698 Ready for Christmas Near and Far; Wassailing

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Rick Steves

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🗓️ 17 December 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In the first of two holiday-themed shows, Rick's guests recall their childhood Christmases in the Netherlands, Italy, and New Mexico. Then more friends join us to describe what you're likely to find this time of year in Austria, Australia, Japan...and Antarctica. Plus, we'll hear about how the English tradition of "wassailing" developed as a way to guarantee a good apple harvest — or at least an occasion to enjoy a warm drink with neighbors.

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0:00.0	While Christmas should make you feel optimistic, sometimes you'll find children in the Netherlands
0:05.4	are a little wary of what to expect, if St. Nick really can see everything.
0:10.1	He is the one who could eventually put you into sank, if you hadn't been a nice child
0:16.3	that year.
0:17.3	Coming up, we'll celebrate Christmas traditions with our friends from near and far, when
0:21.4	even simple foods can feel special.
0:23.8	Fried dough, there's nothing miraculous about it, and yet somehow in New Mexico it's transformed.
0:29.3	You will hear how the tradition of was sailing that started in rural England.
0:33.4	The village would march down to the orchard, banging drums and making a lot of noise to
0:38.1	get rid of the evil spirits.
0:40.0	Well in Antarctica, the late night December 7 keeps the party going.
0:43.7	You can enjoy your bourbon or your scotch or your gin over glacial ice that is tens of
0:50.0	thousands of years old, this beautiful, clear ice.
0:54.6	Get in the spear with us, it's travel with Rick Steves.
1:00.3	I've always been fascinated by how people observe the holidays in different places
1:04.7	around the world, and how hearing about them can boost your own Christmas spirit.
1:10.0	So today on travel with Rick Steves, let's check in with old friends to hear their Christmas
1:14.8	time memories.
1:16.4	We'll discover what you can find this time of year from Austria to Australia, Santa
1:20.8	Fein to the canals of Venice and Amsterdam, with a cup or two of good cheer along the
1:26.1	way.
1:27.3	We start with a look at what the holidays were like in the Netherlands, where Elizabeth
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