It is during the holidays, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years that traditions become more apparent. There is the tradition of Turkey and all the trimmings for Thanksgiving, a tree trimmed with lights at Christmas, and College football on New Years Day. All of these are traditions that are observed by a number of us.
Then there are the traditions that each family has. My husband’s family has a number of traditions. Pecan pie, sweet potatoes and garlic mashed potatoes are a required at Thanksgiving. Christmas is celebrated on Christmas Eve starting with a lot of Swedish food, crab and pickled herring, followed up with some singing, piano and poems by the younger children and the evening is topped off with an early visit from Santa (red suit, beard and all). New Years day it is the annual College Bowl Game Extravaganza a little friendly wager going on about who can pick the most winners of the major bowl games.
In my family the traditions were less elaborate for us it was about having an early dinner at both Thanksgiving and Christmas so that we could clean the table off and start working on the biggest jigsaw puzzle we could afford. My sister and I have been known to stay up all night until it was finished except for the last piece. Somewhere during the day my dad would randomly pick a piece off the table and then put it in his pocket so he could put the last piece in. At Christmas we also had the tradition that Santa always brought socks. It started one year when there wasn’t a lot of money and we kids really needed socks. It was exciting to see that Santa knew what we needed. Even today my sisters and I all celebrate Christmas with our own families away from each other and Santa leaves socks at each house for everyone.
My other family recently started a tradition were all of us girls head out for a late night trip to Wal-Mart. It is more about being silly and out with each other, but we also end up buying a whole lot more than we planned. We top the night off by sitting and eating McDonald’s after midnight before we head home.
Traditions are what make the holidays special. Some traditions are forever; some come and go as the stages of our life change. But one thing for sure there will always be traditions.
Then there are the traditions that each family has. My husband’s family has a number of traditions. Pecan pie, sweet potatoes and garlic mashed potatoes are a required at Thanksgiving. Christmas is celebrated on Christmas Eve starting with a lot of Swedish food, crab and pickled herring, followed up with some singing, piano and poems by the younger children and the evening is topped off with an early visit from Santa (red suit, beard and all). New Years day it is the annual College Bowl Game Extravaganza a little friendly wager going on about who can pick the most winners of the major bowl games.
In my family the traditions were less elaborate for us it was about having an early dinner at both Thanksgiving and Christmas so that we could clean the table off and start working on the biggest jigsaw puzzle we could afford. My sister and I have been known to stay up all night until it was finished except for the last piece. Somewhere during the day my dad would randomly pick a piece off the table and then put it in his pocket so he could put the last piece in. At Christmas we also had the tradition that Santa always brought socks. It started one year when there wasn’t a lot of money and we kids really needed socks. It was exciting to see that Santa knew what we needed. Even today my sisters and I all celebrate Christmas with our own families away from each other and Santa leaves socks at each house for everyone.
My other family recently started a tradition were all of us girls head out for a late night trip to Wal-Mart. It is more about being silly and out with each other, but we also end up buying a whole lot more than we planned. We top the night off by sitting and eating McDonald’s after midnight before we head home.
Traditions are what make the holidays special. Some traditions are forever; some come and go as the stages of our life change. But one thing for sure there will always be traditions.
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