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teruel_a_witch

in time of the biggest v-gifts flooding of the 2009

Dec 09, 2009 23:52

1. Just a quick update since I have nothing to do because LJ won't give me comments-replies on time and all that *argh* Anyway, moving on, thanks SO MUCH to fiery_twilight , phantomviola , momentmusical , lilachaze , marcasite , wishiknewwho , 16s16 , nani1986 , dashafeather , jennyshepard , hazelwho , nylana for all of those wonderful v-gifts, it's like the only good thing this week because LJ hasn't worked properly since Sunday *hugs flist ( Read more... )

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momentmusical December 10 2009, 01:10:13 UTC

No problem! Happy holidays, darling! *hugs*

Yeah, I'll pretty much echo everything the Canadians above me have already said; the 'norm' is what you'd expect, like turkey and whatnot. But, for example, my family celebrates the holidays differently because we're Taiwanese and my mother hates cooking turkey XD.

teruel_a_witch December 11 2009, 23:20:52 UTC

*hugs back* Phew, I'm so tired, was doing that paper all night yesterday and slept for 4,5 hours and then had 5 1,5-hour classes in Uni, I'm like a sleep-walker xD

my family celebrates the holidays differently because we're Taiwanese
heh, that's curious, new facts about Deb-Debs :D Do you have a different religion then?

momentmusical December 11 2009, 23:39:33 UTC

Phew, I'm so tired, was doing that paper all night yesterday and slept for 4,5 hours and then had 5 1,5-hour classes in Uni, I'm like a sleep-walker xD
Poor thing :(. But at least it's finished now! Get plenty of sleep and feel better, hun!

that's curious, new facts about Deb-Debs :D Do you have a different religion then?
My family is Christian, but my grandparents only really like eating our ethnic foods, even during the holidays. Which is sad, because I love turkey :(. But my mom makes this really delicious asian soup thing every Christmas, so it kind of makes up for it :D!

teruel_a_witch December 11 2009, 23:49:21 UTC

But at least it's finished now!
Yeah, plenty of others to follow XD It was only a 4-pages paper with a Power Point presentation, Glossary and creative quiz but I need to do a 7-pages for the next Friday (in English,too) and for Monday I need to hand in a 20-paged paper for lexicology prof on some Spanish linguistic stuff, bleh, hate it, so boring :/

Get plenty of sleep and feel better, hun!

Thanks, darling, but I need to go to Uni tomorrow too(though it's already today,lol) so I still have to get up earlier than I'd like to. Though I'm kinda used to this time-table, I just can't resist whining a bit ;D

Ah, I see, well, we don't have turkey on New Year's Eve either, rarely a duck can be served but we prefer chicken anyway, I never get tired of chiken in any form XD
But my mom makes this really delicious asian soup thing every Christmas, so it kind of makes up for it :D!
heh, you see, always stay positive about things :D

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teruel_a_witch December 10 2009, 14:19:47 UTC

Now that is very interesting, thanks for the heads-up about Quebec, I think I probably will be able to turn this into 4 pages if I include everything said here *sends cookies*

heartoutofstone December 10 2009, 01:26:43 UTC

I know it's been answered a zillion times already, but I'll throw my 2cents in, being Canadian and all... lol.

I'm from the east coast of the country and for us, Christmas Eve mass is a big deal. The majority of us in rural areas are Catholics or Protestants and it seems like it's the one time of year everyone's actually at church, lol. That's not even really a specifically Canadian tradition, but it's all I can think of, really. :/ Sometimes my family opens one gift at midnight on Christmas Eve. As far as food goes, yeah, it's pretty typical of what you'd find in the US/UK, although I have heard of people eating duck instead of turkey.

:)

teruel_a_witch December 11 2009, 23:28:06 UTC

Thanks for answering ^_^

I'm from the east coast of the country and for us, Christmas Eve mass is a big deal.
Are you religious then?

I have heard of people eating duck instead of turkey.

We would eat duck rather than turkey too, we almost never prepare turkey anyway (not in on piece at least) xD

heartoutofstone December 11 2009, 23:30:27 UTC

No problem! :)

My family is, yup.. so as long as I live in this house I am too. Silly rule but whatever. Around here at Christmas time though everyone goes to Christmas mass. It's the only time of year you see EVERYONE at church. Not sure if that helps any... lol.

See, I've never had duck before! We always have either turkey or ham. I'd like to try it some day though. :)

teruel_a_witch December 11 2009, 23:40:25 UTC

My family is, yup.. so as long as I live in this house I am too. Silly rule but whatever.
heh, I see, it's all rather amusing for an atheist like me, even though I haven't been living in communism for 18 out of almost 20 years of my life the benefit of having no religious pressure what-so-ever stays:)

Not sure if that helps any... lol.
I already got that covered, did the presentation today :)

I'd like to try it some day though.
It tastes like a rather dried chicken xD I only ate it a few times on the New Year (we celebrate it instead of Christmas) but mostly we eat chicken because it's easy to find and tastier anyway xD

lorelaisquared December 10 2009, 04:07:23 UTC

I'm on the West Coast of Canada, and around here it seems everyone has their own ways of celebrating. It goes back to what others have said about the blend of cultures. Most people that I know who are of European decent tend to celebrate more on Christmas Eve than Christmas day and the foods they serve vary a bit to the Turkey/mashed potatoes/gravy/veggies feast that has always seemed to be a part of Christmas in the co-op I grew up in. I know other people who do it all completely differently. The one thing that seems to be common though is that it's a time when people get together with family and friends, usually for a big meal and lots of visiting. Life is lazier around the holidays (when visiting) in some ways too, although it's also busy. It's odd. Anyway, I hope that's helpful.

teruel_a_witch December 11 2009, 23:32:07 UTC

What is a co-op?

Life is lazier around the holidays
Heh, we have a 10-day official holiday (Jan.1-10) and all the country seems like in a hibernation...or most likely in a hangover XDD

Anyway, I hope that's helpful
You all have been very helpful, thank you *squishes*

luckytohaveher December 10 2009, 23:07:08 UTC

Aqui en Uruguay comemos pollo y no pavo como en USA, tambien es mas comida chatarra antes de la cena y brindamos a la media noche con champaña! Oh y hay una pequeña tradicion mi abuela nos hace hacer en año nuevo, hay que comer una uva por cada campanada del reloj a la media noche para tener prosperidad en el proximo año. Nunca he logrado comer las doce, siempre me atoro. Haha.

What kind of traditions do you have in Russia?

teruel_a_witch December 12 2009, 23:47:13 UTC

brindamos a la media noche con champaña!
Parece que todo el mundo lo hace;) Y preferimos pollo tambien, y muy a veces pato)

hay que comer una uva por cada campanada del reloj a la media noche para tener prosperidad en el proximo año.
Es la misma tradicion que en España, pues la se, hasta la mencione a _thirty2flavors and goldy_dollar en los posts arriba XD

What kind of traditions do you have in Russia? Na, we are not very traditional, here's what I wrote for goldy_dollar in the answer to that question (I'm just copying it ( ... )