{"id":71701,"date":"2020-09-24T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=71701"},"modified":"2024-11-25T22:19:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T13:19:01","slug":"why-kfc-japan-christmas-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/why-kfc-japan-christmas-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"KFC: How the Fast-Food Brand Became a Christmas Tradition in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Christmas is a ubiquitous, worldwide holiday officially celebrated in 160 countries across the globe. From Colombia to Romania, Malta to Ghana, each nation has its own variation on central Christmas practices. Even if someone didn\u2019t grow up exchanging gifts, decorating a Christmas tree, or leaving out goodies for Santa Claus, such traditions are commonly known around the world. Not many countries, however, besides Japan, celebrates Christmas using KFC<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take Belgium<\/a>, where Sinterklaas visits on the 5th<\/sup> and 6th<\/sup> of December and his assistant, Black Peter, kidnaps naughty children in a bag, or Croatia<\/a>, where St. Nicholas places gifts in children\u2019s shoes, and people light yule logs on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Food<\/a>, of course, plays a large role at Christmas, as is the case with many holidays. In the USA, many different main courses, from turkey, ham, lasagna and vegan meatloaf are served during the Christmas holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A KFC meal with their ubiquitous ‘bucket’ fries and chicken | Photo by Aleks Dorohovich<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One food, however, rarely shows its face at family-oriented Christmas meals: Kentucky Fried Chicken<\/strong>. There aren\u2019t many Christmas traditions that involve taking a stroll to the local KFC to buy a bucket of wings with some mashed potatoes<\/strong>. That is unless you live in Japan. KFC is not only a common Christmas option but has been the preferred choice for Christmas meals <\/strong>for over 40 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Did KFC Become a Christmas Tradition in Japan?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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