Holiday traditions

Re: Holiday traditions

• Mrs.ClariC

  November 2008

  we use to, for noche buena (christmas eve) open one gift and then wait until everyone was up the next morning and all open our gifts together....over the years this changed into opening all our gifts xmas eve because my mom is super inpatient all of a sudden lol but i always liked that
  

  

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• soontobemrs.rjd

  November 2008

  We have a ton of traditions, but one that we started since Charlotte was born was to wait for christmas decorations.  I used to buy the christmas tree around thanksgiving and have it until January 7th.  However, Charlie was born on December 13th, and i really want to give her a special time of year that is all about her.  So now we don't do any christmas talk or decor until the 14th of December, and this year she seems to understand, at least a little, that we are waiting until after her birthday.

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• CesEve99 member

  November 2008

  mady is still too young for traditions but these are our plans:

  thxgiving day - watch the parade and making home-made cookies  

  day after thxgiving - putting up xmas tree/lights

  month of december - she gets to pick one tree ornament for the year. this yr obviously i chose it (baby's 1st xmas)  

  christmas day - watching a xmas movie while opening gifts

   

   

  

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• melly&jimmy

  November 2008

  Growing up - we had many family traditions.  For some reason - Thanksgiving was our big family tradition.  Everyone would get together for this day.  The night before, all the women would be up seasoning the turkey, pernil, making the salads...getting as much as possible beforehand.  Wake up early - throw the kitchen in the oven...watch the parade...watch football.  We would wind up eating dinner at 3pm...veg out...eat again around 7pm and then go to the movies. 

  THe weekend before Christmas - the women would get together to make pasteles (my favorite are de yuca).  We celebrate Noche Buena with typical Puerto Rican meal...arroz con gandules, pernil, pasteles, coquito, y arroz con dulce.  We sing and dance...party.  At midnight - we open Christmas gift from each other.  In the morning - we open gifts from Santa.  Every year we purchased a new ornament for the tree.

  I'd like to continue these traditions but maybe add a few new ones!

  

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