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Christmas Day is the big food celebration for Bahamians, says Vonya Ifill, the director of talent and culture at Rosewood Baha Mar. Locals have a big dinner that includes turkey, ham, macaroni and cheese, peas and rice made with coconut milk and potato salad.

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Peas and rice grace many holiday plates in the Bahamas.

"We have this feast in the evening and then at midnight go off and celebrate Boxing Day with a Junkanoo Festival," she says. "After dancing and parading around all evening and into the early morning hours, we end the festivities with a boiled fish or fish stew."





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