what kind of family traditions do you have and enjoy in your family

By sofs
@sofssu (23660)
August 18, 2015 10:40pm CST
We have many family traditions in our family. One of them is a get together of all my brothers and their families once a year. We usually have a two or three day get to together. This used to be around Christmas earlier, now its in summer to make it convenient for all to attend The children usually prepare an hour's worth of entertainments for the elders in the family on the last day. They also create a family news letter which is sent to each family after the get to together. It is a wonderful reminder of the good times we have had. Do you have any such family traditions which you enjoy?
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TexanTornado
@TexanTornado (5573)
• United States
19 Aug 15
Since everyone is grown now, and scattered to the winds. We no longer share any family traditions. We try to get together as often as possible.
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TexanTornado
@TexanTornado (5573)
• United States
19 Aug 15
@sofssu Yes, it is sad. We all have lives, and the distance plays a major factor in our ability to get together. We either have to travel 12 hours one way or 8 hours another. Actually we are planning on the 12 hour trip some time next month. And the 8 hour one a couple months after that.
sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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19 Aug 15
@TexanTornado Glad you can visit them.. some consolation. I cannot take these long trips.. are they road trips.. they positively wear me out.
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sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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19 Aug 15
@TexanTornado sad but unavoidable.. I guess this could happen as the kids grow up and move far away. This summer a couple of my nephews and nieces couldn't join us as they are in other countries.
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TheRealDawn
@dawnald (85137)
• Shingle Springs, California
19 Aug 15
There's peanut salad for Thanksgiving and Christmas. My mom's great-grandmother, who was from Germany, came up with the recipe. Peanuts were cheap in Georgia, and times were tough.
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TheRealDawn
@dawnald (85137)
• Shingle Springs, California
19 Aug 15
@sofssu More like a Waldorf salad, peanuts (crushed with a rolling pin), bananas, apples, mayo and a dash of mustard. Boiled peanuts? lol Isn't that a North/South Carolina thing?
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sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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19 Aug 15
@dawnald I live in the other side of the globe. Boiled peanuts is always a hit with my family. I should try the one you have mentioned one of these days.
sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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19 Aug 15
Peanut salad? Hmm sounds good. I make a peanut salad with boiled peanuts, onions and fresh herbs. I love it. What kind is yours?
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
19 Aug 15
Before shifting here we used to have have a christmas party for the family at our place.
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sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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19 Aug 15
@allknowing I love the Christmas traditions more than these summer reunions. I'd rather everyone be present, than have it at Christmas and miss a few. Summer seems to be the best time for most of us in the family. I happy either ways.
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
19 Aug 15
Yes, we have our every year reunions of relatives during summer too . It's so much fun .
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sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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19 Aug 15
@SIMPLYD Family reunions are fun.. I really look forward to them.
Judy Story
@jstory07 (148844)
• Roseburg, Oregon
19 Aug 15
We get together before or after each holiday according to when everyone works.
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sofs
@sofssu (23660)
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19 Aug 15
I love family get to gethers and look forward to them each year.
Karen Waterson
@rosekiss (30413)
• Eugene, Oregon
19 Aug 15
I have a small family, but we do get together at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Those are the special times for our family, and those times we really have a great time reminiscing.