet, warm cocktail to chase away the chill of Andean nights.

Bled Island Potica

On a small Slovenian island, diners can mix and match a classic cake into dozens of sweet and savory flavor combinations.

Thorláksmessa

To honor Iceland's patron saint, feast on fermented skate.

St. Martin's Croissant

Bakers fold this Polish pastry 81 times into the shape of a horseshoe.

Flæskesteg Sandwich

The key to this colorful holiday sandwich is extra-crispy pork skin.

Vimto

This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.

Jólaöl

It's not Icelandic Christmas without two sodas in one cup.

Entierro de la Sardina

Murcians celebrate the end of Lenten fasting by burning a giant papier-mâché sardine.

Sweet Potato Fly

Fermenting tubers with spices, eggshells, and sugar creates a fizzy, wassail-flavored drink.

Chocolate Letters

In this Dutch holiday tradition, Sinterklaas leaves good children sweet pieces of the alphabet inside their shoes.