Ingurgitate - definition: to swallow greedily or in great quantity, as food
Firstly, a Merry Christmas to you all. I wish you health, wealth, love and flowing words for 2014.
The celebration of the festivities centers mainly around the Christmas Day meal. Traditionally, turkey is the bird of choice although duck, chicken, ham and vegetarian equivalents are among the other options available. Although if you read this link, you can find exceptional offerings :
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-502605/It-serves-125-takes-hours-cook-stuffed-12-different-birds---really-IS-Christmas-dinner.html
This combination in itself would be enough to try and consume without all the trimmings to go with it. I am sure there would be many weeks of sandwiches, crock-pot meals and leftover meals after this one.
So why do we eat to excess at these times? Is it greed, showing off to family and friends, a status symbol of our wealth? Or is it a celebration of abundance we are able to enjoy?
Or a symbol of love for those around us who have made our lives better for being in it?
This last option is the one I believe in, especially now, as I am thousands of miles away from my family. I will treasure the moments with my immediate family on Christmas Day this year. My choice of bird this Christmas is duck.
Take your choice of these explanations or comment on your own thoughts.
This link gives some insight from a British point of view.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/dec/22/eating-excess-christmas-british-tradition
What bird are you cooking?
Image from :
http://www.acageybee.com/decking-the-halls/145
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Firstly, a Merry Christmas to you all. I wish you health, wealth, love and flowing words for 2014.
The celebration of the festivities centers mainly around the Christmas Day meal. Traditionally, turkey is the bird of choice although duck, chicken, ham and vegetarian equivalents are among the other options available. Although if you read this link, you can find exceptional offerings : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-502605/It-serves-125-takes-hours-cook-stuffed-12-different-birds---really-IS-Christmas-dinner.html
This combination in itself would be enough to try and consume without all the trimmings to go with it. I am sure there would be many weeks of sandwiches, crock-pot meals and leftover meals after this one.
So why do we eat to excess at these times? Is it greed, showing off to family and friends, a status symbol of our wealth? Or is it a celebration of abundance we are able to enjoy?
Or a symbol of love for those around us who have made our lives better for being in it?
This last option is the one I believe in, especially now, as I am thousands of miles away from my family. I will treasure the moments with my immediate family on Christmas Day this year. My choice of bird this Christmas is duck.
Take your choice of these explanations or comment on your own thoughts.
This link gives some insight from a British point of view.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/dec/22/eating-excess-christmas-british-tradition
What bird are you cooking?
Image from : http://www.acageybee.com/decking-the-halls/145
One might ingurgitate and then regurgitate shortly thereafter… (once upon a time, it had even been intentional).
Thank you for the kind wishes; I wish the same for you, also. 🙂
Methinks thy protestations much too great…
‘less thy sated belly’s orb show thee ingurgitate..”
I vote with you for duck as well. To quote a conspicious duck, “It’s duck season.”
Groaning and prone bodies is the best way to show our gratitude for sure
all this time I have blamed the ukrainains on my husband’s side of the family!
Nope – most countries have their own ‘festive’ blow out