Those few weeks between Thanksgiving and New Years Eve can really pass by in one big blur. What makes the holiday season special is the time spent with your friends and family creating new memories. Christmas is more than just opening a pile of well wrapped presents under the tree. To me, Christmas is about spending time with my family, and upholding our traditions. For the weeks leading up to Christmas, I spend a lot of my time at my grandparents’ house making a million different types of cookies and preparing the Seven Fish, an Italian tradition my grandfather has been doing his whole life. The tradition of the Seven fish was very important to my great grandmother, which makes it very special to me. The holiday season wouldn’t be the same if we didn’t carry out the traditions that have been in our family for years.
Sophomore
Emmett Fry:
What Holiday Traditions do you have?
My Family has a Slovak dinner on Christmas Eve.
When/How Did this tradition start?
It started because, a part of my father’s family originated from Slovakia.
Who started the tradition?
My great grandparents started it, and my father continued it throughout my family.
What makes this special to your family?
This tradition is special to our family because it means something to my father and our ancestors.
How long have you been upholding these traditions?
My family have been upholding this tradition since my great great grandparents came from Slovakia.
Do you plan on continuing these traditions when you are older?
I do plan on keeping this tradition in my family and I hope the tradition goes on forever.
Rachael Altman:
What Holiday Traditions do you have?
We go to different houses for dinner on all the different holidays.
When/How Did this tradition start?
It started a long time ago, but nobody in my family really knows how.
Who started the tradition?
I believe my great grandparents started it.
What makes this special to your family?
The time we get to spend together, and it’s one of the few times that everyone takes a break from their busy lives and we all get to eat together.
How long have you been upholding these traditions?
As long as everyone can remember.
Do you plan on continuing these traditions when you are older?
Yes.
Jarrett Bricker:
What Holiday Traditions do you have?
Seven Fish dinner for Christmas Eve.
When/How Did this tradition start?
I don’t know how it got started, I just know my grandparents have always done it.
Who started the tradition?
The Italians (Someone in our family started these traditions way back in the day.)
What makes this special to your family?
We look forward to spending a lot of time together and cleaning the fish and preparing it.
How long have you been upholding these traditions?
All my life.
Do you plan on continuing these traditions when you are older?
Yes, me and my cousin Taylor(MEEEEE) always tell our grandfather we will continue this for years to come.
