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Sunday Dinner is a meal traditionally eaten in the United Kingdom , the United States and other nations on Sunday . Its origins lie in being the only meal of the week where the whole family eats together – during the working week, the members of the family would eat at work. The meal traditionally consists of Potato ( New Potato in Spring and Summer and Mashed Potato in Autumn and Winter ), other Vegetables , most infamously Brussel Sprouts , and some form of meat and gravy, usually Roast Beef , though Chicken is not uncommon. The meal is somewhat like a far less grand version of Christmas Dinner . Historically, Sunday dinner is said to have originated from the time of building the great cathedrals in England and Europe. As part of giving a "tithe" (tenth part of their income), the citizens of every parish were expected to put in a days work helping with their labour to build the churches and cathedrals as part of their worship of the Great Creator. In payment for their labour, they received the only hot meat meal of the week. As they donated their labour on the only day of the week when they were not working, this became the 'Sunday' lunch. |
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