What are your Christmas Traditions?

A romantic Thanksgiving viewing of … The Shining​

My husband and I have been together for 13 years now, and every Thanksgiving, we watch The Shining. Right after high school, when I was working a part-time job, I went on break and saw that I had 17 text messages. A guy from school had repeatedly texted: “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” Liking scary movies, I recognized the line and texted back. We went on a date shortly after, and have been together ever since. So now we always play that movie, because we’re thankful it brought us together.
Serena, Arizona

Burrito Thanksgiving​

We have Burrito Thanksgiving. I’m vegetarian, and no one in the house likes Thanksgiving food, so instead of cooking food no one likes, we gather for days to prep the most elaborate burrito spread we can imagine.
Anonymous, North Carolina

Tossing the Christmas lampshade​

My adult kids, son-in-law and I circle the Christmas tree and take turns tossing a battered yellow and orange flowered lampshade to see who can land it in its place of honor atop the tree. It started about 10 years ago, when we decided against the rather generic angel we had been using. My oldest son rescued the lampshade (an old craft project of my daughter’s) en route to the trash, and our tradition was born. The first year, I was very aware of its incongruity. At this point, I can’t imagine our tree without it.
Heather, Ohio……..





https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2024/dec/09/unusual-holiday-traditions?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other