As for me I remember that we used to have these huge meals that were prepared during Christmas time. My Dad took care of many children, nine of us (his children) and cousins. There was a time that we were 40 children in the house. My mother will pull out the china and all of us sat down in our special dinning room that was remodeled to accommodate all the kids. My Dad was buying a whole cow every two weeks. But on Christmas day we had fish, pondu, rice, fufu, fried plantain, chicken, duck, potato, beans. For desserts we had beignets, gateau (vanilla cake). We didn’t have to many gifts (presents), yet we celebrated by being thankful for the birth of Christ, and enjoyed great food. Each of us had an opportunity to tell stories in front of everybody. Later on I realized that we were practicing the art of public speaking. We had wonderful time growing up!
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