TRADITIONS

[Duchess]

Does your family have any?

[BigMark]

We call Mrs. Biggie meow mom, she hates it. We crack the fuck up.

[Maggot]

My brother would say "Ready for some tradition?" before lighting a joint.

[Carsman]

My family had a tradition where my dad would get blessed communion wafer from our parish priest 
at Easter time. On Easter Sunday all of our family members would gather for Easter dinner.
And before eating my dad would take the large wafer break off a small piece and swallow it saying 
God bless us all.
Then he passed the wafer my to mom, and she would break off a small piece and swallow it saying God
bless us all. And that same process was done with all family members there. 
(Now that’s a tradition)

[sally]

My grandpa was a Nazarene minister and whenever I went over there we had to pray at every meal, insane right? Then we'd go to church and my grandpa would be dressed up in a black robe up front while we were all kneeled down in front of him. My pop pop was the man, a realJesus pimp. He passed a loaf of bread around so everyone could pinch a piece off and take a small plastic cup of grape juice to wash it down. Crazy motherfuckers.

[sally]

I also had to study the Bible at their house, it was tradition. So to make it more interesting I would go into the den and read it aloud to a pretend audience. I'd pretend I was a fire and brimstone preacher with the southern accent and all. My grandma caught me one day and I got in trouble for being blasphemous.

[Duchess]

It's kind of interesting that some of you view traditions as being a religious thing.

[Carsman]

Its not that we view tradition as a religious thing, its 
just one of the traditions we had.

Another tradition was to celebrate the first day of school each year for the kids, with a cake and all!

Another tradition was to make a family scrapbook and as things happened add them into it.

[Duchess]

This isn't a tradition, it's just something I like to do and that's looking through old pictures. They are always such a hoot. I don't think many people have photo albums anymore, people keep all their pix in their phones.

[Maggot]

It's sad that future generations will not see those pictures.

[Duchess]

They don't know what they are missing. When some of us kids, now adults, would be at my parents we'd get the albums out and spend a good couple of hours or so laughing our asses off. The hair, the clothes, the toys, everything was just so damn funny to us. There is a picture of me sitting on an old bike with a banana seat and it made me recall hollering for my mom to come and watch me pop a wheelie, my brothers had just taught me and I'm about 12/13. When I popped the wheelie the pack of cigarettes I had swiped flew out from under the seat. I was in trooooublllle.

[sally]

I have a big container filled with photo albums and some old videos too. Most of our recent pictures are on the phones now, but we do have a real camera.

[Carsman]

Most everybody before year 2000, took actual photos! After 2000 cell phones started having cameras.

[QueenBee]

Not sure if this is a tradition, but all holidays that involved extended family were held at our house. We had a big kitchen and a nice semi formal dining room.
Another one was when we were opening gifts on Christmas, we would take the bows and pitched them at the tree. Whoever got the most got nothing but bragging rights

[cannongal]

Does your family have any?

When the kids were young,  we had a tradition of cooking breakfast taquitos on Christmas morning.    It was the only day of the year that they got breakfast taquitos  (and only because they were easy to cook while the kids were ripping through their presents)

My brother would say "Ready for some tradition?" before lighting a joint.

Love Hank Jr

It's kind of interesting that some of you view traditions as being a religious thing.

This reminded me of a polish Christmas.   Polish tradition  (and one that I remember as a child) is to celebrate the birth of christ by having a 12 hour food festival on Christmas eve.