TRADITIONS

[Duchess]

Do you & your family have them?

[OnBendedKnee]

Toward the end of the year, give or take, we traditionally celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior's birthday. We do so by hanging lights and bulbs and whatnot on a pine along with a traditional gift exchange, accompanied by feasting on turkey; sweet potatoes and mincemeat pie, washing it down in a home brewed beverage consisting of egg yolks; cream, sugar and brandy.

Some years we'll alter the tradition by baking a honey glazed ham in place of the butterball turkey, otherwise all remains the same, year in and year out.

[ramseycat]

You eat mincemeat pie?

[Lady Cop]

You eat mincemeat pie?

i love mincemeat pie! want to make something of it?

[OnBendedKnee]

You eat mincemeat pie?

It's a tradition.

[sally]

My family replaced the traditional mincemeat pie with shoefly pie years ago.

[Ilyanna]

I spend every Christmas eve with my mother. I tried to break with that tradition after my father had died, but ultimately didn't have the heart to leave her alone like that, so I decided to continue until one of us dies. No big celebration, just the two of us spending time with each other, drinking champagne and reminiscing about past times. It's nice.

Can't think of anything else that I'd consider a tradition.

[Riotgear]

Toward the end of the year, give or take, we traditionally celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior's birthday. We do so by hanging lights and bulbs and whatnot on a pine along with a traditional gift exchange, accompanied by feasting on turkey; sweet potatoes and mincemeat pie, washing it down in a home brewed beverage consisting of egg yolks; cream, sugar and brandy.

Some years we'll alter the tradition by baking a honey glazed ham in place of the butterball turkey, otherwise all remains the same, year in and year out.

What a coincidence! Every year around easter I erect a cross in my front yard. Then I hire a man with long hair and great abs to hang from it and call out to neighbor kids to come look for the eggs we've cleverly hidden around the property.

Nietzsche sez -

You will never get the crowd to cry Hosanna until you ride into town on an ass

[Midwest Spy]

As for Christmas traditions, whenever Josh Groban's rendition of 'O Holy Night' comes on the radio, we stop dead in our tracks, crank the volume, and literally FEEL the music.

[LuciferLynn]

I created traditions when my children were small that my 14 year old pretends to think are "lame". My tree doesn't go up til the first weekend in December and we listen to Christmas music. On Christmas Eve, we start watching Christmas shows I have on DVD and at 8:00 PM, A Christmas Story goes on amd nothing else besides Christmas music is on until the day after Christmas. I have other traditions for other holidays and other times throught out the year.

[OnBendedKnee]

^
You figure, "hey, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was tortured this time of year, so let me continue in that traditional vein with my family".

[RJs-Ex]

You eat mincemeat pie?

We have plum pudding with hard sauce (thank you, Grandma!)
I think plum pudding and mincemeat are similar?

[OnBendedKnee]

^
They both can be used as a solvent to remove hairspray from bathroom vanity mirrors, but remember! -a little goes a long ways.

[username]

We go out every year and get in to a fight over which Christmas tree to cut down.

[Midwest Spy]

We go out every year and get in to a fight over which Christmas tree to cut down.

Isn't that nice?

A clear, crisp morning, with a fresh snowfall on the trees.

Rosy cheeks, and a cup of hot cider waiting for you when you get home.

Wonderful!

[sally]

^
You figure, "hey, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was tortured this time of year, so let me continue in that traditional vein with my family".

Christmas is to celebrate the winter solstice on December 25. Raucous partying, gluttonous eating and drinking, and gift-giving are traditions of this feast. The tree and lights are to keep the evil spirits away. What is all this Jesus Christ nonsense?

[Ilyanna]

Winter solstice is on Dec 21/22, dear.... While I appreciate parties that last for days, I am not sure if starting them 3 days late makes that much sense.... oh wait. Christmas, right. Nvm.

[sally]

Winter solstice is on Dec 21/22, dear.... While I appreciate parties that last for days, I am not sure if starting them 3 days late makes that much sense.... oh wait. Christmas, right. Nvm.

I celebrate that and the pagan christmas on the same day, it's a tradition.

[Riotgear]

You fucks don't celebrate the virgin birth?!? WTF?? Don't you know what a miracle that is?

Pigs.