Christmas Traditions
12-11-2014, 01:01 AM
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Christmas Traditions
It's my Christmas get together with the women's group I belong to and we have been asked to research Christmas traditions around the world. I get to do USA so would love to hear from you as to how you celebrate Christmas.
Here in UK Turkey is the traditional meat for Christmas Day. Followed by Christmas pudding. We have crackers and you MUST wear the paper hat that comes out. Listen to the queens Speech at 3 pm.
A visit to a pantomime is a must this year we watched Rapunzel. And you must eat as many sweet mince pies as possible because they are delicious and you can only buy them at Christmas!
TIA
Here in UK Turkey is the traditional meat for Christmas Day. Followed by Christmas pudding. We have crackers and you MUST wear the paper hat that comes out. Listen to the queens Speech at 3 pm.
A visit to a pantomime is a must this year we watched Rapunzel. And you must eat as many sweet mince pies as possible because they are delicious and you can only buy them at Christmas!
TIA
12-11-2014, 02:23 AM
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My family loves frosted chocolate brownies topped with peppermint ice cream and homemade chocolate sauce for dessert at our Christmas meals. I had forgotten this tradition until I retired to my hometown after decades living away from Virginia. Now I'm thankful I've convinced my grocery store to carry a lovely peppermint ice cream all year round!
Jan in VA
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12-11-2014, 03:19 AM
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sounds yummy, Jan.
I miss a tradition we had when I lived in Florida and was married to an English sailor. The day after Christmas is Boxing Day. We would prepare a huge breakfast brunch and invite all of our international and local friends along with any of their families visiting from out of town. It was a fantastic opportunity to get to know their families.
Our Christmas was waking to the stockings which held lots of silly or small practical surprises and lots of chocolate. Then we had breakfast after which it was gift opening time. Then all was picked up, gifts displayed in a nice pile, and fine outfits put on for the rest of the day. Dinner, usually turkey, was served in early afternoon. Family visited and/or played board games after that. Those were fine times... family is so scattered now
I miss a tradition we had when I lived in Florida and was married to an English sailor. The day after Christmas is Boxing Day. We would prepare a huge breakfast brunch and invite all of our international and local friends along with any of their families visiting from out of town. It was a fantastic opportunity to get to know their families.
Our Christmas was waking to the stockings which held lots of silly or small practical surprises and lots of chocolate. Then we had breakfast after which it was gift opening time. Then all was picked up, gifts displayed in a nice pile, and fine outfits put on for the rest of the day. Dinner, usually turkey, was served in early afternoon. Family visited and/or played board games after that. Those were fine times... family is so scattered now
12-11-2014, 07:16 AM
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We watch The Nutcracker on Christmas Eve, eating Christmas cookies and drinking cocoa. My husband is sicilian and their traditional Christmas cookie is cuccidati. It's a thin cookie dough rolled up with a mincemeat/nut filling dipped in royal icing and topped with multicolored sprinkles. We only make it at Christmas time.
12-11-2014, 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by QuiltnNan
sounds yummy, Jan.
I miss a tradition we had when I lived in Florida and was married to an English sailor. The day after Christmas is Boxing Day. We would prepare a huge breakfast brunch and invite all of our international and local friends along with any of their families visiting from out of town. It was a fantastic opportunity to get to know their families.
Our Christmas was waking to the stockings which held lots of silly or small practical surprises and lots of chocolate. Then we had breakfast after which it was gift opening time. Then all was picked up, gifts displayed in a nice pile, and fine outfits put on for the rest of the day. Dinner, usually turkey, was served in early afternoon. Family visited and/or played board games after that. Those were fine times... family is so scattered now
I miss a tradition we had when I lived in Florida and was married to an English sailor. The day after Christmas is Boxing Day. We would prepare a huge breakfast brunch and invite all of our international and local friends along with any of their families visiting from out of town. It was a fantastic opportunity to get to know their families.
Our Christmas was waking to the stockings which held lots of silly or small practical surprises and lots of chocolate. Then we had breakfast after which it was gift opening time. Then all was picked up, gifts displayed in a nice pile, and fine outfits put on for the rest of the day. Dinner, usually turkey, was served in early afternoon. Family visited and/or played board games after that. Those were fine times... family is so scattered now
That just about sums up a typical English Christmas. Boxing Day is always brunch made with bubble and squeak (all the vegetables from the Christmas dinner mashes up and fried ) with eggs and cold meats.
12-11-2014, 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Ahof
In our family, Ham is the meat, mashed potatos, corn, sweet potato casserole among other sides. We will play the Chinese gift exchange, and then catch up on everyone's life.
12-11-2014, 07:31 AM
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[QUOTE=Jan in VA;7003520]My family loves frosted chocolate brownies topped with peppermint ice cream and homemade chocolate sauce for dessert at our Christmas meals. I had forgotten this tradition until I retired to my hometown after decades living away from Virginia. Now I'm thankful I've convinced my grocery store to carry a lovely peppermint ice cream all year round!
Love the sound of brownies ,not too keen on peppermint ice cream my my DGDs love it so they would take no convincing. As an alternative to Christmas pudding I usually make sticky toffee pudding and serve that with ice cream.
Love the sound of brownies ,not too keen on peppermint ice cream my my DGDs love it so they would take no convincing. As an alternative to Christmas pudding I usually make sticky toffee pudding and serve that with ice cream.
12-11-2014, 07:34 AM
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Usually on Christmas Eve our local cinema shows Its a Wonderful Life so we go watch that in the afternoon and come out when it's dark, then have a meal with DS and DDIL at a local restaurant. Will be different this year as they had their first child last night so ww will go to there house for a take away meal. Perhaps it will be a new tradition.
12-11-2014, 07:35 AM
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Awe how fun I love it
As a child mom and dad bought us a few gifts wrapped and under the tree our main gift and stocking was from Santa never wrapped but set up under the lite tree to see first thing in the morning it was almost magical.....Stockings usually had a small inexpensive gift or two and was filled with an orange, an apple, nuts and Christmas hard candies.
With my own family I kept the Santa gift under the tree and stockings but instead of fruit and nuts they always got things they needed like sox, underwear, new toothbrush, chapstick, and since I have girls usually hair bands or barrets, sometimes small gifts like Legos, bubbles, small stuffed animals. Now that they are older I usually give them jewelry, or gift cards a new Christmas ornament and they insist on getting thier underwear and sox.
As a child mom and dad bought us a few gifts wrapped and under the tree our main gift and stocking was from Santa never wrapped but set up under the lite tree to see first thing in the morning it was almost magical.....Stockings usually had a small inexpensive gift or two and was filled with an orange, an apple, nuts and Christmas hard candies.
With my own family I kept the Santa gift under the tree and stockings but instead of fruit and nuts they always got things they needed like sox, underwear, new toothbrush, chapstick, and since I have girls usually hair bands or barrets, sometimes small gifts like Legos, bubbles, small stuffed animals. Now that they are older I usually give them jewelry, or gift cards a new Christmas ornament and they insist on getting thier underwear and sox.
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