While on Christmas Eve and Christmas day, streets go empty with many Catholic households munching on their festive dinner, Chinese restaurants are as busy as ever. You’ve probably heard about a Jewish custom of eating Chinese food on Christmas. But do you really know where this tradition comes from?
Thanks to Twitter user Megan, who introduces herself as “Jewish, feminist, and plant mom,” we now have this Jewish holiday ritual explained in a viral thread. “If I could choose any words to describe the phenomenon of Jews eating Chinese food on Christmas, I think they would be escapism, proximity, commonality, and unity,” she said and went on explaining how it actually works.