We all have our holiday traditions. The annual happenings which we look forward to or dread. Lately, I've borrowed a Danish tradition from my friend Tanja. Starting the first day of December, they take a large Christmas candle numbers 1 -24 from the top to the bottom. Burning it a little each day, it really reminds you how close the big day is.
In Canada, my family's traditions were pretty normal. Christmas Eve would be a feast of turkey or ham - or maybe appetizers when the family was feeling lazy. We'd open one present each and enjoy some eggnog. Christmas morning, we'd have breakfast together, open all of our presents and maybe watch a Christmas movie.
As a Canadian, when I think of Christmas, the first thing I think of is actually hockey. Every boxing day, the World Juniors begin - while others would be out shopping, my family would watch the up and coming hockey stars. Many of who end up in the NHL.
Anyways, I was motivated to write this post when I read about a Swedish Christmas tradition on Reddit recently. Every Christmas Eve, families exchange books and they spend the night reading. I think this is fantastic and if I'm ever to have kids I'd like to steal this tradition as well.
I'd love to hear what other Christmas traditions are out there around the world or among families. Share yours below and I'll give you a Christmas upvote :D.