Recently, we shared news about our new offices in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Budapest, Hungary. Today, we’ll share how our teams in Argentina and Hungary celebrate the holiday season. Enjoy and Happy Holidays from all of us at Global Langauge Solutions!
Argentina: Our GLS office in Buenos Aires shares how they celebrate the holidays. Families gather for a big dinner during Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Some of the foods that you’ll find at the dinner table are: different kinds of meat, panettone (sweet bread), wines, and champagne. At midnight, there is a toast to welcome either Christmas or the coming year, and the skies light up with fireworks. Although it is Christmas, summer is just beginning. Schools and universities are off for three months, so now it’s time for youngsters to have fun and leave their studies behind for a while. During this time of year, many people travel to the Atlantic Coast, which gets crowded with families and groups of friends.
Hungary: Our GLS office in Budapest shares how they celebrate the holidays. In Hungary, people typically decorate the Christmas tree on the 24th of December, which is the holy night and when baby Jesus leaves presents under the tree. Christmas dinner is usually fish – there is a special fish soup that some families only eat at this time of the year. Another customary food to eat is stuffed cabbage cooked from sour kraut and pork, and Gerbeaud, a cake which has walnut filling, apricot jam, and chocolate icing. The country really slows down until after the 1st of the year – anyone who can is on vacation and most offices are closed. On New Year’s Eve you are not supposed to eat any poultry, because it takes your luck away for next year, but you should eat pork, which will bring you luck in the New Year.
