Tradition! Tradition.
Sean and I have been talking a lot about different holiday traditions that our families did when we were young and I was curious to see what everyone else did for the Holidays.
As for me and my family, here are some of the traditions I remember the most.
1.) Santa got cookies and a glass of Sherry rather than milk when I was a kid.
2.) You were never allowed to pick the present you were going to open; someone else had to give it to you.
3.) We were allowed to open one present the 24th, the rest, plus any deliveries from santa were opened on the 25th.
4.) You had to wait till everyone was gathered around the Christmas tree before the presents got touched.
5.) Save that paper! My family never ripped open presents. We always tried to recycle the wrapping at least twice. Dad and grandpa would pass around their pocket knives just so the tape could be sliced open without damaging the paper. (Sean thinks we're absolutely nuts for this one)
As for me and my family, here are some of the traditions I remember the most.
1.) Santa got cookies and a glass of Sherry rather than milk when I was a kid.
2.) You were never allowed to pick the present you were going to open; someone else had to give it to you.
3.) We were allowed to open one present the 24th, the rest, plus any deliveries from santa were opened on the 25th.
4.) You had to wait till everyone was gathered around the Christmas tree before the presents got touched.
5.) Save that paper! My family never ripped open presents. We always tried to recycle the wrapping at least twice. Dad and grandpa would pass around their pocket knives just so the tape could be sliced open without damaging the paper. (Sean thinks we're absolutely nuts for this one)