Every family has its traditions for the holidays – touch
football games on Thanksgiving, taking the annual photo of “the kids”, traditional
Polish/Italian Christmas Eve dinners, eating Chinese food and going to the
movies on Christmas Day.
We took a completely unofficial poll, and came up with even
more family traditions. Try adding one or two of these to your family’s celebrations
to make spending the holidays in your new Virginia home that much sweeter,
cozier and more memorable!
1. Sitting by the fire, sipping hot cocoa and
telling stories from years past
2. Baking cookies / cupcakes / gingerbread men from
secret family recipe book
3. Playing a holiday round of golf
4. Lighting the menorah together
5. A new tree ornament or decoration every year
6. Reading a favorite Christmas story together
7. Listening to Christmas music from Thanksgiving
Day until Christmas
8. Watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade
9. Picking pollyannas for Christmas / Hanukkah
10. Opening
one present on Christmas Eve
11. Video
chatting with relatives who are far away for the holidays
12. Staying
in your PJs all day on Christmas
13. Going
to Midnight mass / services on Christmas Eve
14. Letting
the youngest (or oldest) member of the family open presents first
15. Caroling
at the local nursing home
16. Laying under the Christmas tree when the lights are on
17. Bringing
treats or gifts to those who have to work the holidays (nurses,
firefighters)
18. Watching
favorite holiday movies snuggled together on the couch
19. Lighting luminary
20. Hiding
one present for each child
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