e/Christmas cracker

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has glosseng: A Christmas cracker is a tube of brightly coloured paper. When pulled apart, it makes a pop sound. It usually contains a small gift, a paper hat and a joke. It is genarally used at Christmas parties or Christmas dinner. The British tradition started back in the 1840's.
has glosseng: Christmas crackers or bon-bons are an integral part of Christmas celebrations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and other Commonwealth countries. A cracker consists of a cardboard tube wrapped in a brightly decorated twist of paper, making it resemble an oversized sweet-wrapper. The cracker is pulled by two people, and, much in the manner of a wishbone, the cracker splits unevenly. The split is accompanied by a small bang produced by the effect of friction on a chemically impregnated card strip (similar to that used in a cap gun).
lexicalizationeng: Christmas cracker
instance ofc/Christmas
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German
has glossdeu: Ein Knallbonbon ist eine spezielle Verpackung, die wie ein großes Bonbon aussieht, beim Öffnen knallt und kleine Geschenke enthält.
lexicalizationdeu: Knallbonbon
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