How Do Americans Celebrate Christmas? US Christmas Traditions Explained - Wolters World
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Date: 2022-02-04
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countertony
We're very traditionally English in our traditions (comes of both singing in choirs, I guess, so the tree and decorations go up after 1 December (more often nearer the 20th to avoid needle drop, though that's avoided with a good water-holding Christmas tree stand) and stay up until Twelfth Night (night of 5-6 January, after which it's terribly bad luck to keep the decorations out.
There are some traditions that had to give way to practicality - I've never lived anywhere with a real fire, so as a child in the late 1980s letters to Father Christmas were placed by the heating boiler (hey it's got a vent, right) and stockings were hung on the footboard of the bed for minor presents like stationery and fruit. I'm not sure Father Christmas would have gone for milk, though - a glass of sherry or brandy left in the living room, on the other hand.
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We're very traditionally English in our traditions (comes of both singing in choirs, I guess, so the tree and decorations go up after 1 December (more often nearer the 20th to avoid needle drop, though that's avoided with a good water-holding Christmas tree stand) and stay up until Twelfth Night (night of 5-6 January, after which it's terribly bad luck to keep the decorations out.
There are some traditions that had to give way to practicality - I've never lived anywhere with a real fire, so as a child in the late 1980s letters to Father Christmas were placed by the heating boiler (hey it's got a vent, right) and stockings were hung on the footboard of the bed for minor presents like stationery and fruit. I'm not sure Father Christmas would have gone for milk, though - a glass of sherry or brandy left in the living room, on the other hand.
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Jacquelyn
For many years I had a Holiday tree (artificial) that stayed up year round. I decorated differently for each Holiday.
January - read Apple tree
February - Valentine's Day decorations
March - St Patrick's Day
April - Easter
May, June, July - Patriotic to honor Memorial Day, Flag Day, Armed Forces Day, Independence Day.
August, September, October - varied, but Fall and Halloween decorations showed up in October.
November - Thanksgiving decorations
December - Christmas
Other parts of the house might also get decorated.
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For many years I had a Holiday tree (artificial) that stayed up year round. I decorated differently for each Holiday.
January - read Apple tree
February - Valentine's Day decorations
March - St Patrick's Day
April - Easter
May, June, July - Patriotic to honor Memorial Day, Flag Day, Armed Forces Day, Independence Day.
August, September, October - varied, but Fall and Halloween decorations showed up in October.
November - Thanksgiving decorations
December - Christmas
Other parts of the house might also get decorated.
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There's
I'm in Australia and we have Christmas t-shirts, we'd die in the heat if we wore sweaters! The last few years at work rather than Kristkindl (Secret Santa) we do Selfish Santa which is a lot more fun. We each bring a gift (to a specified amount) the gifts are all wrapped and placed in a pile, a nominated person gets to choose a gift and unwrap it, if someone else likes the gift then they can 'steal it' when it's their turn to choose a gift. The same gift can be stolen a few times, it's a fun way to exchange gifts.
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I'm in Australia and we have Christmas t-shirts, we'd die in the heat if we wore sweaters! The last few years at work rather than Kristkindl (Secret Santa) we do Selfish Santa which is a lot more fun. We each bring a gift (to a specified amount) the gifts are all wrapped and placed in a pile, a nominated person gets to choose a gift and unwrap it, if someone else likes the gift then they can 'steal it' when it's their turn to choose a gift. The same gift can be stolen a few times, it's a fun way to exchange gifts.
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Sally
Im okay with elf on the shelf and enjoy most funny pictures. However, my dad just had a hissy fit yesterday because my uncle shared a funny facebook picture of the grinch holding the elf over the toilet. Dad said parents dont realize they could traumatize their kids. I say its up to the parents to know what their kids can and cant handle, and not everyone with an elf has children. Some people have one just for fun and to entertain others with pictures.
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Im okay with elf on the shelf and enjoy most funny pictures. However, my dad just had a hissy fit yesterday because my uncle shared a funny facebook picture of the grinch holding the elf over the toilet. Dad said parents dont realize they could traumatize their kids. I say its up to the parents to know what their kids can and cant handle, and not everyone with an elf has children. Some people have one just for fun and to entertain others with pictures.
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Michael
I live in what used to be an old mining village in the UK so our family still has a coal fire (as do many others in the village) so when I was younger to send my letter to Santa I'd burn the letter in the fire after I wrote it (my parents always insisted to have us let them check over it before burning haha. We also don't take the tree down until sixth January with the 12th day of Christmas being on the fifth.
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I live in what used to be an old mining village in the UK so our family still has a coal fire (as do many others in the village) so when I was younger to send my letter to Santa I'd burn the letter in the fire after I wrote it (my parents always insisted to have us let them check over it before burning haha. We also don't take the tree down until sixth January with the 12th day of Christmas being on the fifth.
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kyle
Christmas has waged war on Thanksgiving and Halloween. When people say happy holidays you offend the hard core Christmas lovers and is a hot button topic on the most conservative of news networks. The most wonderful time of the year is not all fun and reindeer games here in the US. However, Christmas in the US is a spectacle and is definitely something people should come and enjoy.
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Christmas has waged war on Thanksgiving and Halloween. When people say happy holidays you offend the hard core Christmas lovers and is a hot button topic on the most conservative of news networks. The most wonderful time of the year is not all fun and reindeer games here in the US. However, Christmas in the US is a spectacle and is definitely something people should come and enjoy.
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Costa's
Spot on with Christmas Traditions in America. I might add your favorite Christmas Sing -alongs, Midnight Mass and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Also, playing the Christmas Gift Exchange Game. Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! Mark, Jocelyn, Caleb, Liam, Mom and all of your family and friends in the YouTube Community Harriet and Jim.
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Spot on with Christmas Traditions in America. I might add your favorite Christmas Sing -alongs, Midnight Mass and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Also, playing the Christmas Gift Exchange Game. Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! Mark, Jocelyn, Caleb, Liam, Mom and all of your family and friends in the YouTube Community Harriet and Jim.
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Anna
Merry Christmas. Happy holidays. I am from Greece but I was born in New York in the late 70's. I always remember the PERFECT decoration on the streets. We left New York in '86. and so I have not rejoiced many times throughout the Christmas celebration in the USA.
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Merry Christmas. Happy holidays. I am from Greece but I was born in New York in the late 70's. I always remember the PERFECT decoration on the streets. We left New York in '86. and so I have not rejoiced many times throughout the Christmas celebration in the USA.
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Allison
My parents never fought when getting the tree. They are still together, so maybe it is a good indication of a lasting marriage. Last year my husband and I got our first real Christmas tree. He made me cry. What does that say about ours?
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My parents never fought when getting the tree. They are still together, so maybe it is a good indication of a lasting marriage. Last year my husband and I got our first real Christmas tree. He made me cry. What does that say about ours?
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Andrew
There's a botanical garden about 2 miles from my parents' house (the house I grew up in) that has Christmas lights (Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, Virginia. I have yet to see their lights. mainly because I work on weeknights.
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There's a botanical garden about 2 miles from my parents' house (the house I grew up in) that has Christmas lights (Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, Virginia. I have yet to see their lights. mainly because I work on weeknights.
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