Jews hold virtual Chinese nosh
It’s something of a Jewish tradition to have Chinese food on Christmas (that photo is misleading, being from a previous year) while the goyim celebrate the religious feast. CTV’s report is a little less rosy, saying not all restaurants benefit from the tradition.
Churches can only admit 25 people for services. This meant handing out tickets for the mass implied to be at Notre Dame on the eve. The text doesn’t say it was Notre Dame, but many parishes would stretch to get 25 people in, so presumably it was.
Ephraim 15:48 on 2020-12-25 Permalink
It’s Chinese food and a movie. Two traditions that are difficult today. Five years ago, Yidlife Crisis posted this https://youtu.be/iPSLWauwwZM
Bill Binns 11:33 on 2020-12-26 Permalink
Uber Eats was all Chinese food on the front page on the 24th and 25th. I’m just not sure that this tradition of going to Chinese restaurants on Christmas translates very well to having Chinese food delivered. This tradition was never about the food. It was about going out and doing something at the only place that’s open. In fact, just thinking of the Jewish people I know, I don’t think they are big on having food delivered at all.
Sort of related: This was the first Christmas in many years that I didn’t watch “A Christmas Story”. It’s usually all over TV for the week before Christmas just like “It’s a Wonderful Life” . This year it was nowhere to be found because the Chinese restaurant scene has been determined to be extremely racist and hurtful.
walkerp 12:20 on 2020-12-26 Permalink
@Bill Binns can I get some back up on this claim about A Christmas Story please. In the States, it is on all over the place, including the now tradition of TBS and TNT running a 24-hour xmas marathon. Is it really not being shown in Canada because of this scene or just regional rights?
Kevin 12:23 on 2020-12-26 Permalink
Bill Binns
You must not get TNT or TBS where it was the only thing airing on Christmas Day.
The show you couldn’t watch this year was a Charlie Brown Christmas because Apple TV snagged the rights for itself—but they let PBS play it once or twice.
John S 12:53 on 2020-12-26 Permalink
CBC showed A Christmas Story (Chinese restaurant scene intact) about three weeks ago.