Christmas And You [Topic name changed]

What are you doing for christmas this year and do you do a very traditional christmas?? Do you open your pressies on Christmas Eve or on Christmas morning?? What do you eat on christmas night??

I am having Chirstmas at my folks in laws as per usual as mine are a wee bit too far away just for a chirstmas meal (New Zealand). I dont like the christmas food here much, hate oysters, hate salmon, not too keen on foie gras either. So we are having turkey with "marrons" especially for me!! I miss having my nice christmas ham and baked dinner even though in Australia sometimes we were having our christmas dinner in over 30 degrees heat!!

As for presents, I guess my son will open some presents on Christmas Eve after the meal then when he goes to sleep I will put out some under the tree for him to open in the morning and he has his christmas stocking to open too with lots of goodies in it.

I also put out a plate of cookies and some milk for santa and a bucket of water for the thirsty reindeers. Kids just love seeing the hoove prints in the yard and the bucket drunk and the cookies nibbled.

For Christmas, I'm going to visit my parents, sister and brother in Grenoble.

We are always celebrating Christmas Eve with food from the sea (oysters, salmon, srimps etc...)
When my sister and my brother are asleep, I help my parents to wrap up the rest of the presents and then we put them under the Christmas tree.

On Christmas Day, we'll eat a ham cooked with honey. This year, I'm in charge of the dessert and I'll make a traditionnal Christmas chocolate and orange cake.

spending the night on a club with friends... annnnnnnnnnd probably get drunk

RoUkIn-MaLiN a écrit:

spending the night on a club with friends... annnnnnnnnnd probably get drunk

for christmas????????,

yep

R-M > No comment...

For me, all starts before Xmas: my girlfriend doesn't celebrate Xmas, but they celebrate winter solstice (the 21st of December). So I will do that with her family (and presents ) Then, we both go to my home to celebrate Xmas and have again presents

What is winter solice or whatever om ' R?? Never heard of it.

Choupin, why dont you make a traditional english trifle? With a layer of lady fingers, jam, custard and some meat and peas!!???

And Roukin Malin, going out to a club and getting drunk for christmas, dude, that is just SAD!!

tadpole a écrit:

Roukin Malin, going out to a club and getting drunk for christmas, dude, that is just SAD!!

nope, all my friends will be there... it'll be a great night don't worry, not sad at all : )))))

Oh im sure you will have fun, its just not very christmasy thats all. you can do that sort of thing for New Years or any time of the year, christmas is only once a year, a chance to get together with your family, friends, loved ones to share a nice meal and perhaps get a few pressies.

Does your family not do the traditional christmas stuff??

nope, not the xmas eve, there is a meal the day after, but not on xmas eve, often a family meal, but now my sister just go his 2nd baby then she stays at home it's not easy to regroup everybody for a xmas meal

for christmas eve, i'll just have a meal with my uncle, my aunt and my grandmother, it's not christmas, just a meal.
Then the 25th, we'll have a dinner with all my family, at least a lot of them.
So i feast xmas the 25th this year.

tadpole a écrit:

What is winter solice or whatever om ' R?? Never heard of it.

The winter solstice ( there is also the summer solstice) is the day with the shortest day of the year( or the longest day for summer)

I mean shortest for the time when the sun is shining

i just learn that on the 25th i got a small family meal... just my parents and I.
anyway... i hope i'll be sober at this time...

Yay! Im very happy for you Roukin Malin.

om ' R you still havent really explained what kind of tradition your winter thingy is. Is it from some other religion or what? What do you do? Eat? Etc.. Please answer, i really dont feel like googleing it.

yes, i think we know what is a solstice

tadpole a écrit:

Yay! Im very happy for you Roukin Malin.

om ' R you still havent really explained what kind of tradition your winter thingy is. Is it from some other religion or what? What do you do? Eat? Etc.. Please answer, i really dont feel like googleing it.

In fact the family of my girlfriend is atheic and doesn't like Xmas, so they celebrate the winter solstice... There is no particular reason...

Arent I a pain in the arse?? and what the heck is atheic?? Never heard of it? Is it like jeovah witness or something?? Morman??

Atheic is the name for the person who didn't have any religion

Oh, is it like in french when you say hattai ou haté ??? attay???

I dont really have a religion but i still celebrate christmas. Do they still do the giving presents bit and a meal but just with no trees, carols and bible stuff??

As Christmas is over, I should close this topic. But instead, I only change the title of the topic. It's a Christmas gift : Enjoy

tadpole a écrit:

Oh, is it like in french when you say hattai ou haté ??? attay???

the french word is "athée" (it's the same for female and male )

tadpole a écrit:

Oh, is it like in french when you say hattai ou haté ??? attay???

I dont really have a religion but i still celebrate christmas. Do they still do the giving presents bit and a meal but just with no trees, carols and bible stuff??

In french, it's "athée"
They still do the giving presents bit and a meal, with a Xmas tree but nothing about any religion

like me

Thank you so much for answering all my very nosey questions and thanks for not closing this very interesting topic. I love learning about all these different christmases, makes me feel that wee bit closer to you all!