Christmas crackers are popular party favors in countries like the United Kingdom and Australia. Christmas crackers consist of decorated tubes filled with trinkets, riddles and other small gifts. This Mahalo page collects links to websites offering Christmas crackers, as well as websites offering instructions on do-it-yourself Christmas crackers, to help you start all of your Christmas parties off with a bang.
Christmas Crackers in Pop Culture
Christmas crackers have appeared in the popular Harry Potter films. In the films, Harry, Hermione, Ron and friends open Christmas crackers that pack a much more powerful punch than traditional Christmas crackers. Sounding like a firing cannon, the Harry Potter Christmas crackers contain prizes like live white mice and magical chess sets.
Christmas crackers also appeared in the second season of the U.S. version of the television show the Office. In the show, Christmas crackers can occasionally be seen on actor Rainn Wilson's character Dwight's desk.
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Christmas is celebrated annually on December 25th
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Christmas crackers are a popular tradition in countries like the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand
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Traditionally, Christmas crackers contain a chemical strip that causes the cracker to make a popping sound when opened
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Christmas crackers consist of a wrapped cardboard tube filled with a cardboard hat or crown, small toys and trinkets, as well as a joke or trivia written on a small slip of paper
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Typically decorated with red, gold and green colored wrapping paper
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Christmas crackers make great gifts
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Christmas crackers can be used to adorn tables
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Christmas crackers can also serve as Christmas tree ornaments
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Christmas crackers make great stocking stuffers
