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The end of the year is approaching and people have already started thinking about the gifts they will buy and the dinner dishes they will make. However, we at News Folha We know that December 25th won't be December 25th if no one says the famous Christmas phrases, which is still a tradition of the date.
We are sure that at least one of these phrases was spoken in your house on that fateful day. It is for this reason that certain jokes and jabs are already considered part of the Brazilian repertoire. If you want to remember the main ones, keep reading our article. You will certainly have a good laugh and will be able to prepare yourself psychologically for the moments that will soon come.
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The most spoken Christmas phrases by Brazilians
“Is it pavé or pacumê?”
We start with the classic. After all, if there's pavé at supper, there's no one who can resist this little joke. The play with Portuguese words was very well done and could hardly be repeated in another language. In fact, it has become a tradition in the country as no one bothers to repeat it every year.
Let's say this is one of the most understandable Christmas phrases, after all, dinner usually only starts after midnight. Therefore, when it comes time to eat the blessed pavé, many people can no longer wait for dessert. People are usually talking at the table, but someone always appears to say “is it pavé or pacumê?”.
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“Wow, look how it’s grown!”
This phrase is also quite common. It is always on the lips of grandparents and uncles on duty when they meet the family's old children at Christmas. This is often an uncomfortable time for teenagers, who get tired of hearing the same thing thousands and thousands of times. Even so, they end up having nothing to do.
“What about the boyfriends?”
If you are no longer a child, no problem. There will be no shortage of things to listen to that day. This is one of the Christmas phrases that is said all over the place by the oldest people in the house. If spoken by grandparents, it is accompanied by a certain anxiety about seeing their offspring multiply. If said by uncles, it is accompanied either by a certain naivety or by a certain mockery. Either way, the embarrassment is usually the same.
“When are you going to graduate?”
When people finally let go of their romantic life, they usually start to ask about their professional life. This interest usually causes some discomfort, after all, those people who are already in their 7th year of college are not very excited to talk about this subject.
“Are there raisins in the food?”
And the confrontation between the “raisins” and the “non-passionists” continues. There is always someone who complains about raisins, saying that it is not right to put fruit in your food. Still, the family's cooks insist on putting the controversial ingredient in rice, much to the disgust of many people.
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