List: Get to know 7 countries and 7 traditional foods for the year-end holidays

Christmas is celebrated in many ways across the globe, and the cuisine marking the holiday is as diverse as the people who celebrate it.

A typical Christmas meal may vary by country, but the idea of enjoying and savoring the dishes is the same for everyone.

In France, seafood is a traditional holiday dish.

Tortellini in broth is the Italian Christmas Eve dish.

A traditional festive food in England is Christmas pudding, sometimes flambéed.

Christmas honey cookies are part of typical Greek celebrations.

Posole is a traditional way to start a Mexican Christmas meal.

Tamales are a staple festive food in Costa Rica.

Peas and rice decorate many holiday dishes in the Bahamas.

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