TRADITIONS
People have all kinds of different traditions for the holidays. Christmas alone, is jam packed with variations on a theme.
Is it the stuffing of stockings that sticks out with your family? Many families consider that a key component of their holiday celebration. Pulling little trinkets out of an over sized sock tends to be a big part of the Christmas process.
The exchanging of gifts also factors into the equation. For many, this is the lynch pin upon which many people's Christmas traditions revolve. Gift giving is the focal point of the holiday for many people. For some, it is the look upon the recipient's face as they open the perfectly selected gift that brings the truest sense of pleasure. For others, it is the anticipation of tearing through the paper off the big package with their name on it that brings about the most happiness. Neither feeling is right, but a sense of balance between the two is always best.
Some people choose to focus on the trimming of the tree. It is a perfect time to bond as a family. Relics from years gone by are unpacked from big boxes and carefully hung from the boughs of the Christmas tree. The decking of the halls is always an essential component of the season, and one that many people choose to focus on.
I always like to think of the small things that bring it all together, the pieces that bind the whole.
I like to think of how my family did things, mostly how my mother did things. There would be the stockings, and the gifts, and the tree, but there were also smaller touches that brought it all together. There were bowls of nuts and nutcrackers; huge turkey dinners with the best stuffing you would ever taste; drinks with the members of my family that I never seem to see enough; cheese balls and Twiglets; and so much more.
Traditions are built for amending and adapting. Figure out what works best for you and adapt your traditions to that.
Merry Christmas!
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