Do you get to do anything for your holidays? Other than wishing everyone a great

I worked, of course. I actually volunteered to work for Christmas because I took some days off beforehand. I did have Thanksgiving off, which is very important to me.

I guess I'm ready for a year that I'll have off. I guess that'll be next year.

I am now retired so my time is pretty much my own. I do quite a bit of babysitting our youngest grandbaby so that keeps me busy. The days vary and so do the times. I love it. What I generally do on my birthday is go to the casino and play Keno.

Do you not have a law in your country protecting religious rights? In Canada you can book religious holidays off and they cannot deny it. I usually do a little something myself. However I have been taking a wiccan 101 course and my teacher has invited me to some of her coven's rituals. Its really great. I actually just dedicated to the coven so I will be spending all the holidays with them.

We held a family/friend gathering and circle on the weekend. We exchange a hand made or person specific gift. I gave my mom a hand done calendar done with pictures of the kids. She loved it. Good food, warm feelings, and all the things that ake family family. My family did a small circle ceremony for the solstice. I sent a copy of it to some sisters who share my path but live far off. We often share like that so we can include each other. It keeps us close. Before the solstice the kids and I did crafts for family, talked about the why behind our traditions, and what Yule means..... We also talked about Christmas an it's traditions because we celebrate it to a certain degree.