Mirrodie From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 7419 posts, RR: 65 Posted (9 years 5 months 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 803 times:
How do you celebrate your Christmas or Chanukah?
In what cultural beliefs have you been raised? I've read that in certain cultures, Santa Claus is a troll or an gnome, or a bad guy. Its interesting how cultures treat the Kris Kringle factor.
here is our tradition:
Our family is mostly in NY. We all go to a certain familiy member's house at 11 PM on Christmas eve. about 40 -60 people show up. Then we wait for midnight.
At the stroke of 12, someone starts to sing a song in french, I think it's Noel, if I am not mistaken. Then most of the drunken ones chime in what sounds like dogs yelping a song in french, which in english, sounds like
"dah dah dah, that Christ was born. Noel! NOEELLLLL"
Then we eat, drink and party for 20 minutes whilst the homeowner dresses as santa and pulls gifts under the tree, calling everyone's names for them to get their gifts. this lasts until 3 AM go, when we go home, sleep late then open gifts in the AM.
What doe's your family do?
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KYIPpilot From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 1383 posts, RR: 7 Reply 1, posted (9 years 5 months 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 789 times:
Well, every Christmas morning we wake up and open gifts and have a special breakfast. Then around 3 PM, we always have my dads side of the family over and the party goes on usually to about midnight. I have lots of fun every year.
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USAFHummer From United States of America, joined May 2000, 10685 posts, RR: 54 Reply 2, posted (9 years 5 months 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 779 times:
Nothing...Christmas is just another day (or days in the case of Hanukah)...
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VRG772 From Brazil, joined Oct 2003, 124 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (9 years 5 months 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 768 times:
As descendent of italians, my family is very loud, affective, and are always gettin together...
On Dec24th, we get all together in my house (it's the biggest house of all members of the family, so, it's easier to put everybody here), and we stay talking, cooking... About 11pm, we are dressed up, and the Santa Claus arrives, and distribute present for everybody (specially to the children). The adults also change presents. Than, it's about midnight, and we all pray and have a special dinner. It goes all night long.
Than, on Dec25th, there's Christmas Lunch. About 9am my big family comes again to my house, and every Christmas is really hot (we're in summer here in Brazil) and we stay swimming, playing volley... We have a "secret-friend" game also, which is tradition here. Later, we pray and eat again. We stay at the pool the whole afternoon. My family leaves my house only about 8pm.
It's not only in Christmas that the WHOLE family get together, we are used to be together always. But in Christmas is different, we are celebrating Jesus birth.
It's everything very nice: the celebration, the party, the food, the family together... I have a lot of fun!
Imisspiedmont From United States of America, joined May 2001, 6203 posts, RR: 43 Reply 4, posted (9 years 5 months 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 760 times:
"Then most of the drunken ones chime in what sounds like dogs yelping a song in french..."
Classic line.
In just over 48 hours I'll be spending my first Christmas day with any blood relative in 27 years. I hope for just a bit of that yelping.
Merry Christmas all.
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707cmf From France, joined Mar 2002, 4885 posts, RR: 32 Reply 5, posted (9 years 5 months 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 755 times:
At the stroke of 12, someone starts to sing a song in french, I think it's Noel, if I am not mistaken. Then most of the drunken ones chime in what sounds like dogs yelping a song in french, which in english, sounds like
"dah dah dah, that Christ was born. Noel! NOEELLLLL"
Zak From Greenland, joined Sep 2003, 1993 posts, RR: 8 Reply 6, posted (9 years 5 months 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 742 times:
i had planned to do mt blanc this year on xmas since its one of the few days where it isnt overrun with people, but due to some friends being in town the first time in half a decade i guess i will go meet them.
regarding "celebrations" not much. i will just go say hi to the rest of my family (they all enjoy xmas, i however am out of the loop for a while now cause i want nothing to do with it).
my family usually meets in a not so religious but more get together way, but i usually just say hi and go do whatever i want to when im in town.
Delta767300ER From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 2559 posts, RR: 14 Reply 7, posted (9 years 5 months 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 696 times:
We're going to Chirstmas Eve Mass at the Catholic Church at 7:00 PM, Then we might try to do some last minute shopping, then we will come back to the house and have a family dinner. Then I have to work the graveyard shift
777fan From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 2402 posts, RR: 3 Reply 8, posted (9 years 5 months 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 682 times:
Christmas tonight with wifes family.......then midnight mass, sleeping in tomorrow morning, relaxing christmas day with my wife, then we are driving to Kansas City for Christmas night..........
Sonic From Lithuania, joined Jan 2000, 1670 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (9 years 5 months 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 685 times:
In Lithuania we are eating a big supper consisting out of at least 12 foods (but no meat except fish) in December 24th. Before that supper we pray and eat food like communion vessels, which we share (each person near the table gets one piece and partitions it to smaller pieces and gives those smaller peaces to all other people eating). People are not eating anything before that supper in this day.
Christmas is already a more happy day. Some people goes to church, children finds presents which Santa had put for them under a Christmas tree (where Santa always puts presents in Lithuania, not in socks), etc.
Cancidas From Poland, joined Jul 2003, 4112 posts, RR: 13 Reply 11, posted (9 years 5 months 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 670 times:
traditional polish christmas eve and christmas day dinner. we call our family back in poland and share our wishes with them. my parents and sister still head out for church as well, i refrain from that.
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PJS800 From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 242 posts, RR: 7 Reply 12, posted (9 years 5 months 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 661 times:
This evening I will go to church with my parents and sister, then we will go to my grandparents house. My cousins are there and we have a very delicious dinner. Then we exchange gifts with everyone. Christmas morning we get up and have breakfast then open the gift from my parents, and have a relaxful day.
707cmf From France, joined Mar 2002, 4885 posts, RR: 32 Reply 13, posted (9 years 5 months 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 652 times:
Going to Church this evening, I sing and play the organ (no, not that organ ) for the midnight mass.
Afterwards, we have a small buffet with the community after the mass, but I have to drive to my familly (about 600 km from my Elbonian home), in order to be with them for Christmas lunch.
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