What’s a weird or funny tradition your family has?

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I think every family has at least one little tradition that would probably seem completely random to everyone else… It could be something you do on holidays, birthdays, vacations, or just some weird thing that somehow became a family tradition.

For us, we used to have a sleepover at my granny’s house every New Year’s Eve. The whole family would stay up watching movies, eating/snacking, joking around and just being together all night.

What’s one your family has?

exitseven · Accepted Answer

We have the traditional Italian Feast of the Seven Fishes on Christmas Eve My grandmother always did this and when she died my Aunt Marie continued the tradition. When Aunt Marie moved to Florida my wife decided that she would do it. Every year it is a little different depending on what kinds of fish we can get.

Spencer10 · Accepted Answer

Well not weird or funny I suppose but at family gatherings we always have an extra place set so we can remember those who can not be with us...

TsundereMatrix · Answer

At Christmas, we open presents in the order of who woke up last. Last one to wake up on Christmas morning gets to open one present first. First person to wake up is last to open their present and we rotate like that. My parents made that a tradition because my sister used to wake up in the middle of the night and open presents and her stocking before anyone else woke up.

NathanDavis · Answer

it's isn't weird or funny as a tradition but some results can be that... weird and funny

besides the typical "American Christmas" plus the classic "Mexican Christmas" food and dishes... everyone in my family likes to try something new or different... and bring it up to the holidays

some are a success... and a few, have been a mess... lol

fantasticass · Answer

Every year our families gather together in October for Christmas. We all live very far apart, and traveling in December is always an issue with weather. The host is responsible for the Christmas tree and decorations. We draw names on who to purchase a gift for. Because we are all traveling, we must purchase a gift from our own country. This year, we booked a hotel. We booked the whole hotel, so nobody else will be there except our family. You can't put a price tag on privacy.

Laulenke · Answer

I love my wife’s family Christmas tradition instead of buying each others presents they pool their money together give it to one person to take to the bank to have it changed to single dollars then after dinner they play bingo at anywhere from $2.00 to $5.00 a win it was so much fun

Nikki1989 · Answer

I grew up with music listening parties. Something no families would do nowadays. People can't put their phones down long enough for that to work.

Scorpio191874 · Answer

Families get together for dinner. Every Sunday.

Anonymous · Answer

The "feast of the dead"

When a loved one dies we have a large banquet and our passed on loved one is the main course. We eat them and absorb their power as they become one with us. Not everyone can understand this tradition. We brought it over from the old country and have been doing it for generations.

queenofcardio · Answer

We have a lot of old cultural traditions. Some are still common while are some not.

TonyMetal___1986 · Answer

The Sunday gathering on lunch plus the holidays, great times, now it's never like before...

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