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    Reveillon: A Creole Christmas Tradition

    Oct 01, 2019 3 minutes
    BY GEORGIA CLARKE
    Derived from a French word meaning “awakening,” Réveillon is a centuries-old custom where families gather after midnight mass on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve to enjoy a lavish meal lasting into the wee hours of the morning.

    WITH ELABORATELY WRAPPED GIFTS, sugary breakfast treats, and youthful excitement filling the pine tree-scented air, Christmas morning is the highlight of the entire holiday season for many families. But if you call Louisiana home, your family may have started celebrating long before dawn.

    Derived from a French word meaning “awakening,”

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