With Christmas just around the corner, and Yule, the Winter Solstice, and Hanukkah coming to a close, I’ve been thinking about family traditions.
I want to know what all of you do for the Holidays!
The traditions I had as a child are mostly long gone. And while that makes me sad, I know that it is leaving room in my life for new traditions to be started with my own family.
While some traditions still hold, like our cookie frosting party at my granny’s house, opening presents at my parents on Christmas morning, and then driving to Granny’s once again to eat a huge breakfast and open presents there, many traditions have stopped. Because so many have stopped, I feel a bit of an empty space that needs filled.
So, I’d like for all of you to share a tradition of yours with me! I want to hear about how other families celebrate the holidays, and open our home to new things.
My page here is a non-judgmental place. I welcome any and all people, beliefs, religions, traditions and celebrations (as long as they are not harmful of course).
I love learning and being able to glimpse into the cultures of others. So please, if you can, share a bit your holidays with me and my family. I’d be honored to read all about them.
With warmth and love,
~A
Ink & Embers 
Being Italian, our tradition was always baking Italian cookies and other treats/pastries, some with rum or sherry. Christmas morning we were off to my grandparents house or my aunt’s for lasagna or ravioli all made by hand. There was nothing American about it.
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Oh I love cookies and pastries! And I can only imagine how delicious hand made ravioli tastes!! Thank you so much for sharing!
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Our traditions seem to sway with the year and changes in the family and extended family. Being together on Christmas is the one thing that hasn’t changed.
I was talking to my husband the other day about whether Santa left wrapped or unwrapped presents when he was child. His were unwrapped and mine were wrapped. Santa leaves wrapped presents for our kids. Then I was laughing about Christmas cake yesterday. I didn’t like it as a child—my kids don’t like the taste—but I don’t mind it as an adult.
Fun post.
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Thank you for sharing!! Santa always left wrapped presents for us too, and he does for our kids as well.
The most important part is family, so I am glad that tradition hasn’t changed for you! I must say, I have never had Christmas cake!!
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