Do you have a tradition for Christmas or are you planning on making a new one this year?

any ideas to share?
Do you have a tradition for Christmas or are you planning on making a new one this year?
Yes, we are getting away from the gifts and retail Christmas to a more Christ centered homemade gifts and homemade ornaments type of Christmas. We hide the candy canes that go on our tree on Christmas Eve for the grandkids to find, too. We started that tradition when my oldest grandson was little. They get to eat some and put the rest on the tree. I don't know why, but they just seem to love that. lol We also make C-mas suet and bird ornaments for the birds. We used to string popcorn, cereals and berries for them but it took forever and the little ones can't use a needle and thread. We have others but it would take me more room than I have to write them. Good question. Share one of yours with us.





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Juan Espera - tee hee. that's funny. don't give my husband any ideas.
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Reply:Yes....





Put up the tree with my wife (done)


Eat like a pig on Christmas eve (pending)
Reply:My family has several traditions. The kids put up the Christmas tree while I "supervise" (which is the technical word for "make teasing and irrelevent comments whilst I sip hot coffee and watch"). This was completed last weekend.





Next on our list is our annual "assemblage of the tall neighborhood boys" onto our Victorian wrap-around porch, so they can hang our Christmas lights. Since I am 4' 11 3/4" tall, I am unable to assist. However, I do "supervise" (as per the meaning described above).





On the night of Christmas Eve, we always open one small present each. The house lights are off, so the only light comes from the tree's lights. It's really a special time. We typically sit near the tree and talk about the true meaning of Christmas, tell jokes and laugh together about silly stuff.





We traditionally have a HUGE Christmas dinner, but that's unlikely this year due to financial constraints. : (
Reply:Not being Christian every Christmas we go to the movies and then out for Chinese food it is amazing to see how many non-Christians there are doing the same thing.
Reply:You might get better answers in the Christmas Holiday section. I'm not sure Christians are the majority in this section.


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Reply:i'm telling everyone i'm JW so i don't have to give gifts this year.
Reply:I'm atheist. we put up the fake Christmas tree about the 15th, and buy PJs for the kids to open Christmas eve along with a book about Santa, give them their bath, put them in their new pjs, and send them to bed early, then we have a few drinks and watch tv peacefully until about midnight . we get up Christmas morning, the kids open their presents and my daughter goes to work( heavens forbid they let an atheist have that day off) while the rest of us start to prepare a feast to welcome the new solar year
Reply:We have a family tradition of giving ornaments. When we have an addition to the family, they get an ornament and usually catch on. We have honestly slipped a few times but its kind of nice.
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