698a Ready for Christmas Near and Far; Wassailing
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
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🗓️ 21 December 2024
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Rick gathers some old friends to hear about their childhood Christmases in Spain, Italy, and New Mexico. Then he brings in more friends to describe what you're likely to find this time of year in Austria, Australia, Japan…and Antarctica. Plus, a Brit from Bath explains how the English tradition of wassailing developed as a way to guarantee a good apple harvest — or at least an occasion to enjoy a warm drink with neighbors.
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| 0:00.0 | Little kids in Spain know how to play their cards when it comes to getting some nice presents. |
| 0:05.6 | Please tell me honestly, do you believe in Santa Claus or do you believe in the three wise men? |
| 0:09.7 | They tell me we believe in both. |
| 0:11.5 | Coming up, we enjoy Christmas traditions from near and far. |
| 0:15.4 | The holidays can make even simple foods feel special. |
| 0:18.7 | Fried dough, there's nothing miraculous about it, and yet somehow in New Mexico it's transformed. |
| 0:23.6 | We'll hear how dozens of rowers all dressed up like Babo Natale parade in their gondolas down the Grand Canal in Venice. |
| 0:30.6 | A parade for Bautza, and everybody has to, if you want to participate, you got to dress up like Santa Claus. |
| 0:36.6 | And we'll learn how the tradition of wasailing |
| 0:39.1 | got started in rural England. |
| 0:41.4 | The village would march down to the orchard, |
| 0:44.1 | banging drums and making a lot of noise |
| 0:46.1 | to get rid of the evil spirits. |
| 0:48.0 | Plus, we check in on holiday traditions |
| 0:50.1 | with friends from as far away as Tokyo, |
| 0:52.4 | Australia, and even Antarctica. |
| 0:54.7 | Let's spend some time together. It's Travel with Rick Steves. |
| 1:01.5 | I've always been fascinated by how people observe the holidays in different places around the world. |
| 1:07.1 | I've found that hearing about their traditions can boost your own Christmas spirit. |
| 1:12.2 | So today on Travel Thric Steves, |
| 1:13.8 | we're checking in with old friends |
| 1:15.3 | to hear their Christmastime memories. |
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