Any Weird Holiday Traditions?

[Frank Giaramita]

I just wanted to personally wish everyone a happy holiday and apologize to those who have been trying to have news posted through me. It's been very tough this past week with the holidays and my grandma's recent visit to the hospital. Expect more out of me when the weekend closes out. On a completely different note, and out of curiosity, what kind of holiday traditions exist in your family?

[Pooavenger]

Christmas Story on DVD. We all must watch.

Love,
Pooavenger

[crzydrmmer]

Merry Christmas!

[Salomonbz90]

Hope your holidays go well Frank, enjoy it.

[ThatGirl]

I have younger siblings and since "Santa" doesnt visit them any more since theyre too old for it they make everyone stay up until midnight to open presents then go to bed. Kinda stupid. I tried to go to sleep this year and they wouldnt let me

[jeremyfromva]

We go see a movie on Christmas Eve

We go to my grandmother's for Christmas Breakfast which is the shit because my mom makes some sort of egg, cheese, bacon, and sausage casserole which she only makes once a year (which pisses me off) since its the only time I ever eat breakfast.

[Meerch119]

the tree always tends to fall over on someone, but uh...yea

[yanggoh]

since i'm the youngest, i tend to wake up at 5 in the morning on christmas day and run around like a wild hyena waking up my family to go open presents.

[rufiocardtime]

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[thisgetupkid]

I just wanted to personally wish everyone a happy holiday and apologize to those who have been trying to have news posted through me. It's been very tough this past week with the holidays and my grandma's recent visit to the hospital. Expect more out of me when the weekend closes out. On a completely different note, and out of curiosity, what kind of holiday traditions exist in your family?

THE PICKLE...my mom hides a plastic pickle in the tree xmas morning then the 4 of us boys try to look for it. the person who finds it gets a best buy gift card..last year we all found it at once and it broke...so this year we have a new one...i'm getting pumped..i'm gonna win this year...is that just me?


We go to kansas city to my aunts house for a christmas eve party, then back home to sleep (and wrap last minute gifts). I have 3 older brothers who all live far away (Boston, San Fran, New york city)...and this is the only time of the year when all 6 of our family members are together. it's wonderful

[aheroinmyeyes]

THE PICKLE...my mom hides a plastic pickle in the tree xmas morning then the 4 of us boys try to look for it. the person who finds it gets a best buy gift card..last year we all found it at once and it broke...so this year we have a new one...i'm getting pumped..i'm gonna win this year...is that just me?

Wow, I've never met anyone who does that too. We do the same thing, except its not plastic but glass, which makes the whole thing a little more dangerous. And I never win. I'm not sure if we're doing it this year, though.

[chokeychicken]

for the last 3 or 4 years my family goes to see a movie. last year it was meet the fockers...hopefully, this year it'll be something worthwhile. like king kong. or walk the line.

[mysensesfailed3]

yanggohsince i'm the youngest, i tend to wake up at 5 in the morning on christmas day and run around like a wild hyena waking up my family to go open presents.SAME

[tsunami_bomber]

haha we used to hide the pickle too. but now that my brother and i are older, my parents have started some new traditions. on xmas eve, we start drinking kahlua at 2 in the afternoon and watch sumo wrestling. today, we start drinking at noon and we'll play poker.

[joelmole]

im jewish
its chinese food and a movie for us

[Punkdc]

That pickle thing is cool, how did it get started? But for the most part my family just hanging out, has people over thru out the day. We normally watch Christmas Nick toons all day.

[MaDeMaN FiAsCo]

I always read The Polar Express to my handicapped little brother, who cannot otherwise read himself.

[FallOutGirl22]

im jewish
its chinese food and a movie for us

same...what a good day

[robdobi]

table tennis, wrestling, and shooting the dog.

[niveK]

A new tradition was started. My aunt was given a tub of 72 little rubber ninjas. (dont ask, its just better to accept it as is. She also for a hunping animatronic dog and a farting teddy bear). Before we left he hid 71 of the ninjas all over her house. She probably wont find most of them until she moves out.

[pnkrckprncss]

every year my family tends to take in stray family members...this year it's my grandmother's old friend, and my godmother's father, who is finnish and doesn't speak english

[DeathCabForCoon]

My extended family gets drunk and starts arguing about politics and swearing at each other. Its great!

[michaelwinters]

same...what a good day us jews and our chinese food. damn. talk about living up to stereotypes. oh well. i like general tso's.

[Poultrylicious]

we eat food and then i usually dephicate

[itsjdiggity]

we gather round and watch Jingle All The Way
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[joelmole]

us jews and our chinese food. damn. talk about living up to stereotypes. oh well. i like general tso's.

thats the only dish worth ordering
its delicious. that and a little fried rice.

[perfumatodd]

some comment my mother makes usually throws me into a bipolar rage and i end up throwing my sister into the christmas tree. its been happening for about 23 years now.

[mickmadethelist]

Someone in my family is always sick. It never fails. Its always presents while drunk off the nyquil from before. ha! On another note, Watching christmas story at leat 12 times, but never sitting through it from beginning to end.

[dashboard1190]

christmas eve, we always have a fancy dinner, just my family (mom, dad, sister, me). We usually have fish, but last night I wanted to have FiletMignon, so we decided to have that.

and then christmas morning, we usually get up at some ungodly hour (my sister is still a santa fan), this year being 7:30am. we then open presents and then have sticky buns (my mom's amazing recipe). we then usually sleep, I just woke up from a 3 hour snooze, then we go to my aunt & uncles house to meet with my grandparents and aunt/uncle.

happy holidays everyone.

[starcrossdlovex]

My older brother usually wakes me up at like 6 am by jumping on my water bed so it's like a wavepool. Then, we wait like an hour for my parents to get up & get the videocamera. ugh.
Then we go downstairs & open our presents.
Then, usually, my aunt, uncle, & both sets of grandparents come over for breakfast. But, this year, my grandfather died, my other grandfather got his leg amputated, my grandmom just got out of the hospital, & my other grandmother is still mourning my grandfather.
So, let's just say today wasn't really a normal christmas.

[ForeverInADay]

Christmas Story on DVD. We all must watch.

Love,
Pooavenger
hahahaha

[ForeverInADay]

the tree always tends to fall over on someone, but uh...yea
haha that sounds like a great tradition, nothing says christmas like grandma getting stuck under the tree lol

[ForeverInADay]

My extended family gets drunk and starts arguing about politics and swearing at each other. Its great!
thats like mine (right now) except its hockey since we're canadian, and not politics.

[ForeverInADay]

My older brother usually wakes me up at like 6 am by jumping on my water bed so it's like a wavepool. Then, we wait like an hour for my parents to get up & get the videocamera. ugh.
Then we go downstairs & open our presents.
Then, usually, my aunt, uncle, & both sets of grandparents come over for breakfast. But, this year, my grandfather died, my other grandfather got his leg amputated, my grandmom just got out of the hospital, & my other grandmother is still mourning my grandfather.
So, let's just say today wasn't really a normal christmas.
im sorry dude

[Homesick]

i like to take a shit in my old bathroom and get drunk.

[XmeaganX]

We don't have anything odd except we open presents Christmas eve at like eight. (I never got to believe the whole santa thing, something about my dad saying he'd "kill" any dude that dropped down the chimeny...) and stockings (usually candy) christmas morning. Thats it.