Whats your favorite Holliday

[DiO'Bolic]

I've also got to give a shout out to Festivus.

 

[blunthead]

Christmas is my very favorite holiday. I don't care if I receive one single gift......for me, it's all about the joy of spending time with my family and friends. I love to send cards, and still mail over 50 Christmas cards every year. One of my most treasured memories is watching my daughter helping decorate our tree when she was about 4 years old. She asked me to make hot chocolate, and she put the Christmas music on....she was wearing her favorite nightgown and slippers.....and while she hung the ornaments, she hummed along to Frosty the Snowman....and that smile.....huge and beautiful. I swear, she kept that same smile on her face through the new year.
One of my best friends is a Jehova's Witness, and doesn't celebrate Christmas, and my daughter's father switched to celebrating Hanukkah after we divorced. While I don't exactly understand their different beliefs, I don't think either are stupid......they're just different from me. My friend often gives me the Christmas ornaments that some of her clients give her as a gift, and she accepts my gift of thankful friendship every year.

This is really nice.

 

[blunthead]

I've also got to give a shout out to Festivus.

For the rest of us!

 

[Sundrop]

Polly........


Google it

As in "Mel, Kiss my grits".... Polly Holliday?

 

[lowman]

Polly want a cracker?

 

[skimom2]

This year, we are having Christmas in the house for the first time in a lot of years. Stupie Jehovah's witnesses. My son-in-law is one, and he's turning Karen into one. Dumbest religion ever in my book.
I told them last year that I wanted a Christmas in the house before I did.
Karen, and I already have our lists, and she is doing the shopping the end of November. (I already have seen one of the things she is getting me! A Chris Cornell t-shirt!!)

I've just seen this--I'm so happy for you, Peg!

 

[summer_sky]

I've also got to give a shout out to Festivus.

For the rest of us!

I'm totally down with Festivus!!
Who does not enjoy a good "Airing of Grievances" and "Feats of Strength" along with a celebratory meal with family and friends??!!

 

[skimom2]

Hard to choose between the Fall/Winter holidays. Halloween is so fun, and Thanksgiving can be nice and calm (if you don't count the dinner making hoopla-lol). Christmas, though... we start with Advent, a month before, and slowly lead up. The wreath and the candles & special prayers, the first decorations (and flannel sheets!) making their appearance in the first week in Dec., then the gradual decorating until the BOOM of the tree the week before Christmas. Cookies, music, movies, plays, sledding, cocoa... buying or making special gifts... *sigh* Like Sunny, I don't care if I get anything--it's not the stuff that's important, it's the whole uplift of the month.

 

[muskrat]

Guy Fawkes Day--or, Bonfire Night. I know it's a British custom, but it's a cool one, and a great reason to get drunk around a bonfire and burn yer leftover Halloween 'stuffy guys'.

Oh crap! That's TODAY!

 

[Kurben]

My fave is Midsummer. Summer, rejoicing, heathen origin, outdoorsy. Whats not to like? My second is christmas. Also heathen in origin but christians have claimed it now. For the food, family togetherness and so on. We'll see what i do this christmas..... Used to celebrate with my mom but now that shes gone i might be all alone this year.....

 

[FlakeNoir]

My fave is Midsummer. Summer, rejoicing, heathen origin, outdoorsy. Whats not to like? My second is christmas. Also heathen in origin but christians have claimed it now. For the food, family togetherness and so on. We'll see what i do this christmas..... Used to celebrate with my mom but now that shes gone i might be all alone this year.....

Will you be able to spend it with your brother and sister-in-law? (Have they gone back to the U.S now?) I hate to think of you being alone for the holidays, what about your favourite cousin and aunt?

 

[Kurben]

Will you be able to spend it with your brother and sister-in-law? (Have they gone back to the U.S now?) I hate to think of you being alone for the holidays, what about your favourite cousin and aunt?

My brother is in the states otherwise i would surely spend it with him. It isnt as if i can invite myself but one of my aunts or my uncles family is a possibility. But well see. I admit i don't really want to spend christmas alone but i wont force myself on others. Lets hope they invite me.....

 

[FlakeNoir]

My brother is in the states otherwise i would surely spend it with him. It isnt as if i can invite myself but one of my aunts or my uncles family is a possibility. But well see. I admit i don't really want to spend christmas alone but i wont force myself on others. Lets hope they invite me.....

Awww, they're family... surely if you rock up bearing gifts of food and wine they'll open their arms wide?
(Perhaps things are different in other parts of the world? In NZ we pretty much have an open door policy during holidays, so long as you bring a plate... just turn up.)

 

[Kurben]

Awww, they're family... surely if you rock up bearing gifts of food and wine they'll open their arms wide?
(Perhaps things are different in other parts of the world? In NZ we pretty much have an open door policy during holidays, so long as you bring a plate... just turn up.)

In Sweden Christmas is the family holiday number one. Thats why i dont want to intrude without warning. There is not rally an opewn door policy but people are generous and so on, goes with holiday. I'll drop a hint and we'll see....

 

[FlakeNoir]

In Sweden Christmas is the family holiday number one. Thats why i dont want to intrude without warning. There is not rally an opewn door policy but people are generous and so on, goes with holiday. I'll drop a hint and we'll see....

Christmas is the same for us here... it is the biggest family event of the year. I didn't really mean for you to just turn up... I thought you'd probably have some discussion beforehand--and although it is cool for people to just drop by on Christmas day here, people do generally talk about plans ahead of time.

I thought that maybe your aunt and cousin would think of you because they took such good care of you after your Mom passed... I'm sure they will be thinking of you again at holiday time.

 

[Neesy]

It's time for Quiz of your favorite hollidays!!

Have fun guy's

( HAPPY HALLOWEEN )

 

[John Excell II]

My fave is Midsummer. Summer, rejoicing, heathen origin, outdoorsy. Whats not to like? My second is christmas. Also heathen in origin but christians have claimed it now. For the food, family togetherness and so on. We'll see what i do this christmas..... Used to celebrate with my mom but now that shes gone i might be all alone this year.....

Sorry for you're loss my good brother!!
just keep you're head up.
:-(

 

[Ceefor]

Christmas!

 

[staropeace]

Christmas

 

[Grant87]

I voted for Halloween. It's actually a dead heat between Halloween and Independence Day for me.

Halloween: horror movies, trick or treating, scary decorations, copious amounts of candy. All awesome.

Independence Day: summertime, heart of baseball season (I live for baseball), BBQ's, fireworks. Again, all awesome.