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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:29 pm
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Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 9:02 am
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Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:58 pm
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Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:11 pm
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My family celebrated pretty much all the holidays they could, and had family traditions for all of them, much less now since my grandparents have passed away. They are all secular holidays for us, but with very entrenched traditions which it seemed very wrong to diverge from. Things like pizza on Halloween night, listening to Christmas carols on the trip through the mountains to Grandma's house (and no listening to them before that), meatloaf for Valentine's day... just tons of little things that totally made the holidays for us.
We also learned a lot about the holidays we celebrated. Even though they weren't part of a religion we celebrated we sometimes read the Bible, and watched lots of religious shows and movies, I went to church with friends, and so on. For me it was very similar to how TheDisreputableDog described her family's experience with Advent.
Since my grandparents died, we've lost a lot of the family togetherness, and since I moved out of my parent's house (and my parents have gotten sick) I really don't have much tradition anymore, or anyone to celebrate holidays with.
I'm trying to introduce some sort of holiday spirit to my fiances, but they just... don't feel it I guess. I put up a tree this year, but they're relatively indifferent. They have no real love for any holidays (except as time off).
In fact, I'll be alone at home on Christmas and it's kind of hard for me.
I've never celebrated holy days. At this point I don't feel entitled to any.
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Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 4:55 am
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Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 2:36 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 3:07 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 4:45 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 6:45 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 11:17 pm
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 2:33 am
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Hmmmm...
New Years: just another night. Though a friend and I stayed up late one year in high school and went for a walk after the clock had turned over.
Valentines: just another day. Maybe I'll feel differently when I'm in love, but I doubt it. Commercialism.
Easter: Once a special time for my Father and me to take an 8 hour road trip to his parent's house, just the two of us. We, the two of us and his parents, went to church and had Easter dinner. Painted eggs, got a basket, recognized both the Holy and the Holiday. Now I can't even get home because 'spring' break doesn't coincide with 'Easter' (have to be p.c., though the current schedualing of spring break does no one any good).
Queen's birthday: a time to enjoy my love of British history and culture over a nice cup of tea with understanding friends
4th of July: Sometimes fireworks, either town or private. Usualy family BBQ. Not to much. Will be working away from my family this comming summer.
Halloween: trick or treat and costumes. Now an annuel cosplay party. Respectful of friends who consider it a Holy day.
4th November: a day to enjoy my love of English history and culture
Thanksgiving: time where my university break actualy coincides with the holiday (mutters about 'spring' break being useless). Get to go home and see family, except for this year I worked so my family came to me. smile heart
Christmas: A second break from college to see family, foiled again this year by work. I'll go to see them mid month instead of at the end and we'll have Christmas early. It's the family that matters (for the Holiday), not the date. I recognize and celebrate the Holy, but feel that what makes this (and Easter for that matter) Holy should be celebrated year round in a person's heart, not just one or two days a year.
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 7:07 am
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 7:29 am
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 9:06 am
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 9:25 am
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