https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L ¿Cómo celebras tú los días de fiesta con tu familia y tus amigos? (How do you celebrate the holidays with your families and friends?) ¿Cuáles son unas tradiciones populares de tu cultura? (What are some popular traditions from your culture?) en-us 2017-12-21 19:12:06 UTC 2017-12-22 13:18:46 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Ornamenttree.png chandleroliphant https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217775864 My brother and I split the holiday between my mom's house and my dad's house because our parents are divorced. We spend Christmas Eve with my mom and her family. We usually sit with Santa (he visits for the little kids and always walks in the house to Bruce Springsteen's "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"), eat a big dinner that consists of pasta and the "7 fish" (an Italian tradition, although I am a vegan so I do not eat the fish), exchange presents and then watch a Christmas movie before bed. We wake up at my mom's house and then go to my dad's house. We exchange presents in the morning, ride bikes to my uncle's house down the street, and then enjoy a laid-back dinner with my dad's side of the family at my house. My dad always makes his famous oatmeal-raisin cookies that everyone gobbles up.

Ever since I have been in a relationship with my boyfriend, I make time to go to his house with his family in the morning after biking to my uncle's house. We usually have brunch and spend time with the 3 toddlers in his family. It is very fun to watch them play with their new toys!

This year, and in the years to come, I hope to make new holiday traditions in my new home.

As you can tell, I celebrate Christmas. Christmas to me means FAMILY, FOOD & RELAXATION!]]> 2017-12-21 19:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217775864 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217847767 Well, in my culture we don't have a holiday like Christmas, but we have children's day in November. This is where the children get gifts. We don't celebrate ]]> 2017-12-22 13:02:49 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217847767 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217847793 I usually go to my Dad's friend's house for Christmas eve, but this year I am going to stay over my friend's house on Christmas eve. We get Chinese food and go to the movies usually on Christmas day. ]]> 2017-12-22 13:03:11 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217847793 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217847808 My family has a big dinner with my relatives after we attend church. Afterwards the parents stay downstairs to talk and eat while the kids are upstairs playing something like hide and seek. Then we open half our gifts on Christmas Eve and open the rest in the morning.

new years; my family puts up grapes/cotton around the windows and keep them there the entire year for good health. we put coins on the stairs to represent being good financially. we also wear stripes or dots to represent dollars and coins.]]> 2017-12-22 13:03:22 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217847808 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217847817 2017-12-22 13:03:27 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217847817 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217847828 My family goes in to brooklyn to see our cousins the we see the wake of light on New Years eve]]> 2017-12-22 13:03:33 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217847828 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217847837 In my culture, on January 6, my family sits down to have dinner with 12 meals. The next day, we celebrate Ukrainian Christmas. During regular christmas, me and my siblings wake up early and wait for my parents to wake up. After we open all of our presents, we usually spend time together.]]> 2017-12-22 13:03:37 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217847837 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217847886 Since I don't celebrate Christmas, on Christmas day, my whole family and my dad's whole side of his family, has a big Hanukkah party]]> 2017-12-22 13:04:13 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217847886 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217848012 I do not celebrate Christmas, but many of my close family friends do and we celebrate Christmas Eve with them. They have a very big party every year. On New Years, we usually are on vacation somewhere, and we celebrate New Years Eve wherever we are. Depending on where we are there are always different traditions. ]]> 2017-12-22 13:05:15 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217848012 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217848887 2017-12-22 13:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217848887 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217848889 I celebrate the holidays between my mom and dad. At my dads house we celebrate ]]> 2017-12-22 13:12:33 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217848889 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217848892 I celebrate the holidays with my family by going to my aunt's house and having a Hanukkah party. On Christmas Eve we would usually go to our family friend's house to celebrate with them but the past few years we have been making dinner for 12 homeless men who also sleep over at our temple. ]]> 2017-12-22 13:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217848892 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217848918 I celebrate Christmas, and every year my whole family gathers at my house and we open presents that we all got each other.]]> 2017-12-22 13:12:48 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217848918 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217848935 I don't celebrate Christmas, as I celebrate Hanukkah. I usually spend Christmas eating Chinese Food and watch Star Wars with my parents and Aunt. I celebrate Hanukkah by going to Brooklyn and spending Hanukkah with my family. My cousins also come to my house to celebrate Hanukkah. ]]> 2017-12-22 13:12:55 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217848935 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217848937 My family and I do a "Secret Santa" gift exchange for Christmas. We also host a big family dinner at my aunt's house, and later on we open presents.]]> 2017-12-22 13:12:58 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217848937 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217849331 I don;t celebrate christmas but celebrate my family friends birthday. We also eat chinese food and watch movies.]]> 2017-12-22 13:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217849331 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217849336 We get presents and give our thanks for our family memeber. We all stay with my cousins who want to see Santa. ]]> 2017-12-22 13:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/HA221217L/wish/217849336