Christmas!! Are you having a traditional Christmas?

[Gwendoline]

Not even December yet and I'm do excited. Just can't wait to set up the Christmas tree, see the lights on the house. Set up the nativity scene on out lawn. Mistletoe, Christmas food, the Holly&the ivy, Christmas carols, Christmas music, church. Dressing for Christmas. Gift giving. Family& friends. I just love it. This year we are hosting his family.

[slatyb]

We're not religious. I will send small gifts to my immediate family and buy something nice for my wife. Our wedding anniversary is also in December. Typically I get her books and art supplies for Christmas, and something nice to wear for our anniversary. This year I'm getting her synthetic diamond earrings.

[Gwendoline]

Lovely

[slatyb]

They are real diamonds, just lab grown and not mined. I see no reason to support the diamond mining industry.

[slatyb]

by the way, the tree predates Christianity.

[Gwendoline]

Don't know if it does. It's more of a cultural thing exported from Germany by the British royal family. How long it had been going on Germany who's to say. I know most cultures in Europe used evergreen plants to decorate coming up to their winter religious festivals that took part on the winter solstice, Christmas used to take place on the winter solstice as the winter solstice occurred on the 25th of December before the greogrian calender was brought in to stop calender drift. That's why the Jewish and Greek orthodox calender don't line up with the calender we use today.

[NewWaves]

We don't do mistletoe in my country. But there is of course the tree, the decorations. Chrismtas music, yup. There's also Christmas eve mass and Christmas day mass.
And I don't know where you're from of turkey is also the standard for Christmas, but it is here. I'm not a fan of turkey, but I do like "chapon" which I just learned is a castrated rooster of the gallus gallus domesticus species lol

[Alwayreckles93]

Yes and all the pointcestas I love flowers I decorated with flowers depending on the seasons. For Valentine's I decorated with red roses. I love flowers 🌹

[Gwendoline]

What are pointcestas? Flower baskets?

[Makeushiver]

@Alwayreckles93 I believe they are poinsettias.

[Gwendoline]

@Makeushiver flower baskets?

[Makeushiver]

Though I'd prefer to chase you with mistletoe in my hand.

[Wiredone]

We will probably not celebrate Christmas this year with my wife being in rehabilitation. It would be a miracle if she gets out before then

[Gwendoline]

I'm not sure on the situation but would recommend some Christmas celebration if not just for her but you know what's best.

[Wiredone]

We're going to visit her but that's about it

[NathanDavis]

traditional Mexican Christmas

baby jesus with a moustache (=

[Billlewis]

Traditional for me, yes. I plan on doing the same thing I do every year -- spoil a beautiful woman whom I can't have any physical intimacy with.

[Wallythewalrus2]

You go, Bill, hump the floor like there's no tomorrow!

[Billlewis]

@Wallythewalrus2 Yes, Sir.

[molonski2]

It's great that you really enjoy it like that , good on you.

[FunkyMonkee]

I would LOVE to (but, without the religious bullshit) but, I don't know that I ever can, again.

[BurbankRob]

I'll have a traditional Christmas if my sister doesn't go out of town. If she stays home I'll go to her place with a traditional turkey meal and then we'll open presents, one at a time, beginning with the youngest person.

[RavVid]

Unconventional. Having it in a glass house/conservatory.

[BetaBucks]

Traditional, as in American culture, yeah. Traditional, as in religious, no. We're not exactly a religious household.

[Alwayreckles93]

Why😡

[BetaBucks]

I just don't believe in anything I can't see with my own eyes. That doesn't mean that a religion isn't completely true and accurate. I just can't personally say that I know it to be true. I also don't believe in the big bang or the claimed pathways of evolution. The basic concept of evolution is visible with my own eyes though.

[Pete671]

No I'm volunteering with my local Coastguard, great way to avoid my family!!!

[BCRanger10]

I'll be going to Midnight Mass (or hoping to at least).

[CalmUntilAbused]

Yeah, I love that part, too.

[exitseven]

We have the Traditional Feast of the Seven fishes on Christmas Eve.

[Iron_Man]

Well, I’m alone on the Earth now so if that’s a traditional Christmas, whatever you wanna call it

[Lynx122]

Yes I'll impregnate a girl and then say it was god that did it.

No jk I'll go to a dinner with family and friends :)

[Gwendoline]

So bah humbug?

[Lucy68]

Yes yes we are

[Agape93]

Nope I don't celebrate Christmas

[Sevenpointfive]

no. i hate all holidays except Halloween

[Fireguy17]

yeppers, we always do.

[Jennz6]

I would stand under the Mistletoe

[RedInnocent69]

I would hover nearby waiting for you

[Jennz6]

@RedInnocent69 really 🥰💯

[RedInnocent69]

Of course, now that I know you hum 😉

[Wise4myage]

Yes, I think so.

[seeyounexttuesday]

I want to give Thanksgiving its due, first.

[RedInnocent69]

It is what one does…

[shortster]

Not sure, it is too early to know

[Miristheiss]

Yes.