https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/ha211216theta ¿Cómo celebras tú los días de fiesta con tu familia y tus amigos? ¿Cuáles son unas tradiciones populares de tu cultura? en-us 2016-12-19 12:59:26 UTC 2016-12-21 16:41:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Ornamenttree.png chandleroliphant https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/ha211216theta/wish/144297222 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!

As you can tell, I celebrate Christmas. Christmas to me means FAMILY, FOOD & RELAXATION!]]> 2016-12-19 12:59:51 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/ha211216theta/wish/144297222 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/ha211216theta/wish/144608112 The Saturday before Christmas eve we go to my grandparents and celebrate there. On Christmas eve we have a huge Christmas party and we all give each other gifts. Then I sleep over my grandparents and open presents from them and aunt and uncles. Then I go home late and open presents from my house at 11]]> 2016-12-21 16:35:12 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/ha211216theta/wish/144608112 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/ha211216theta/wish/144608133 Play sports before Christmas. ]]> 2016-12-21 16:35:22 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/ha211216theta/wish/144608133 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/ha211216theta/wish/144608150 The tradition with family is christmas eve morning my dad and my sisters make fried shrimp. My whole comes over and we sit in my red room and we have a big feast. Then me and my cousins will make our own ginger bread house and then we open gifts. On christmas we go to my aunts and uncles that are the house wives of nj and we have dinner there and i hang with all my cousins. We do boxing rounds in the garage]]> 2016-12-21 16:35:29 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/ha211216theta/wish/144608150 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/ha211216theta/wish/144608192 Before chrismas m]]> 2016-12-21 16:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/ha211216theta/wish/144608192 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/ha211216theta/wish/144608193 On Chanukkah, I go to my grandma and grandpas house. We open presents and then later on we have a family dinner. On the other days of Chanukkah, I stay home with my family and we open presents each night.]]> 2016-12-21 16:35:53 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/ha211216theta/wish/144608193 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/ha211216theta/wish/144608215 On Christmas eve my family comes over as my mom makes a whole seafood dinner. Then its like a whole party then lots of my family go home and some sleep over for Christmas day then we open gifts in the morning and just enjoy and relax on Christmas]]> 2016-12-21 16:36:02 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/ha211216theta/wish/144608215 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/ha211216theta/wish/144608224 On Christmas Eve my sister and I go to my moms house. We give each other our presents and that nice we go to my dads house for Christmas we exchange gift and then we go to Staten Island and also celebrate Christmas there too.]]> 2016-12-21 16:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/ha211216theta/wish/144608224 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/ha211216theta/wish/144608253 I celebrate Christmas. On Christmas Eve I usually go to my aunts house. On Christmas I go to my aunts house usually but this year my cousins are coming over ]]> 2016-12-21 16:36:21 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/ha211216theta/wish/144608253 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/ha211216theta/wish/144608270 On christmas eve The whole family goes to my aunts house and she makes all the fish like strimp. Then we wait till 12 to open our persesnts. Christmas Day My family go to Mahattan to my grandmas house and then go to an italin resturant there. ]]> 2016-12-21 16:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/ha211216theta/wish/144608270 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/ha211216theta/wish/144608287 Before christmas all of my family does secret santa , and we exchange presents on Christmas. On new Years we have it at a party house and we eat good foods . 

]]> 2016-12-21 16:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/ha211216theta/wish/144608287 https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/ha211216theta/wish/144608295 on christmas eve i go to my cousins house and we have a big party on my moms side of the family and we exchange gifts then on christmas day after we open are presents we go to my other cousins we eat stuffed mushrooms and other foods and the we exchange gifts ]]> 2016-12-21 16:36:42 UTC https://padlet.com/chandleroliphant/ha211216theta/wish/144608295