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I really don't have any traditions anymore. My Son and Daughter are older and just stop in at their leisure. So it's pretty much Me, my Dog and Cat.
I have very fond memories growing up though. My Nana would have me over , I'd say this would have been in the 70's and I would be so excited to decorate with her..and the best part of all that was the train she would display every year on the dinning room table.
On the other side of my Family, the Italians, we had a gigantic dinner on Christmas Eve...My Grandma was one hell of a cook!! The pasta was completely homemade right down to the sauce. Then we would all open our gifts. I will always cherish those memories. Thank you for the contest and Merry Christmas to everyone! xx
My family normally starts Advent, meaning waiting for the Lord to come.
1st Sunday of Advent - Hope
2nd Sunday of Advent - Peace
3rd Sunday of Advent - Joy
4th Sunday of Advent - Love
It normally begins in December, and some years, Advent starts in Late-November.
During Advent, my family celebrates The Immaculate Conception on December 8th, Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 11th and 12th, My Parish and Ministry normally they have a Procession, and a Midnight Mass. Before, they did it near Starlight Reasturant but got removed and now in the present they do it at my parish.
During my years in elementary school, I wasn't able to stay up for the midnight mass. That was during 2016 to 2021 and during the pandemic it was discontinued but was recontinued last year.
I got a chance this year and I stayed up for the midnight mass and ate some delicious Mexican food!
Hi @Lynette
I used to host Christmas Eve every year until my son became an adult. I made sure my son woke up in our house Christmas morning. I used to cook a feast for the family and we used to party until early the next day (2:00am-3:00). After I cleaned up in the kitchen, it was time to gather the gift and put them under the Christmas tree. I used to love to see my son get so excited when we came down and see all the gifts. He would yell, β Santa came, Santa came!!!β My son was 9 years old when he found out the truth about Santa, he was so depressed.
I still kept the tradition of put the gifts under the tree after my son went to bed on Christmas Eve. My son believed that I would go shopping for gifts after our Christmas Eve party. He finally figured it out when he was 16 years old, that I would hide the gives all over the house. π