圣诞饼干和姜饼小人儿究竟是怎么来的？
<p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="delicious">delicious</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="solstice">solstice</span> <span word="rituals">rituals</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="solstice">solstice</span> <span word="festivals">festivals</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="eons">eons</span>, <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Celebrations">Celebrations</span> <span word="revolved">revolved</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="food">food</span>.</p><p>像许多圣诞节传统一样，这道好吃的传统美食也有好多年历史了，早在圣诞节变成现在这种商业节日之前好久，姜饼就已经是冬至仪式的一部分了。人类庆祝冬至日已经有几千年的历史的，而食物一直是庆祝活动的中心。</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="Ages">Ages</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="overtaken">overtaken</span> <span word="solstice">solstice</span> <span word="rituals">rituals</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="present">present</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span> <span word="remained">remained</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="pastry">pastry</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>. <span word="Spices">Spices</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="nutmeg">nutmeg</span>, <span word="cinnamon">cinnamon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="pepper">pepper</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="used">used</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dried">dried</span> <span word="exotic">exotic</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="citron">citron</span>, <span word="apricots">apricots</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="sweetness">sweetness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="texture">texture</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dessert">dessert</span> <span word="tray">tray</span>.</p><p>到中世纪，今天欧洲的大部分地区已经用圣诞节取代了冬至，然而旧的筵席传统却保留了下来。不过，面点做法发生了巨大变化。像肉豆蔻、肉桂和黑胡椒这样的香辛料开始被广泛应用，像香橼、杏和大枣这样的热带果干则为甜点增添了甜度和质地。</p>
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