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Ten on Tuesday topic for 12/17 is 10 Cultural Traditions You Observe For The Holidays. If you don’t have a cultural or ethnic connection then you could just do 10 Traditions You Observe For The Holidays.
- Decorating:
- Outside lights go up the Friday after Thanksgiving
- Tree is hunted down…er, selected and decorated the first full weekend in December
- Stockings are hung Christmas Eve
- Everything comes down New Year’s Day (I have to have something to do while the boys are getting their sports fix…yeah, very tongue in cheek that.)
- Baking: it isn’t Christmas until I’ve baked, and eaten, at least one batch of Butter Tarts (you can find the recipe on Maria Zannini’s blog as part of her DIY Christmas last year)
- Reading:
- Music: I play it progressively more throughout December to the point Christmas music is playing 24/7 by the 23rd (wee beasties hate this, the heathens)
- Movies: I watch as many sappy Christmas movies as I can get away with (my house o’ males roll their eyes, switch the TV to ESPN, suddenly need me to take them somewhere…)
- Eggnog with a jigger of White Christmas (I’ve been unsuccessful in locating this holiday must since moving the Nevada…That Man stocked me up while we were in Oregon, my hero!)
- Turkey for Christmas dinner
- Yule Log, when we had a fireplace
- Oidche Choinnle (Night of Candles in Scots Gaelic): we put a candle in our front window to light the way of “strangers.” (I’d have to look up the tradition to see what night it was traditionally done, we do it Christmas Eve.)
- We try one new thing each year, be that a food or an activity or mindset.
Lang may yir lum reek wi ither fowk’s coal
Long may your chimney smoke with other folk’s coal.
In other words, a wish for a long life full of friends.
And my wish for you!
My Christmas movie every year is The Santa Clause. And an extended LoTR marathon, lol. But only because my mom and I have enough time off to actually watch them. We used to have other traditions/regular activities, but they’ve kind of fallen by the wayside.
How sad is it I’ve never sat down to watch LOTR? I’ve read the books, of course. The Santa Clause is one of our favorites too.
Thanks for sharing Angela.
Never?! *dies* I’m just kidding. I really like them, first and third better than second. If you want sad, I usually turn them on when I’m really sick because for some reason the sound of screeching swords helps put me to sleep, lol.
I’d every intention to catch them in the theater but my life just isn’t conducive to going to the movies. Here at home the chance of uninterrupted viewing…well, we’ll just say long shoot at best, LOL. One day!
I wish I could’ve run my DIY Christmas blogathon this year, but time was in short supply. I still get a lot of hits for those posts–including yours!
With all those boys around, you and Beastie Girl need to find some female companionship. All that testosterone can’t be healthy. LOL.
LOL, hence the reason I’d only consider a female dog!
Thanks for swinging by Maria!
Day after Thanksgiving is extended recuperation from turkey consumption. Then the weekend is filled with putting Christmas tree and decor. This Christmas Eve, going to try having friends over to start a new tradition.
We’re hoping to have our neighbors over for Christmas dinner this year. I love have friends over 🙂
Thanks for sharing Angela.