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What is your favorite Christmas tradition and why does it mean so much to you?

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amiablePeace77 December 14th, 2025

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What is your favorite Christmas tradition and why does it mean so much to you?


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amiablePeace77 OP December 14th, 2025

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User Profile: Amanda84
Amanda84 December 15th, 2025

@amiablePeace77

My favourite tradition is having some sandwiches on Christmas Eve with my family, after we come back from Mass and hanging up our stockings 🥰

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amiablePeace77 OP December 15th, 2025

@Amanda84

Nice and easy! 👍 We used to have potato salad and sausages when I was young.

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Lauren63 December 16th, 2025

Opening the advent calendar, lots of memories from my childhood.

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purpleTree4652 December 15th, 2025

@amiablePeace77

I like decorating a little.  It lifts my spirits.

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amiablePeace77 OP December 15th, 2025

@purpleTree4652

I can relate! All the lights and Christmas ornaments look so pretty!

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braindamag3 December 15th, 2025

@amiablePeace77

What is your favorite Christmas tradition and why does it mean so much to you?

I think for us, it petered out when our parents passed away. We use to travel to their homes and spend part of the day, or they would all come over to ours and have a grand feast.

Now we quietly open our gifts at home then head out to our daughters to watch the grandkids open their gifts. 

I'd say the tradition has changed and is no where near the same as it use to be.


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amiablePeace77 OP December 15th, 2025

@braindamag3

Those were the days! It's good though to have these precious memories of the time you all spent together.

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akunknown December 15th, 2025

@amiablePeace77

What is your favorite Christmas tradition and why does it mean so much to you?

All the traditions are too meaningful and important and have been done too many years for me to single out one as a favorite all these years later. So to answer the question I’ll say that honestly all of the Christmas traditions are my favorites :)

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toughTiger6481 December 15th, 2025

What is your favorite Christmas tradition and why does it mean so much to you?

I do not have any traditions.
They all faded away as kids grew and moved   As extended family is not in touch anymore. 
Sitting here looking at lights spouse said he would put up 3 weeks ago now why bother.
No fun in shopping or looking around as spouse thinks all can be done online. Yet has gotten thing that are NOT as described or pictured.   Have no happiness in giving as no matter then thought or effort some just open say 'thanks" but I feel like it was not right or appreciated. 

So, I no longer want to try or fake it.   other than having days off work, It just means end of year to me. 
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amiablePeace77 OP December 16th, 2025

@toughTiger6481

I believe it's healthy to be authentic about it and not fake anything! Online shopping makes things easier for sure, but I love the atmosphere in the shops during Christmas time, listening to the music and seeing people wearing Christmas tiaras. 

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LightSoul108 December 16th, 2025

Decorating and cooking some nice desserts.

I live in Portugal and we have 'rabanadas' for Christmas: they are so yummy 😋

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Amanda84 December 16th, 2025

@LightSoul108

What's in a rabandabas?

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amiablePeace77 OP December 17th, 2025

@LightSoul108

I did not know what they are so I googled for rabanadas, they look sooo yummy! They look similar to French toast.

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creativeCircle8266 December 17th, 2025

@amiablePeace77 Sadly I am Charlie Brown at the beginning of the Christmas Show. I started out as the CB at the end. I’m not really looking to alter that, but any love of this season in me has died.

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amiablePeace77 OP December 17th, 2025

@creativeCircle8266

I wish I could give you a real hug now🫂. It's okay not to have Christmas feelings. Many people don't feel like celebrating Christmas especially when they have been through a lot in the year, It can be better to just do what feels right. The love for Christmas might come back at some point. 

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pamharley003 December 17th, 2025

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My brother and I ever year put this up somewhere in our homes. Our mom was into ceramic when we were growing up and she made 2 of them for each of us. It is a family tradition for us both.  You lift the tree add a black light bulb or regular bulb and turn it on. I have a little fabric snow like and nade little presents to go under the tree. 


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amiablePeace77 OP December 18th, 2025

@pamharley003

What a beautiful present and nice memory! It must look so nice with all the small presents and the fabric snow! 

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gentlemelon85 December 18th, 2025

@amiablePeace77

Deep cleaning and decluttering is the best. Every end of year I clear out my room and throw away a lot of stuff and donate a lot more. Its always the best to see shelves not overflowing and instead clean and filled only with stuff you use. And shopping for stuff I actually need is also fun 

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amiablePeace77 OP December 18th, 2025

@gentlemelon85

Nice that you donate some of the things you do not need anymore! Somebody might be able to use them. Deep cleaning and decluttering are traditions for me too. I learned at home "Start the new year clean and without any debts".

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okeyyyy December 24th, 2025

@amiablePeace77  i was going to say trick or treat. lol , but i guess i got stuck in halloween. Well i am Jewish and dont celebrate but for what i seen i guess is the decorations of the trees, the santa`s the movies and gathering family for celebrating, maybe some day i`ll find someone to tag along with in the festivities :) 

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amiablePeace77 OP December 24th, 2025

@okeyyyy

Some tree decorations are truly amazing for sure! Does your community do any Christmas events?


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okeyyyy December 26th, 2025

@amiablePeace77 not really :) 🥰 we have other festivity days 🥰

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