Author Topic: Happy Holidays! Which do you celebrate? (Read 4762 times)

Deviant Spider · « **on:** December 14, 2008, 11:48:51 am »

Its the time of year when EVERY retail store has to have "that talk" with their employees about what to say to guests/customers about the holiday season. Many are saying you cant say Merry Christmas now and have to say Happy Holidays, Luckily my store says that you can say anything you want so that is nice.

I celebrate Christmas with my family and also have a small Yule ceremony at home. Yule to me is a more earthy way to celebrate the comming winter and always de-stresses me this time of year. I normally cut all the branches off of my christmas tree after every christmas so I just have a tree trunk. The tree trunk is what I burn in the fireplace the next years Yule.

So what are you celebrating and which holidays interest you?

tofutakeout · « **Reply #1 on:** December 14, 2008, 11:54:21 am »

I celebrate Christmas in many ways. traditional American way, Scandinavian way, and the Japanese way. ;3 I should be celebrating Hanukkah because I'm part jewish but I'm not faithful in that religion. I'm not really faithful in any religion so commercial Christmas is usually the way I go.

Sugarlat · « **Reply #2 on:** December 14, 2008, 12:39:12 pm »

I celebrate christmas the american way but I hope to spend new years the japanese way!
with SOBA NOODLES!
God I wanna have a traditional japanese new years party!

tofutakeout · « **Reply #3 on:** December 14, 2008, 12:41:15 pm »

oooh that sounds like fun sugar! maybe I can get my friend who's hosting the party for new years to do that. yummy. :3

Sugarlat · « **Reply #4 on:** December 14, 2008, 12:42:04 pm »

lots of peoples going to MEW though.
It would be awesome to just have a japanese party!

superjaz · « **Reply #5 on:** December 14, 2008, 12:52:07 pm »

christmas is what my family does,
tho any holiday for my family is almost thanks giving-ish because we trend to stress how thankful we are that we are able to get together and spend time with our family,

I still need reminding time to time that its okay to be happy cuz this is the time of year my best friend died and with wedding stuff coming up its an extra reminder that he's not here

tofutakeout · « **Reply #6 on:** December 14, 2008, 01:20:20 pm »

@sugar
yeah that's kind of a weird time to have a con at. yeah or go to a news years festival. that'd be awesome. hey I know what I'm wearing for news years now. :3

@jaz
I'm sorry jaz. that sounds really bad. thats nice that you also treat Christmas sort of like thanksgiving as well. I hope the wedding goes well and what not.

superjaz · « **Reply #7 on:** December 14, 2008, 01:37:21 pm »

thank

, it usaly not too hard because i look at it like this I owe it to peeps who aren't here to live life the best i can cuz otherwise it would be an insult to them, but with wedding its harder cuz I would have so made him my maid of honnor,

dont know if this count it might be another thread but we also celabrate with FOOD!!1!
cream cheese and celary sticks and our special family recipe for ranch dip
gaurded family recipe= emo,(artifical sour cream) cream cheese and hidden vally ranch mix powder
seriously awesom stuff

Sugarlat · « **Reply #8 on:** December 14, 2008, 01:38:22 pm »

I will be >> Nomming on Soba!!! AND MOCHICHI!
Nummy... I hope to like....get a heating table like traditional japanese people have!
...mmm...toasty XD

tofutakeout · « **Reply #9 on:** December 14, 2008, 01:40:41 pm »

@jaz
Food is definitely a way to celebrate. that's a good out look on life, living for them. :3 we also have tons of recipes in the family that come out during the holiday season. food is being made everyday. <3

Sugarlat · « **Reply #10 on:** December 14, 2008, 01:42:38 pm »

I hope to learn how to make soba noodles and stuff in time for new years from my culinary teacher XD
I wanna make cream puffs to!
Fud is an awesome way to spend time with friends and family in celebration XD
Libations are also required!

tofutakeout · « **Reply #11 on:** December 14, 2008, 01:46:50 pm »

I actually know how to make cream puffs. their fun but a little consuming. mmmm homemade soba.

I should probably make some food this next week to give to people for the holidays. like our neighbors or something. or homeless people on the street.

Sugarlat · « **Reply #12 on:** December 14, 2008, 02:51:26 pm »

I made cream puffs once, delicious XD
My friend said there was a....well I can't say it, but an explicit party going on in his mouth when he ate it XD
I might get some friends who aren't going to mew to stay over.

soundninja12 · « **Reply #13 on:** December 14, 2008, 03:05:50 pm »

we celebrate (appropriately named) magical present day.
It's pretty much christmas, if you get rid of all the religious part of it.
Being totally un-religious, we didn't think it was right to call it "christ"mas, so, me and my friend renamed it, magical present day.
and having a tradition japanese christmas would be amazing!

Blackstar · « **Reply #14 on:** December 14, 2008, 03:08:48 pm »

@ Sugerlat

I love cream puff and I hope they do have a Japanese new years celebration at Mew con

tofutakeout · « **Reply #15 on:** December 14, 2008, 03:12:14 pm »

@blackstar
that'd be cool if they did.

@soundninja
yeah Japanese Christmas can only really work for some though. you gotta have a boyfriend or girlfriend for it. but it does seem like fun.

Sugarlat · « **Reply #16 on:** December 14, 2008, 03:15:25 pm »

I'm not going to mew XD
My mom won't let me T_T
BUT I can always celebrate a japanese new year at home!

tofutakeout · « **Reply #17 on:** December 14, 2008, 03:16:06 pm »

mmhmm. I find new years to be better when celebrated at or near home with close friends only.

Sugarlat · « **Reply #18 on:** December 14, 2008, 03:22:10 pm »

I agree! I hope to spend my hopeful japaneses new year with one or two friends to!

Cassiopeia · « **Reply #19 on:** December 14, 2008, 03:57:10 pm »

Magical present day = awesome name. xD

I celebrate Chanukah.

FOOD FTW.

nikkiolie · « **Reply #20 on:** December 15, 2008, 02:55:08 pm »

My family celebrates Christmas but we don't do anything really special. Open presents and eat dinner mid day and that is about it

Wuntvor · « **Reply #21 on:** December 15, 2008, 03:50:23 pm »

Quote from: soundninja12 on December 14, 2008, 03:05:50 pm

we celebrate (appropriately named) magical present day.
It's pretty much christmas, if you get rid of all the religious part of it.
Being totally un-religious, we didn't think it was right to call it "christ"mas, so, me and my friend renamed it, magical present day.
and having a tradition japanese christmas would be amazing!

Here are a couple of videos for you Soundninja12:

Larry the Cable Guy & his Christmas Story

Politically Correct Winter Melody
Enjoy!

Deviant Spider · « **Reply #22 on:** December 15, 2008, 07:25:00 pm »

Ive always wanted to go to a Kwanza Celebration. I think that would be super awesome. Of course finding an open celebration might prove difficult.... Anthropology is my passion so different cultures are always fun. A friend invited me to a Chanukah celebration a couple years ago and it was really cool.

soundninja12 · « **Reply #23 on:** December 15, 2008, 07:37:19 pm »

Quote from: Wuntvor on December 15, 2008, 03:50:23 pm

Quote from: soundninja12 on December 14, 2008, 03:05:50 pm
we celebrate (appropriately named) magical present day.
It's pretty much christmas, if you get rid of all the religious part of it.
Being totally un-religious, we didn't think it was right to call it "christ"mas, so, me and my friend renamed it, magical present day.
and having a tradition japanese christmas would be amazing!

Here are a couple of videos for you Soundninja12:

Larry the Cable Guy & his Christmas Story

Politically Correct Winter Melody
Enjoy!

wow, i think that's halarious. The comments prove to be rather insulting though...

Sukotto_79 · « **Reply #24 on:** December 15, 2008, 09:28:21 pm »

On Christmas Eve the family gets together and me and my cousins usually end up drunk. Christmas day we open presents then have a simple lunch and I usually head back to Corvallis in the evening because I usually end of working the next day.

melchizedek · « **Reply #25 on:** December 19, 2008, 04:04:56 am »

I try to celebrate christmas without all the secular stuff.

The only baby that got presents for christmas was Jesus, and they were not toys, they were gold frankensense and muhr (however those are spelled) That being said, people tend to get their hopes up around christmas so it can be a let down. Also, if someone gets a christmas present, they feel obligated to give a gift in return. In my opinion the same gift given in a different season has more meaning.

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #26 on:** December 19, 2008, 09:21:10 am »

I'm a Christmas kid, celebrating it for all its Christian intentions and meanings. Yes, I'm fully aware of the pagan symbols that were initially taken and had Christian meanings tacked onto them, and the notion that Jesus Christ was not actually born anywhere near December (more likely Spring), but still, it is what the holiday represents to me. It is a symbolic image of a very real event, the birth of my saviour Jesus Christ. I'm down with celebrating that every day of the year! ^_^

insomnical · « **Reply #27 on:** December 19, 2008, 11:38:54 am »

I celebrate Yule & Christmas... Which means mead, food, dancing, friends, gypsy-esque music, and then a few days later, big dinner, caroling, and church. Woot.

Deviant Spider · « **Reply #28 on:** December 19, 2008, 07:48:38 pm »

I love how we have so many different holidays people celebrate for their reasons weather its religious or fun. It makes me smile.

Darryn-Chan · « **Reply #29 on:** December 21, 2008, 05:07:05 pm »

i celebrate Christmas the American way but we do some dutch traditions too.

@Sugar
that would be so fun, i mean to have a japanese new years party:)

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Author Topic: Happy Holidays! Which do you celebrate? (Read 4762 times)