Old traditions

No real traditions or costumes here buddy
But i like to drive around and visit most of my fam over the holiday break
A bit of feasting and some light cocktails...Spin a few old school records...give presents to all the kiddies...guess im boring lol

Since we were kids, my mother would drive me and my siblings around during all of December to look at some of the best Christmas light installments on people's houses. We still do it.

Saying "Happy Holidays" to people is a surefire way to win their hearts.

If you see someone at the store getting a gift wrapped, and assume the person wants to be wished a Merry Christmas, you could really be putting your foot in your mouth.

Say "Happy Kwanzaa" to the wrong person and you could be in for a lecture on how it's not a real holiday. Say "Happy Ramadan" to the wrong person and you could get everyone in earshot staring at you.

It may be best to say "Happy Hanukkah" to everyone. Those who don't celebrate usually don't mind. Those who do may want to talk investment opportunities with you.

On second thought, that could get involved...

Happy Holidays.

I get drunk and yell at my kids. It's tradition. 🎄

Come to think of it, I do that all year.

A week or so before Christmas we usually visit a Christmas market in Germany.

On Christmas Eve we drink glühwein, eat sausage rolls and sing carols. My mother also likes to make her own gift basket with delicious goodies for the whole family. We usually watch Mr. Bean's and Blackadder' Christmas special. And I'm not religious at all, but I do have a nativity scene. On Christmas Eve Jesus is put in the stable and the three wise men start "travelling".

On Christmas day we have breakfast/brunch together (never without a stollen, ofcourse) and watch Mickey's Christmas Carol or sometimes The Snowman or Rupert and the Frog Song. We always eat bundt cake and drink our homemade cranberry wodka in the afternoon while watching fairytale movies on German tv. And Home Alone! One thing we always have at dinner is stuffed turkey. And christmas crackers with the silly hats and jokes.

We also have Second Christmas Day (or Boxing Day) here in Holland. It's often a day to visit other relatives. Again, we have breakfast and dinner, but not as fancy and not with the whole family.

On New Year's Eve we play board games, drink cocktails, eat filled wafer rolls, apple fritters, fried dumplings and all kinds of appetizers. We like to watch Mr. Beans New Year's special. At 12 o'clock we put on our party hats and wish each other a happy New Year with champagne or cava. We go outside to watch the fireworks and light some ourselves. Afterwards we drink a little more and watch one of the music shows on tv until we're too tired to stay up.

On New Year's Day we have a brunch and watch the Vienna New Year's concert and ski jumping. And for dinner we ALWAYS do stone grill/raclette.

Just egg nog, really.

Deep fried pizza with Chinese curry (Gari) sauce.

I think that's it, sorry. Not really my time of the year.