What are your family's Christmas Eve traditions?
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Anonymous
Your mother enjoy this? |
Anonymous
| We go to mass and then have candle light with appetizers and a religious reading intro. Then dinner. Then roll a die and open that number of presents. |
Anonymous
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None. We are non-White, non-Christian immigrants. We celebrate secular Christmas for our children so that they assimilate and enjoy. We give generously to all teachers, coaches and tutors and it is usually monetary gift.
For my kids, it is mainly all about the decorations (tree, lights), and gifts for all of us. Our various friend and family circles will utilize the time off from work to throw parties and socialize with others. In most of our friend's circle we are very clear that there is "no gifts". Some will do secret Santa (with a $ limit) and that is manageable too. With relatives we do a combo secret Santa and gifts for kids. Obviously, we do not have the same foods as mainstream traditions, so we eat basically whatever we want to order in, get catered or cook. Most of the times though for our younger single relatives we just give money gifts. |
Anonymous
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Watch movies, karaoke, play poker, eat Chinese take out, and a lottery pool.
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Anonymous
HA! My parents must have done all of this stuff, which is why their rule of "don't wake us up before 7:30am" was absolutely the LAW. My sister and I spent HOURS waiting to go down and see the tree - we'd be awake by 3pm and 7:30am was SO FAR AWAY.... but we had our stockings hung on our bedroom doors, and we brought so many board games upstairs to our bedrooms so we were well prepared for the HOURS of waiting until 7:30am. Trouble, Yahtzee, Parcheesi, Chinese Checkers, card games... we played them ALL..... |
Anonymous
Feed the rodents and damage the environment in one fell swoop. Great. |
Anonymous
You are so ignorant. |