Celebrating Christmas
Christmas crackers or bon-bons are a part Christmas celebrations in the UK and Commonwealth countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. They are also popular in Ireland. A cracker consists of a cardboard tube wrapped in a brightly decorated twist of paper, making it resemble an oversized sweet-wrapper.
How it is used for Christmas is like the way it's done with a wishbone. The cracker is pulled by two people. The cracker splits unevenly. The split is accompanied by a small bang produced by the effect of friction on a chemically impregnated card strip.
How it is used for Christmas is like the way it's done with a wishbone. The cracker is pulled by two people. The cracker splits unevenly. The split is accompanied by a small bang produced by the effect of friction on a chemically impregnated card strip.
Crackers are also a part of Russia's New Year celebration and some countries of the former Soviet Union, with some variations in the actual cracker.
In one version of the tradition the person with the larger portion of cracker empties the contents from the tube and keeps them.
Typically the content is a motto or a joke on a small strip of paper.
Christmas crackers are usually pulled before or after Christmas dinners or at Christmas parties.
It's fun! Children and adults love bon-bons!
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