Christmas cake they are handled properly. In Germany, Stollen, a traditional German fruitcake, is popular. During the Christmas season, it's also called "Weihnachtsstollen" or "Christstollen". In Italy, Panettone, a sweet sourdough bread with a distinct cupola shape, is traditionally eaten at Christmas. It contains raisins and candied citrus fruit and is prepared meticulously over several days. Pandoro is a typically a Veronese product. Is traditionally shaped like a frustum with an eight-pointed star section. In France and in Lebanon, a Bûche de Noël (Yule Log cake) is the traditional Christmas cake. In Cyprus, it is served on Christmas Day. It is the
Epiphany (holiday) and all three are eaten without speaking a word, it is said that the wish will come true. The Christmas tree is traditionally taken out of the house on Epiphany. While the term "loppiainen" means "ending [of Christmas time]," in reality, Christmas celebrations in Finland are extended to "Nuutti's" or St. Canute's Day on January 13, completing the Scandinavian Twenty Days of Christmas. In France people share one of two types of king cake. In the northern half of France and Belgium the cake is called a "galette des Rois," and is a round, flat, and golden cake made with