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posted by Mr. Sven @ 1:22 PM
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For me there are a couple of traditions that always reminded me of this time of the year.
The first was, of course, decorating the tree. An unoriginal choice, so I won't explain it further.
The second is Christmas Eve, spent at my grandparents' house with most of the extended family, cousins, aunts and uncles, everyone.
The third was usually done in preparation for the second. Since the Christmas party was a potluck, we had to bring some food. SO, often at this time of year my mother would make Sri Lankan meat cutlets (kind of similar to samosa, if you know indian food). We just call them meatballs. Once the meat is prepared and the ingredients added there is a step where you have to roll balls, dip them in egg white, and coat them with bread crumbs. So we usually formed a three person team with my sister and I helping in conveyor belt style meatball making. Since we make hundreds of these and often make enough for more than one event at a time, it can take quite a while. So we often do this while watching a movie or Christmas TV special. It was always one of my happiest memories. This year, since I couldn't be with my family, I made the meatballs with a good friend of mine here in Japan. Of course, they weren't quite the same, but it made it feel a little bit more like Christmas for me.
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