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No Such Thing As A Fish
510: No Such Thing As Pumpkin Spice Moss
Dec 21, 2023
Live in a Christmas special, the hosts discuss the popularity of pumpkin spice flavor, failed food promotions, the process of making Sherry, foam in baseball and unpredictable ball movement in cricket, British obsession with gravy, peculiar traditions like placing pancakes on heads, and spending Christmas with family versus in-laws.
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- The Netherlands has a tradition of placing pancakes on their heads in the lead up to Christmas, which originated from a cartoon in 1986.
- The Feast of the Ass is a French tradition where a donkey is brought into the church and its voice is mimicked during the sermon, as part of the Christmas period.
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Pancake on your head in the Netherlands
In the Netherlands, on November 29th, people put a pancake on their head as a tradition in the lead up to Christmas. This tradition originated from a cartoon in 1986 where a pancake was placed on a character's head. It has gained popularity over the years, and now people in the Netherlands participate in this funny and quirky tradition.
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