Holiday Traditions
" Our Christmas tradition is a Big Family Breakfast on Christmas morning. This tradition started almost 80 years ago with my grandparents and my parents have kept it going. My brothers and I plan to continue. At around 7:00am we start helping my mom cook breakfast for 20-25 people. We set down eat, talk, laugh and remember what Christmas is really all about. We then gather around the Christmas tree and exchange gifts with the person whose name was drawn at Thanksgiving." - Morris O' Connor "My wife, kids and I go with my parents every year to the same tree farm I’ve been going to since I was a kid. We cut trees, go for a wagon ride, and go inside for some hot chocolate" - Joe Wilcox "Our tradition involves a special sweet bread called Rosca de Reyes. This bread is typically eaten in Mexico on January 6th to celebrate Three Kings Day (Día de Reyes). The bread is shaped like a ring and often decorated with dried fruit and sugar. Inside the Rosca de Reyes, there is a small plastic baby figurine hidden. Whoever finds the figurine in their slice must host a tamale party on February 2nd, which is known as Candlemas Day. This fun tradition brings families together, allowing them to share delicious food and celebrate the end of the holiday season." - Carlos Perez "Every year my family gathers together to decorate Christmas cutout cookies. When the kids were small, the goal was to make the most “professional” looking decorated cookies. Now that the kids are all grown up, the goal seems to have shifted to who can make the most outrageous designs. If you break a cookie while decorating it, the rule is that you have to eat it. There is always lots of laughter and good cheer." - Janet Groborchik "Our family always has Holiday T-shirts and usually go to the movies." - Mike Klimczak
Thank you all for sharing these wonderful traditions of the Holiday Season!
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