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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/06/27 14:13 UTC 版)
Christmas cracker (plural Christmas crackers)
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/04 23:56 UTC 版)
Christmas crackers or bon-bons are an integral part of Christmas celebrations in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. They are also popular in Ireland. A cracker consists of a cardboard tube wrapped in a brightly decorated twist of paper, making it resemble an oversized sweet-wrapper. The cracker is pulled by two people, and, much in the manner of a wishbone, the cracker splits unevenly. The split is accompanied by a small bang produced by the effect of friction on a chemically impregnated card strip (similar to that used in a cap gun).