tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714607023586830416.post4470156499363127408..comments2024-03-26T16:34:28.335+01:00Comments on the piri-piri lexicon: Christmas crackers & other borrowed traditionsThe Piri-Piri Lexiconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07211814852783699044noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714607023586830416.post-47675896846348857892014-12-18T08:18:54.959+01:002014-12-18T08:18:54.959+01:00Same as Cristina - I have seen the Christmas crack...Same as Cristina - I have seen the Christmas crackers in movies or read about them in books (okay, Harry Potter), but never knew much more about them. They look so fun! I'm glad you included a tutorial - though I'm not sure about the mini-explosive strip! I did a quick search on Amazon US, and it looks like they do have some available, but most are fairly pricey. We have an "international" gift shop nearby - I'll have to see if they carry them! Love your blend of traditions. That Advent calendar is wonderful!Leanna @ Alldonemonkeyhttp://alldonemonkey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714607023586830416.post-69351176241555318572014-12-12T20:23:28.457+01:002014-12-12T20:23:28.457+01:00I had seen Christmas crackers sometimes on tv but ...I had seen Christmas crackers sometimes on tv but I never really knew what they were or the story behind them, now I finally know it! :)Cristina @ Montessori en Casahttp://www.montessoriencasa.esnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714607023586830416.post-81146600523100792422014-12-10T21:57:58.619+01:002014-12-10T21:57:58.619+01:00Christmas crackers are ace! We're making our o...Christmas crackers are ace! We're making our own again this year and I've been put in charge of the jokes :-)<br /><br />JonathanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714607023586830416.post-13408470544543677112014-12-10T20:55:28.560+01:002014-12-10T20:55:28.560+01:00Nothing wrong with borrowing Christmas traditions ...Nothing wrong with borrowing Christmas traditions from everywhere because in the end it all boils down to your "own family traditions." How fun! My child would really enjoy the lame jokes! I would have to laugh out loud so he can get a kick out of it! Discovering the World Through My Son's Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460356810160507768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714607023586830416.post-9420078862519727272014-12-10T19:07:07.808+01:002014-12-10T19:07:07.808+01:00Christmas crackers are pretty popular throughout C...Christmas crackers are pretty popular throughout Canada as well - maybe it's our British colonial roots or maybe it's just consumerism :) either way, we have fun with them, and the hats really are festive. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15363799461243112381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714607023586830416.post-69172859958405813922014-12-10T13:09:29.458+01:002014-12-10T13:09:29.458+01:00I guess they are not for everyone ;-)I guess they are not for everyone ;-)Annabellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307996916856027630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714607023586830416.post-60298084768270590392014-12-10T12:45:38.627+01:002014-12-10T12:45:38.627+01:00This sounds like our traditions: borrowed from oth...This sounds like our traditions: borrowed from other countries, but putting a personal spin on it! Thanks for the cracker history, very interesting;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13527910393779597414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714607023586830416.post-45588496780505872522014-12-10T12:32:38.724+01:002014-12-10T12:32:38.724+01:00I always buy crackers for my Christmas dinner. Thi...I always buy crackers for my Christmas dinner. This year we had to get them from the English shop in Heidelberg :-Dbevchenhttp://confuzzledom.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1714607023586830416.post-83821630323094216342014-12-10T11:23:47.564+01:002014-12-10T11:23:47.564+01:00We love crackers too though I'm afraid my in-l...We love crackers too though I'm afraid my in-laws just don't get into the spirit of silliness with them and find them ridiculous so after a few times of taking crackers to Christmas with them I gave up. Now they're reserved for the very rare times we're at home or when we have Christmas in England.Phoebe @ Lou Messugohttp://www.loumessugo.com/en/blognoreply@blogger.com