The Feast of the Seven Fishes — in Italian “La Vigilia,” which means “The Eve” — is one of these Christmas Eve traditions. So, where does this tradition come from? This feast stems ...

This small village has a rich religious history, being credited with starting the tradition of live Nativity scenes. Located in the Lazio region of Italy ... the Savior on Christmas Eve, repeating ...

They also invented a new one: the Feast of the Seven Fishes. The Italian American Christmas Eve tradition is believed to have originated with immigrants from southern Italy who missed the abundant ...

HOMEWOOD, Pennsylvania — From time to time, Frank Tropiano will drive past the tiny structure he called home after he and his parents, three sisters, and his grandparents arrived in this country in ...

The origin of this Italian tradition is shrouded in mystery. Why seven fishes on Christmas Eve? Some say there’s a fish for each sacrament of the Catholic Church. Others tie it to the seven days of ...

Dozens of Sclafani's longtime friends and family jumped in to help on Christmas Eve, which also marks the Italian-American tradition of the Feast of the Seven Fishes. Families abstain from eating ...

a southern Italian Christmas Eve tradition, on the menu in many households. It features an array of seafood dishes, symbolising abstinence from meat. Staples include baccala (salt cod, often fried ...

If you're from an Italian-American family, you may want to pay attention to this latest food recall as it could potentially impact a celebrated annual Christmas tradition this year. ABC6 News ...

It still makes us hungry. Christmas Eve’s Feast of the Seven Fishes is, by Italian Catholic tradition, supposed to be a penitential meal, and it may be, depending on your view of eel ...

In Japan, it’s been a tradition since the 1970s to eat some finger-licking good Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) on Christmas Day. Santa Claus and his elves are well-known around the world, but in Italy, ...